Art Archives - 48 hills

Arts + Culture

Arts Forecast: Exploring SF’s Black past and present through the Great Migration

Caitlin Donohue - May 30, 2023

Plus: Afro-Haitian bard Wesli brings twoubadou folk, Surgeon has us swooning in techno.

Media

Dianne Feinstein and the ghoulish media

Calvin Welch - May 25, 2023

The longtime press darling is now, it appears, getting manipulated by some of her old friends.

Art

Ema Sintamarian’s road to art began with a pair of rebellious red shoes

Mary Corbin - May 24, 2023

Forged in Bucharest's conformity, the multimedia artist now spins tales of melancholy, loneliness, and the absurd.

Environment

How to shut down a bank

Joel Schechter - May 23, 2023

Wells Fargo protest could be a sign of more climate action against the companies that finance oil and gas exploration.

Major celebration of artists with developmental disabilities heads to OMCA

48 Hills - May 17, 2023

"Into the Brightness" shines spotlight on powerful Bay Area arts movement.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Celebrating AAPI Month, hailing the next generation of SF filmmakers

Caitlin Donohue - May 16, 2023

Plus: Catch a gospel documentary, learn the history of ramen—maybe even pick up clogging?

Movies

Screen Grabs: CAAMFest returns with raunchy ‘Joy Ride,’ Indonesian rap, rocking Fanny

Dennis Harvey - May 8, 2023

Plus: Doclands brings a focus on music and climate change, and 'Man With a Camera' still stuns.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: All hail the Sandy Muffuletta (plus some fun things to do)

Marke B. - May 2, 2023

The Blessed Madonna, 90s graffiti zines, CounterPulse gala, Dance Your Style, Ensemble Sangineto... dive in!

Art

Colored mud and ancient magic: artist Anthony Riggs’ dualities of paint

Mary Corbin - April 19, 2023

Anthony Riggs will tell you he hates paint. But he feels compelled to be an artist, nonetheless. He might even be a little obsessed. “I...

Movies

A strange, sardonic Art Deco masterpiece: Bertolucci’s ‘The Conformist’ returns

Dennis Harvey - April 18, 2023

At 30 in 1970, Bernardo Bertolucci had already made three narrative features (plus an anthology segment, a long TV documentary, and several shorts), all...

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