Masters of the Impossible: New Work by Steve MacDonald
Exhibition dates: September 4 – 29, 2009; reception date: September 4, 7-9 pm.
San Francisco design store and gallery, Rare Device, is proud to
present Masters of the Impossible: New Work by Steve MacDonald
(www.ramblinworker.com). The work will occupy the Rare Device gallery
September 4 – September 29, 2009. A reception for the artists will be
held Friday, September 4 from 7 - 9 pm.
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Sean Talley
September 4 - October 3, 2009
Opening, Friday, September 4th, 6-9pmThe Jancar Jones Gallery is pleased to announce its second solo exhibit of the work of San Francisco-based artist, Sean Talley. The exhibit will consist of a number of works on paper, as well as three-dimensional works in plaster and Masonite.
Building on concepts from his previous exhibit, in which the subject was presented as the object rather than a representation of itself, his new body of work thus brings materiality to the fore, focusing his efforts on the surface and presence of each piece. Using common materials, such as graphite and plaster, he creates simple hard-edged forms, using slight gestures to “let the materials present themselves.” The pieces impart a quiet potential, an action that is not physically present but addresses the objecthood of each form. As in his rectangular forms, with one corner cut off, Talley’s choice to remove one corner as opposed to another comes to signify a singular subjective action, standing in contrast to the “purity” of form and material. Likewise, through his use of plaster (the resulting forms moving into three-dimensional space) he addresses the assigned values within each composition through the conscious manipulation of geometric volume. With a nod to Kelly, his work is a meditation on the Minimalist canon yet with the assertion of his own critical consideration of the process and production of such a restrained aesthetic.
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Bollywood NightVEER-ZAARA
Thursday, September 3Doors at 8pm; movie starts at 8:30pm
Anyone who has been paying attention to our selections for Bollywood Night as well as last year's Summer Bollywood Series will notice, one particular actor has been getting a lot of play. Shahrukh Khan is box office gold in India and, with his easy-going charm, superior dancing skills, and ability to play both comedy and romance with equal dexterity, it is not hard to see why. They can't get enough of him and neither can we. Simply put: we love him. So, it is a bit distressing to see that some of our fellow countrymen apparently do not (http://icanhaz.com/khanfail). Or maybe we're looking at this all wrong. Maybe the airport personnel were just starstruck? Maybe they simply couldn't pass up a chance to get a little handsy with the Indian superstar?
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EXHIBITION DATES:
AUGUST 22ND - SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2009
FEATURING:
RUSS POPE, ANDY JENKINS, CHRIS PASTRAS, MICHAEL SIEBEN, AND MIKE MYERS
Weekend Pacifists, opening August 22nd at Subliminal Projects, showcases five artists whose lives and works have crisscrossed the skateboarding and lowbrow art worlds throughout the better part of the '90s and '00s. Collectively, their art is dotted with both whimsy and sociopolitics, not exactly the voice of a generation but mabe just a voice of a generation. Make that five voices, actually. Here's what they each have to say about the show's title:
Andy Jenkins "I work a regular schedule during the week and it's anything but passive. On the weekend I become passive, as my personal work steers me around by the hands."
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