Artist probes the nature of boundaries. Renny Pritikin reviews
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Renny Pritikin on Amalia Mesa-Bains
Retrospective encompasses a wide sweep of social and personal history.
Jud Bergeron’s Brutalist Miniatures
Constructivism carried forward. David M. Roth reviews.
Of Ducks and Dumplings
A fresh spin on the age-old surrealist game of exquisite corpse. David M. Roth reviews.
William Allan Negotiates Eden
Allan’s first major exhibition in decades shows nature in crisis.
Headlands Center for the Arts at 40
Renny Pritikin recounts the history of two venerable Bay Area institutions.
German Expressionism @ Crocker
Works on paper examine Germany between the wars. David M. Roth reviews.
The Toilet Paper Chronicles
4 Bay Area artists who made the most from the pandemic. David M. Roth reports.
Linda Fleming @ 425 Market
Whether drawing or sculpting, Linda Fleming bends perception. David M. Roth reports.
Eva Bovenzi & Robin McDonnell @ Pastine Projects
Painting, collage and sculpture by two veteran Bay Area artists
The Dialectical Journey of Mike Henderson
Two exhibitions explore the early work of a Bay Area painter and bluesman. David M. Roth reviews.
Beth Van Hoesen and Koak @ Altman Siegel
Two shows, one documentary, the other fantastical, find common ground in interpretive freedom. Renny Pritikin reports.
J. John Priola @ Anglim/Trimble
Technology-enabled verisimilitude meets elegiac evocation. Mark Van Proyen reports.
Minimalist Magician
Sleight-of-hand was a defining feature of Tony DeLap’s art. Mark Van Proyen reports.
Michael Bishop’s ‘Bucolic Bombshells’
Cold-War recast in elegant bronze sculptures. David M. Roth reviews.
Patricia Piccinini’s Transgenic Fantasies
What is beauty? Ugliness? Selby Sohn probes the questions.