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  • SAN FRANCISCO ART GALLERIES OPENINGS

    FIRST THURSDAY - 09.08.11 - Part II

    (with assistance from RWM)



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    Altman Siegel Gallery: Fran Herndon. Organized by Lee Plested and Kevin Killian.

    Comment by AB: If you want to see some classic Beat Era art, check out this peppy retrospective of North Beach Bohemian Fran Herndon's early work. Beat Era art-- and I'll go so far as to say San Francisco North Beach Beat Era Art-- has a look all it's own, and as far as I'm concerned, has not gotten anywhere near the attention (and appreciation) it deserves. No, it's not easily quantifiable, and those in control are likely not huge fans of commerciality, but overlooking an entire genre based on what it's not makes little sense to me.

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    Art by Fran Herndon at Altman Siegel Gallery.

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    Beat Era art by Fran Herndon.

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    Artist Fran Herndon at Altman Siegel Gallery.

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    Lithographs by Fran Herndon.

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    Fran Herndon art at Altman Siegel Gallery.

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    Art by Fran Herndon.

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    Toomey Tourell Gallery: Jimi Gleason - Silver Deposit Paintings.

    Comment by AB: Seems like a perfect marriage for the times-- art & commodities-- these "silver deposit" paintings by Los Angeles artist Jimi Gleason. Plus it's a perfect two-fer... each Gleason painting is additionally embellished by whatever it happens to reflect.

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    What it is - art by Jimi Gleason at Toomey Tourell Gallery.

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    "Silver deposit" paintings by Jimi Gleason.

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    Jimi Gleason and his art at Toomey Tourell Gallery.
    (looks a little like Honda's Mr. Opportunity, don't you think?)

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    Art by Jimi Gleason Closer.

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    Jimi Gleason art at Toomey Tourell Gallery.

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    Scott Nichols Gallery: Philipp Scholz Rittermann - The Emperor's River, Photographing Along China's Grand Canal.

    Comment by AB: China's Grand Canal is the world's oldest and longest man-made channel-- all 2000 years and 1000 miles worth-- which means that photographer Philipp Scholz Rittermann has plenty of visuals to source from.

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    Photography by Philipp Scholz Rittermann at Scott Nichols Gallery.

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    Philipp Scholz Rittermann photographs.

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    Philipp Scholz Rittermann photograph along China's Grand Canal.

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    Photography by Philipp Scholz Rittermann at Scott Nichols Gallery.

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    Corden Potts Gallery: Books - Mary Ellen Bartley.

    Comment by AB: In a sense, Mary Ellen Bartley's photographs of pages of books, both open and closed, document the ongoing demise of a vanishing species. With the ongoing onslaught of technological advances, paper books barely make any sense anymore, even the digital kind that you design and print on demand.

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    Book page photographs by Mary Ellen Bartley at Corden Potts Gallery.

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    Photography by Mary Ellen Bartley.

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    Mary Ellen Bartley and her photographs at Corden Potts Gallery.

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    Photography by Mary Ellen Bartley.

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    Photos by Mary Ellen Bartley at Corden Potts Gallery.

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    Bekris Gallery: WordScapes - Wosene Worke Kosrof.

    Comment by AB: Lively calligraphic abstractions by Ethiopian-born artist Wosene Worke Kosrof.

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    Art by Wosene Worke Kosrof at Bekris Gallery.

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    Wosene Worke Kosrof art.

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    Calligraphic art by Wosene Worke Kosrof.

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    Wosene Worke Kosrof art at Bekris Gallery.

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    Art & ambiance - Wosene Worke Kosrof at Bekris Gallery.

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    Patricia Sweetow Gallery: Gail Antokal - Some Drawings.

    Comment by AB: Chimerical black & white pastels by Gail Antokal seem like vague recollections conjured up from the past, though she tells me that at least some are entirely based on actual people and events.

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    Art by Gail Antokal at Patricia Sweetow Gallery.

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    Gail Antokal art.

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    Gail Antokal and her art at Patricia Sweetow Gallery.

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    Art by Gail Antokal.

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    Gail Antokal art at Patricia Sweetow Gallery.

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    Rena Bransten Gallery: Matthias Hoch - Train Stations & Night; Ron Nagle - Hamilltoe - New Sculptures & Drawings.

    Comment by AB: Is it a potato? Is it a cookie? In the rear gallery, Ron Nagle's enticingly entertaining amorphic sculptures are the perfect curios for confounding the house guests. He complements them with a selection of conceptual drawings. I like 'em. Stop by and see for yourself.

    In the front gallery, Matthias Hoch's 1988 photographic croppings of train stations and evening scenes capture the quiet of those vacant late night times.

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    Sculptural art by Ron Nagle at Rena Bransten Gallery.

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    Ron Nagle at Rena Bransten Gallery.

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    Art by Ron Nagle in above image closer.

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    Artist Ron Nagle at Rena Bransten Gallery.

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    Artist Ron Nagle in days of yore.

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    Ron Nagle sculpture closer.

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    Drawings by Ron Nagle at Rena Bransten Gallery.

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    Photography by Matthias Hoch.

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    Matthias Hoch photographs at Rena Bransten Gallery.

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    Photography by Matthias Hoch at Rena Bransten Gallery.

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    Marx & Zavattero: Minor Inconveniences - Yoon Lee.

    Review by RWM: Wild dynamic movement and colors courtesy of Yoon Lee, somewhat more subdued than her past work, but still with plenty of action. Marveling at their style, you might wonder whether these are actually paintings, especially with respect to the jagged swaths of paint that ripple across their surfaces. Great movement and velocity embodied in this cyber world vision.

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    Art by Yoon Lee at Marx & Zavattero.

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    Yoon Lee art.

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    Art by Yoon Lee.

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    Yoon Lee art at Marx & Zavattero.

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    Population sample - Yoon Lee art at Marx & Zavattero.

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    Addendum:

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    Charles Gatewood classic images at Robert Tat Gallery.

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    Robert Tat, Charles Gatewood & his photography at Robert Tat Gallery.

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    One more from Charles Gatewood photo show at Robert Tat Gallery.

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