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‘Mini to monstrous,’ Lorene Anderson’s paintings surge with the Earth’s force

Mary Corbin - January 18, 2024

Seismic, self-organizing ripples echo the Oakland-based artist's call to chaos.

Opinion

Why is a monumental Rivera mural slipping into darkness again?

Jeffrey Goldthorpe - January 18, 2024

While SFMOMA and CCSF sue each other, a precious artwork may disappear for years in a crisis that was totally foreseeable.

Lit

With dazzling breadth, ‘Art is Art’ highlights 40 years of creation by artists with disabilities

Lou Fancher - January 4, 2024

Milestone book beautifully situates local nonprofit Creativity Explored's artists in the canon.

Art

Disposable razors, oversize IUDs: Annie Duncan plumbs intimacy of everyday objects

Mary Corbin - January 3, 2024

Painter and ceramicist explores crux of beauty and toxicity within femininity's rubric.

News + Politics

Our top stories of 2023, from Dianne Feinstein to Japanese sandos

Marke B. - December 29, 2023

Your support helped us produce 1100 stories this year, showing an unmatched breadth of news, arts, and cultural coverage

Art

‘Holding onto a vision’: Calvin Lai paints the energy of recognition

Mary Corbin - December 21, 2023

The artist combines figurative and abstract elements to precisely render images while capturing emotional essence

Art

Tintype photographer Jenny Sampson captures women on wheels, roundness of meals

Mary Corbin - December 1, 2023

Collage, her work in professional kitchens, skate culture inspire Sampson's images.

Art

Of memories and migration: Trina Michelle Robinson’s deep family excavations

Mary Corbin - November 21, 2023

The expansive video artist, with deep roots in the Bay Area, tracks down puzzle pieces of identity.

Art

From casting director to portraitist: Jiab Prachakul finds spirit beneath surface

Emily Wilson - November 14, 2023

Scenes of family ties and bar flies populate walls in new show 'Simplicity/Complexity' at Micki Meng.

Art Review

Do Yayoi Kusama’s candy-colored creations transcend a problematic past?

Lou Fancher - November 13, 2023

Recently reported racist writings in the towering 94-year-old artist's past raised questions about her blockbuster SFMOMA show.

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