Two exhibitions explore the early work of a Bay Area painter and bluesman. David M. Roth reviews.
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.
Best of 2022
Editor’s top picks from a banner year.
Mark Van Proyen on Joan Brown
SFMOMA charts an artist’s journey from Bay Area figuration to self-mythologizing superstar.
Revolution Redux: Marco Castillo’s ‘Parlor Games’
Castro-era aesthetic signifiers revisited. Kristen Wawruck reviews.
Cassandra Calling
Dean Byington pictures the ‘post-human’ condition. David M. Roth reports.
Drum Listens to Heart @ CCA Wattis
A 3-part exhibition at CCA Wattis explores the world of rhythm. David M. Roth reports.
A ‘Miscellany of Things’ That Cohere
A couple’s aesthetic research becomes serious fun. Renny Pritikin reviews.
A ‘Rich, Deep Vein of Black Culture’ @ Bedford
A trove of early to mid-20th century prints. Renny Pritikin reviews.
Color Code @ McEvoy
Shrewd juxtapositions ignite fresh dialog about color. Mark Van Proyen reports.
Warped Grids, Fugitive Forms: the Painting of Jutta Haeckel
German artist delivers invigorating new approach. David M. Roth reports.
Will We Miss When the Algorithms Were ‘Bad’?
Photos selected by (and subjected to) AI yield unpredictable results. Selby Sohn reports.