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Mid-century masters Park, Avery paint humanity
By on April 29, 2018
David Park and Milton Avery — who bucked the trend and painted the human figure in abstract-expressionist times — receive deserved attention in a gallery show highlighting their substantial influence »

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David Allen’s ‘Ghost Light’ photos illuminate Bay Area actors
By on February 27, 2018
For his exhibit “Ghost Light,” performing arts photographer David Allen went old-school: He shot the 20 images of local professional actors in black and white (“for its timeless, ethereal quality,” »

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‘Game of Color’ spotlights black baseball greats
By on February 1, 2018
Sports and civil rights come together in a fun and fan-friendly exhibition celebrating African Americans in baseball, both before and after Jackie Robinson’s arrival in the major leagues smashed the »

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Finnish design showcased under the dome
By on December 19, 2017
High design from Finland has come to San Francisco. Apparel, beauty products and home decor from 42 up-and-coming — and established — Finnish design companies are on view in an »

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Chinese Culture Center’s ‘Requiem’ solemnly reflects on Chinese diaspora
By on November 11, 2017
Regarded as “permanent aliens” under the 1882-approved Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese immigrants in the U.S. wanted to be buried in their ancestral homes in China, where they felt they belonged, »

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Big BiP murals bloom around town
By on August 22, 2017
“Figurine,” a huge mural of human-like golden flowers painted on the outside wall of the Alise hotel in the inner Tenderloin, is arresting and romantic. The seven-story installation by the »

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Sophie Calle ‘Missing’ evokes emotion
By on August 8, 2017
French conceptual artist Sophie Calle once received an email from a boyfriend, telling her the relationship was over and ending with the words, “Take Care of Yourself.” Calle did just »

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Dazzling, evocative nature in BigPicture show
By on August 3, 2017
At the California Academy of Sciences’ BigPicture exhibition, photographer Mauro Tronto’s dazzling Icelandic landscape depicts undulating misty waterfalls, a rainbow and snow, crowned with a lime-green aurora trail swirling above. »

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