Ava Morton, Author at 48 hills

Art Review

Don’t fear the blackout? ‘through the electric grid promised land’ binds in darkness

April 11, 2023

A fantastical and nightmarish installation at / slash art exposes modern-day terrors.

Art Review

Self-definition in constant flux at SF State’s ‘Have You Seen Me?’

March 13, 2023

Curators Sharon E. Bliss and Kevin B. Chen bring together artists who challenge assumptions in the way we look at each other.

Art Review

Lee Materazzi’s ‘Nipples Pulled Through’ is freckled with interjections of her body

February 13, 2023

At Eleanor Harwood Gallery, the artist shows vibrant personal work she made with her daughters as collaborators

Art

‘Material Conditional’ refashions cultural refuse into objects of adoration

December 15, 2022

Leeza Doreian & Liz Harvey: Material Conditional (through December 27 at Round Weather), pushes against the excessive nature of fast fashion by portraying and...

Art Review

Kija Lucas scans her roots in ‘A Taxonomy of Belonging’

November 17, 2022

A masterful exploration of family emigration—and a rebuttal of racial classification—at SF Camerawork

Art Review

Time slips to dizzying photographic effect in ‘Considered Interactions’

May 12, 2022

A Casemore Kirkeby, dark humor points to the frustrating and curious challenge of seeking to capture something already changing.

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Review: With crunch and chirp, ‘Castings’ calls up ancestral muscle memories

March 24, 2022

Dionne Lee's show at Et al. probes the gravity of inheritance—and the sweet, simple joy of letting something go.

Art

Review: Kennedy Morgan’s supple interlocking forms summon communal bonds

February 22, 2022

In 'Tied' at Cushion Works and Delaplane, the artist shows tactile graphite works of generative entropy

Ava Morton

Don’t fear the blackout? ‘through the electric grid promised land’ binds in darkness

Self-definition in constant flux at SF State’s ‘Have You Seen Me?’

Lee Materazzi’s ‘Nipples Pulled Through’ is freckled with interjections of her body

‘Material Conditional’ refashions cultural refuse into objects of adoration

Kija Lucas scans her roots in ‘A Taxonomy of Belonging’

Time slips to dizzying photographic effect in ‘Considered Interactions’

Review: With crunch and chirp, ‘Castings’ calls up ancestral muscle memories

Review: Kennedy Morgan’s supple interlocking forms summon communal bonds

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