Stories about Art
Homeless people — in cages
A poverty scholars national tour finds people locked up in St. Petersburg.
‘Recycle’ artist Romanowski looks back ‘Every Now & Then’
With a retrospective at 111 Minna, the iconic Lower Haight artist and musician presents 30 years of assemblages and collaged sounds.
San Pablo’s Los Cenzontles ramps up its Mexican rhythms
A new sound system and renovated space, a collaboration with Linda Ronstadt, youth programs, a cross-border documentary—what can't this cultural academy (and band) do?
Don’t cry for Golden Gate Fortune Cookie, owner says, despite huge rent jump
57-year-old local institution's monthly rent goes up $4350; Kevin Chan vows to continue, points to tough times citywide.
From Mali to Memphis: Dee Dee Bridgewater fires up the soul of her youth
The brilliant blues-jazz singer digs deep into her past for latest release—and puts one over on Elvis.
Sean Dorsey Dance continues to shatter boundaries, 15 years on
Celebrating his company's 15th season, the pioneering transgender choreographer speaks about the SF arts scene and what's coming next.
In ‘Yoga Play,’ Dipika Guha twists commerce into comedy
The playwright's latest, at San Francisco Playhouse, joyfully takes on mindfulness and commercialism.
The inhumanity of homeless ‘sweeps’
When did taking people's possessions, destroying their shelter, and leaving them to suffer in the rain become the new normal?
Screen Grabs: Berlin & Beyond, Woman at War, The Mystery of Picasso ….
Mapplethorpe, Styx, Giant Little Ones, tributes to Delphine Seyrig and Hirokazu Kore-eda, and more in cinemas this week.
Arts Forecast: Reptaliens, Spear of Destiny, V Vale….
An epic Peter Murphy residency, Kitka, DJ Saoirse, Electric Church, Flashing After Dark, The Great SF Corn Dog Festival, and more.