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Paul Gordon’s “Sierra Echo,” (2021) appears in “The deYoung Open.” Image: courtesy of the artist
Art World

Bay Area artists featured in community art exhibition

By Lynette Majer

“The de Young Open,” which debuted in 2020, has returned to the museum this fall. The juried exhibition features the work of Bay Area artists and “aspires to magnify the voi... Read More
“Unfamiliar People,” 2020–22, by Takashi Murakami. Courtesy of the artist and Perrotin. © 2020–22 Takashi Murakami-Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Art World

San Francisco just got stranger: Takashi Murakami at the Asian Art Museum

By Sharon Anderson

Celebrated artist Takashi Murakami will have his first-ever solo exhibition in the Bay Area. “Takashi Murakami: Unfamiliar People — Swelling of Monsterized Human Ego” will r... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers 

By Chris Hsiang

Here is a list of the most popular books sold last month at Books Inc. in the Marina: HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Tom Lake: A Novel, by Ann Patchett 2. Demon Copperhead, by ... Read More
Jay Blakesberg’s photographs of iconic musicians in the city includes Carlos Santana in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif., June 1, 2003. Photo: © Jay Blakesberg.
Art World

Rock photography of Jay Blakesberg at the CJM

By Sharon Anderson

San Francisco is synonymous with the music that grew out of the 1960’s counter culture. Through Jan. 28, 2024, The Contemporary Jewish Museum presents “RetroBlakesberg: The Mu... Read More
Kota-Ezawa-National-Anthem-Baltimore-Ravens-2019.-Courtesy-of-the-artist-and-Haines-Gallery.
Art World

Bay Area artists in ‘Crafting Radicality’

By Sharon Anderson

The de Young is presenting a series of exhibitions based on the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s Svane Family Foundation acquisition. The Svane acquisition brought 42 artwor... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. Best Sellers 

By Chris Hsiang

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros 2. Tomorrow, Tomorrow & Tomorrow: A Novel, by Gabrielle Zevin  3. Happy Place, by Emily Henry HARDCOVE... Read More
Harrison Ford in Lucasfilm's in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Photo: 2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved.
Films

The indomitable boldness of Indy

By Michael Snyder

More than 40 years after the release of the initial Indiana Jones movie, 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark, a fifth and presumably final installment in the beloved adventure series... Read More
Disney studio artist, concept art, Tramp and Lady in Lady and the Tramp (1955), reproduction of original. PHOTO: Courtesy of the Walt Disney Animation Research Library, © Disney.
A & E

Walt Disney Family Museum’s ‘Disney Cats & Dogs’

By Lynette Majer

Generations of kids have grown up with Disney’s animated animals from Mickey’s sidekick Pluto, to Bambi, to Remy to Nemo and Dori and others, but the current exhibition at the... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers 

By Chris Hsiang

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese 2. Happy Place, by Emily Henry 3. Tomorrow, Tomorrow & Tomorrow: A Novel, by Gabrielle Zevin HA... Read More
Frank Bowling, Elder Sun Benjamin. PHOTO: Courtesy of The SFMoMA
Art World

SFMOMA opens expansive Frank Bowling exhibition

Works from abstract expressionist’s formative years in focus
By Sharon Anderson

Artist, curator, and teacher Frank Bowling is having the first survey of his work in the United States in more than four decades. The SFMOMA’s Frank Bowling: The New York Years ... Read More
Pavarotti performing at Opera in the Park at the Music Concourse Bandshell, Golden Gate Park, 1970s. PHOTO: Courtesy of San Francisco Opera Archive
A & E

Celebrating opera and its Italian history in San Francisco

By Lynette Majer

Bravo — Celebrating San Francisco Opera, Its Italian Roots and Legacy” is now open at the Museo Italo Americano in Fort Mason through Oct. 22. The museo has partnered with the... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers

By Chris Hsiang

Here are the most popular books sold last month as well as some new releases. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A Novel, by To... Read More
Left to right: Nicholas Hilliard's Queen Elizabeth, and Portrait of Sir Anthony Mildmay, Knight of Apethorpe, Northants. Photos: Courtesy FAMSF
Art World

‘The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England’

By Sharon Anderson

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will present on June 24 the first major exhibition in the United States of portraiture and decorative arts of the Tudor courts. The Tudors a... Read More
Chris Briney and Suki Waterhouse in Daliland. Photo: courtesy of Magnolia Pictures
Films

Hello, Dali — Farewell, Jean

By Michael Snyder

When the past — recent or distant — is recreated on screen, nostalgia could come into play for moviegoers who either lived through the time evoked or wished for the opportunit... Read More
Matthew Rhys in Season 2 of HBO's Perry Mason. Photograph by Merrick Morton/HBO
Television

Heroes reborn and revisited

By Michael Snyder

Even if we seek something fresh and different to entertain and edify us, there can be satisfaction in the familiar. And it’s not always indicative of creative laziness when ... Read More


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