Art Archives - 48 hills

Art Review

In ‘Fictions of Presence,’ a View-Master and declassified 9/11 interrogation docs

Genevieve Quick - November 4, 2024

Exploring how humans, machines, and humans aided by machines read differently—poetically and politically—at / (Slash)

Dance

‘They come across oceans’: SF International Hip Hop DanceFest keeps leaping ahead

Mary Carbonara - November 4, 2024

26 years in, mastermind Micaya speaks on the wildly popular showcase's ever-growing global community.

Music

The The’s Matt Johnson guides us through searing new album ‘Ensoulment’

Joshua Rotter - November 4, 2024

Channeling William Blake in dystopian times, recovering his voice after risky surgery—plus a very tender SF piercing tale.

Culture

5 fab, free things to do instead of freaking out on Election Day

Marke B. - November 3, 2024

Smell gorgeous flowers, hear sweet music, hang with the Queen of Art Deco, play some Galaga—we're here for you.

Stage Review

Top-notch cast and perfect timing bring cascades of laughter in ‘Fallen Angels’

Charles Lewis III - November 3, 2024

Noël Coward's classic is reanimated at Aurora Theatre in grand style—and dials up the himbo-factor.

Art Review

Turbulence of recent past thrums though ‘Makeshift Memorials, Small Revolutions’

Charles Lewis III - November 2, 2024

KADIST show takes on poignant personal effects of racism, fentanyl, queerphobia—but leaves out pandemic elephant in the room

Movies

Screen Grabs: Soviet hard labor camps couldn’t stanch this brilliant director’s vision

Dennis Harvey - October 31, 2024

Sergei Parajanov's work seems more vital than ever. Plus: 'Wandering Paths' walks around France, 'Don't Move' thrills, more new movies

Art

A flowering of Filipino art reclaims the SoMa landscape

Emily Wilson - October 31, 2024

More than a dozen striking public artworks centered on Filipino history have popped up in the past year, from SOMA Pilipinas to SFMOMA.

Art

SF’s Goethe-Institut makes a big move—and asks even bigger questions

Nicole Gluckstern - October 31, 2024

German cultural powerhouse's new art/tech show queries: 'Can technology enable artists to create an equitable society?'

Art

Luke Kraman’s soft missives from the queer demimonde

Marke B. - October 30, 2024

Documenting the underground, the photographer locates a 'queer liminal zone' in present/dreaming, warm/cold contrasts.

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