A & E

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Meghann Riepenhoff's Ice. Photo: courtesy Haines Gallery
Art World

Ansel Adams and West Coast landscape photography at the de Young and Haines Gallery

By Sharon Anderson

The iconic photographer Ansel Adams was best known for documenting the powers of nature in lush gelatin silver photographs. The de Young’s major exhibition of more than 100 work... Read More
The Best of Books

The Marina Books Inc. best sellers

By Chris Hsiang

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Foster, by Claire Keegan 2. Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan 3. Hello Beautiful: A Novel, by Ann Napolitano HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1... 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
Nautch with Three Dancers by Shepherd & Robertson. Image: courtesy Asian Art Museum
Art World

Asian Art Museum takes you beyond Bollywood

By Sharon Anderson

Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art” reveals the power of dance in South and Southeast Asia from ancient temples to modern movie classics. Co-organized by the Asian Art... 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. Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A Novel, by Gabrielle Zevin 2. Le... Read More


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