A preview of what’s ahead for CJM — from one of SF’s most esteemed curators.
Archives for August 2014
Alicia McCarthy & Jenny Sharaf @ Johansson
McCarthy’s paintings appear ad hoc, but are carefully considered. Sharaf’s are gawky accretions of preppy color, barely but bravely held in coherence.
Teresa Baker @ the Luggage Store
Winner of the Headland’s Tournesol Award, Baker blends the tropes of Minimalism with Native American ceremonial practices.
Poetic Codings @ SJICA
A selection of contemporary video art, from abstract, generative pieces to musical software, and from cyber poetry to games.
Amy Ellingson @ SJICA
Ellingson’s art confronts “the enormity of contemporary virtual experience” while asserting “the humanness of painting.”