Art Archives - 48 hills

Art Review

From Trump to tenderness, Gillian Laub’s ‘Family Matters’ explores reaching out

Genevieve Quick - January 26, 2023

At the Contemporary Jewish Museum, the photographer documents turbulent years in her family and country

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: A new arts magazine aims to dig deep into the local scene

Marke B. - January 26, 2023

Plus: Bay Area Brewfest, Hella Plants Market, Juan Atkins Techno Symphonic, Reverend Horton Heat, more to do

Music

A ‘Sunday Matinee’ brings hardcore punk and CBGB memories

Joshua Rotter - January 17, 2023

At the Main Library, photographer Brooke Smith and author Laura Albert share their early '80s scene experience.

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Finding nature’s pitch in the macrocosms of Carrie Lederer

Mary Corbin - January 16, 2023

The Oakland artist went from a curatorial career to creating her own mycorrhizal murals.

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Caren Wynne’s soulful SF work is driven by deep looking—and a deeper dedication

Mary Corbin - January 9, 2023

'Inevitably, a scene you take for granted can turn itself into something special when the light is right,' the painter says

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‘Wallflowers with deep roots’: Taking in 2022’s vibrant, community-driven art scene

Genevieve Quick and Ava Morton - January 6, 2023

As artists continue to face huge hurdles to survive, our critics delve into how they review (and practice) art now.

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Anime meets ancient verse in Kongkee’s ‘Warring States Cyberpunk’

Joshua Rotter - December 29, 2022

A neon-tinged second life throbs against the backdrop of Asian Art Museum artifacts.

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With childrens’ postcards and high-profile testimony, ‘Dyslexic Dictionary’ redefines its terms

Zack Ruskin - December 23, 2022

Gil Gershoni would like a word when it comes to how we think about his so-called "learning disorder."

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Watching cups dry: Berkeley painter Sonia Gill raises the mundane to marvelous

Mary Corbin - December 23, 2022

"I am not just painting my dishes," she said. Find out what lies in their lines.

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‘What is the portal for them?’ Group show at Minnesota Street Project opens doors

Emily Wilson - December 20, 2022

"as you summon other worlds" exhibition evokes artistic connection in more ways than one.

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