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‘Art of Peace’ transforms guns into beauty

Emily Wilson - July 23, 2019

ART LOOKS Pati Navalta Poblete grew up in Vallejo. But after her 23-year-old son Robby Poblete was shot there in 2014, she had such...

At Creativity Explored, Isaac Haney-Owens curates a vibrant ‘Cityscape’

Emily Wilson - July 22, 2019

ART LOOKS Artist Isaac Haney-Owens lives in San Francisco, in the Rincon Hill neighborhood. He likes walking around. He likes the skyline. He likes the...

‘Queer California: Untold Stories’: a confetti shower of the overlooked

Matt Sussman - May 10, 2019

ART LOOKS Traversing decades, mediums, and populations, Queer California: Untold Stories, on view through August 11 at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), aims...

Surprising looks and gorgeous silks in ‘Kimono Refashioned’

Emily Wilson - April 25, 2019

ART LOOKS There are many reasons kimonos can fascinate—the fabric, the embroidery, botanical motifs like bamboo or plum blossoms, or the loose construction and simple...

Monet’s late bloomers hold surprises at de Young

Emily Wilson - March 27, 2019

ART LOOKS Melissa Buron, director of the art division at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco says it’s fitting that the show Monet: The...

‘Recycle’ artist Romanowski looks back ‘Every Now & Then’

Marke B. - March 22, 2019

ART LOOKS "My house is a museum," Romanowski tells me over the phone. "My whole life is art." I haven't been to his house, but anyone...

Peter Hujar’s brilliant, too brilliant icons

Marke B. - October 22, 2018

ART LOOKS If you were a hip gay American man at a certain point in history, say about 1988-1993, you were expected to be in...

Unraveling Rene Magritte’s late riddles

Emily Wilson - September 25, 2018

ART LOOKS The work of 20th century surrealist Belgian painter Rene Magritte’s,with its iconic green apples and men in bowler hats, invites the viewers question reality....

Blackface betrayal and ‘Black Lies’ in Edgar Arceneaux’s new YBCA installation

Emily Wilson - March 15, 2018

ART LOOKS In 1981, Ben Vereen, known for his role as Chicken George in the miniseries Roots, and for winning a Tony in Bob...

SFMOMA’s immersive ‘Sublime Seas’ mixes ‘Blue Planet’ beauty with unfathomable brutality

Emily Wilson - March 7, 2018

ART LOOKS Artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah grew up in London, near the Tate Gallery. He would go there as a 12-year-old, fascinated by, among...

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‘Art of Peace’ transforms guns into beauty

At Creativity Explored, Isaac Haney-Owens curates a vibrant ‘Cityscape’

‘Queer California: Untold Stories’: a confetti shower of the overlooked

Surprising looks and gorgeous silks in ‘Kimono Refashioned’

Monet’s late bloomers hold surprises at de Young

‘Recycle’ artist Romanowski looks back ‘Every Now & Then’

Peter Hujar’s brilliant, too brilliant icons

Unraveling Rene Magritte’s late riddles

Blackface betrayal and ‘Black Lies’ in Edgar Arceneaux’s new YBCA installation

SFMOMA’s immersive ‘Sublime Seas’ mixes ‘Blue Planet’ beauty with unfathomable brutality

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