Paule Anglim, MOCFA, Pasquale Iannetti, Contemporary Jewish Museum, Hotel Nikko, Hotel Des Arts, CCA - San Francisco Art Galleries: May 10, 2007


SAN FRANCISCO ART GALLERIES - OPENINGS
PAULE ANGLIM - MUSEUM OF CRAFT AND FOLK ART
PASQUALE IANNETTI - CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF ARTS
HOTEL DES ARTS - HOTEL NIKKO
CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM
05.10.07

Gallery Paule Anglim: Mildred Howard; Randy Hussong.

Comment: Compelling show by Mildred Howard of mixed media works on paper, found object assemblage, sculpture, and more, imbued with symbolism and inference, heartfelt commentaries on past, present, and future states of affairs. Special added bonus-- you don't have to know all that much about what means what to appreciate the stark elemental impact of the work, but it helps if you do (plus kudos on the workmanship). Some artists distill it too far and compromise credibility; others bare the essence just right to drive the truth deeper-- like here. In the anteroom, Randy Hussong shows two and three-dimensional pieces themed on that icon of internal combustion, the race car.

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Art (Mildred Howard).

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Art (Mildred Howard).

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Art (Mildred Howard).

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Art (Mildred Howard - like it - direct & effective).

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Mildred Howard.

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Art (Mildred Howard).

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Art (Mildred Howard).

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Art (Randy Hussong).

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Art (Randy Hussong).

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Museum of Craft and Folk Art: Beyond Craft - Kamisuki, Paper as Process.

Comment: Handmade Japanese paper, purest ingredients, centuries-old techniques from Haigyu, a small village deep in the mountains, produced under supervision of Isao Nakamura. Thick, rich, sumptuous, and exquisite-- some with embedded patterns. Psssst-- you can even feel it 'cuz it hangs right there out in the open. I never thought a sheet of handmade paper could double as a work of art. Live and learn.

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Papermaking art.

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Papermaking art.

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Papermaking art.

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Papermaking art.

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Papermaking documentation.

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Pasquale Iannetti Art Galleries, Inc.: Rene Magritte - The "Art" of Living, An Exhibition of His Graphic Works.

Comment: Limited edition graphics by this important surrealist artist, mostly posthumous works with facsimile signatures in relatively small edition sizes, priced low thousands; several lifetime imporessions, hand-signed, priced $20,000-$28,000. Either way, classic vintage imagery, good show, worth a look.

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Art.

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Art.

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Art.

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Art.

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California College of the Arts: Work from Graduate Students in Architecture, Curatorial Practice, Design, Fine Arts, Visual Criticism, and Writing.

Artists: Gobs.

Comment: The CCA grad show is always a zoo; here's a visual synopsis. There's at least one of everything. Wanna help ID artists? Email me.

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Complicated art (Christopher Loomis).

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Poster art.
(L to R-- Lacey Jane Roberts, Mariana McConnell, Karin Smith, Michele Carlson)

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Tornadic art (Renee Gertler).

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Big art (Ryan Pierce).

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Textile art.

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Gross-out art (Bessma Khalaf - kinda like it).

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Kinetic art (David Gurman.

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No grad show is complete without one of these.

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Photography.

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Giant cereal box made out of little cereal boxes (sorta like it).

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Digital art (Karen Olsen-Dunn).

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Painting/sculpture/installation art (Samuel Lopez -kinda like it).

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One more of the painting/sculpture/installation art (Samuel Lopez).

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Drawing + lithography art (Tom Wiehl - kinda like it).

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Art (Jessalyn Haggenjos Barr).

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A small fraction of the attendance.

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Marquis.

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Hotel Des Arts: The Last Painted Rooms Art Show.

Artists: Shepard Fairey, The London Police, Pure Evil, Phase Two, Chor Boogie, Alayna Magnan, Sugarluxe, Plasticgod, many more.

Comment: This appears to be the curtain call for public shows of urban creme at Hotel Des Arts. Four floors of everything-- it was fun while it lasted.

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Here we are (the hotel's to the left).

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Painted room art.

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Art.

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Art.

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Painted room art.

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Painted room art + painted model art.

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Art.

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Art.

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Art.

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Art.

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Art - tunes.

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In the light well.

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Addendum:

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Reiko Muranaga paintings and drawings at Hotel Nikko.

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Another Reiko Muranaga at Hotel Nikko.

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Final Reiko Muranaga from Hotel Nikko.

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Young photographers at The Contemporary Jewish Museum.

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Portraits of friends and family at The Contemporary Jewish Museum.

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Student photography at The Contemporary Jewish Museum.

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Photography explores culture at The Contemporary Jewish Museum.

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