Gray Area Archives

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?'

Lit

Booked and busy! Our seismic guide to Litquake 2024 (with a discount code inside)

Marke B. - October 8, 2024

Paola Ramos, Michelle Tea, Poetry World Series, Del Seymour, Out Loud, Litcrawl... Join 48hills at 21 of the huge fest's most exciting events.

Campaign Trail

Billionaire-funded mailer sure looks like an ad for Mark Farrell for Mayor

Tim Redmond - September 5, 2024

Is it legal? Does anyone care? This is the sad state of ethics enforcement in San Francisco today.

Movies

Ficks’ Picks: Dive into the experimental bounty of CROSSROADS 2024

Jesse Hawthorne Ficks - August 28, 2024

SF Cinematheque's annual celebration of artful shorts features 68 filmmakers from 19 countries. Here's our top 10 guide.

Music

Noise Pop report: Chiquimamani-Condori rebuked the algorithm at Gray Area

Daniel Bromfield - March 11, 2024

Bolivian American noise artist cut through autoplay BS for adoring fans; UK headliner Actress was not so steady.

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: The cool, clear eye of Wolfgang Tillmans

Marke B. - February 28, 2024

Plus: Flatstock, Afrolicious, Conrad Tao, Luis Miguel Garcia-Mispireta, Branford Marsalis, Chiquimamani-Condori, more

Arts + Culture

Arts Forecast: Edwardian Ball Returns, new Music Book Club launches, more

Marke B. - January 25, 2024

Stage Dive into Life, Kate Bush drag tribute, Floating Points, Icebreaker's Ball, 'Colonizing America'—get out there

Music

More gems added to 2024 Noise Pop, from drum wiz Louis Cole to local faves The Seshen

John-Paul Shiver - December 13, 2023

Chicago punk ambassadors Dehd, creative tornado Genevieve Artadoi, more show fest's growing range and appeal.

Stage Review

Big Brotherly love? Finally, a Bay Area premiere for Michael Gene Sullivan’s ‘1984’

Charles Lewis III - December 3, 2023

(Un)fortunately, this adaptation of Orville's famed surveillance story is evergreen.

Movies

Screen Grabs: 50 years of downs and ups for extraordinary ‘Holy Mountain’

Dennis Harvey - November 25, 2023

Jodorowsky’s masterpiece once truly defined underground cinema. Plus: 'The Star Wars Holiday Special' resurrected, Taiwanese gems, more

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