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Review: Joyous ‘Next to You’ at McEvoy Foundation welcomes viewers back

Genevieve Quick - July 21, 2021

Fun photographs from the collection, juxtaposed with colorful abstract works that play like musical phrases.

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‘I don’t like rules’: Eddie Colla’s bold statements leap off walls

Mary Corbin - July 20, 2021

The East Oakland painter on Leo Sayer, the importance of flossing, and the power of art to challenge the world.

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This Bay sculptor is grateful for lessons that clay has taught her

Mary Corbin - July 14, 2021

Symbolist artist Sara Lisch has stories to tell. In this interview, she spins a few.

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In “Altered States” exhibition, artists play with the illegible

Genevieve Quick - July 13, 2021

Kandis Williams' sculpture of a monstera plant, intervened with images of Frederick and Helen Pitts Douglass, leads the way.

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Feeling blue: The calming canvases of Tiffany Conway

Mary Corbin - July 11, 2021

The artist and creator of 'Project Get Free: The Coloring Book for Navigating the Diaspora' shares the process behind her celebrations of spirit.

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“Seeing Sound” argues that creating noise is the most human act of all

Genevieve Quick - July 8, 2021

The KADIST group show (through July 24) presents alternative auditory realities and spaces.

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Nicki Jizz’s Black drag revue Reparations goes IRL after raising $20k online

Caitlin Donohue - July 7, 2021

Local queen didn't see the melanin-heavy show of her dreams as a baby gay. So she decided to create one.

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When a bowl is not a bowl: The yin and yang of artist Britta Kathmeyer

Mary Corbin - July 6, 2021

In the Bay, the German artist has found the perfect home for her exquisitely simple abstract works

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Review: In ‘GOLEM,’ Jewish folklore meets ecological disaster—and it’s funny?

Genevieve Quick - June 30, 2021

In "GOLEM: A Call to Action" (through December 5), The Contemporary Jewish Museum presents three videos by Los Angeles artist Julie Weitz. All of...

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Welcome home: Striking neighborhood murals come to SFO airport

Emily Wilson - June 25, 2021

Artist Emily Fromm contributes four new pieces to the Harvey Milk Terminal, showcasing local flavor

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