Larry Bell @ Toomey Tourell

Larry Bell @ Toomey Tourell

With this series of perception-bending collages Larry Bell, the legendary Light-Space artist, reframes the age-old question: what do we know and how do we know it?

Annabeth Rosen @ Gallery Paule Anglim

Annabeth Rosen @ Gallery Paule Anglim

Building on the exuberant biomorphicism that catapulted her into the front rank of ceramic sculpture, Rosen continues to expand the material and conceptual possibilities of clay.

One Thing Leads to Another @ ICA

One Thing Leads to Another @ ICA

From Schoenberg to Warhol, serial methods underpin some of the most important art of the past century. Thirteen Bay Area artists demonstrate their unique visions.

Soil to Site @ Montalvo

Soil to Site @ Montalvo

05 January 2012

Wilderness now exists only through acts of human beneficence. Three Bay Area artists examine this state of affairs.

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Hadi Tabatabai @ Brian Gross

Hadi Tabatabai @ Brian Gross

19 December 2011

Displaying a level of obsession that rivals Agnes Martin's, Tabatabai makes a strong case for the ongoing vitality of Minimalism.

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Shows & Waterston @ Haines

Shows & Waterston @ Haines

14 December 2011

Shows, a peerless collagist, and Waterston, an established master, explore geologic wonders.

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Rex Slinkard @ Cantor Arts Center

Rex Slinkard @ Cantor Arts Center

09 December 2011

He's been described as a “latter-day Transcendentalist with a brush.” But did he succeed as an artist? Ben Marks reports.

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Peter Wayne Lewis @ JAYJAY

Peter Wayne Lewis @ JAYJAY

08 December 2011

The relationship between jazz and abstract painting is long and storied. Lewis, channelling that history, shows he can hold a painterly groove.

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Masters of Venice @ de Young Museum

Masters of Venice @ de Young Museum

04 December 2011

“Beauty that was luxuriant, carnal and worldly” -- that's how critic Mark Van Proyen describes painting in Venice's “Golden Age”.

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Painting Between the Lines @ CCA Wattis

Painting Between the Lines @ CCA Wattis

29 November 2011

A picture may be worth 1,000 words, but can it compete with a reader's imagination?

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Artist Profile: Chris McCaw

Artist Profile: Chris McCaw

28 November 2011

If the precision of digital photographs leave you cold, Chris McCaw has the antidote. The raw beauty of his images recalls the pioneering days of the medium.

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