Arts Archives - Page 18 of 95

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.

Onstage

Live Shots: Circus Bella’s ‘Kaleidoscope’ reels with oohs and aahs

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - January 2, 2024

Joy, color, human emotions, and wild feats under the Big Top for the local troupe's new winter show.

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

Music

Under the Stars: At 50, Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble brings mystic soul visions

John-Paul Shiver - December 27, 2023

Plus: Gu zhen techno in Chinatown, hot ESG doc, Beatles karaoke, more musical delights

News + Politics

Opinion: The Valencia Street center bike lane was a mistake and has to go

Kevin Ortiz and David Quinby - December 22, 2023

It's bad for cyclists, bad for small business, and shows the need for SFMTA reform.

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

Featured

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48 Hills - December 20, 2023

Going into an election year, independent media must survive the assault by billionaires, conservatives, and big chains.

Music

Under the Stars: Reissues of ’80s crooner Bobby Caldwell are a silky-smooth R&B affair

John-Paul Shiver - December 14, 2023

Plus: Oakland Interfaith Gospel choir gears up for Xmas eve, Sol Blume Fest expands, The Helltones get brash.

Lit

In ‘Portal,’ John King tells the strange and wondrous saga of the Ferry Building

Marke B. - December 13, 2023

Beloved landmark came with surprising amount of drama and alternate realities, vividly detailed in Chron critic's new book.

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