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HOSFELT - MARINA ABRAMOVIC - SPACE - STUDIO
01.30-31.10
(with assistance from RWM)
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Hosfelt Gallery: Chris Ballantyne - Some Songs from the Shore; Stephanie Metz - Amorphozoa.
Comment by AB: Fine recondite paintings and ink & wash works on paper by Chris Ballantyne, some architectural, but most having to do with when land meets sea. Context is extracted out, thereby bequeathing the viewer maximum room to roam. Like 'em. As if that's not enough, Stephanie Mets puts forth a conspicuously curious convocation of dense, impeccably coiffed animal hair sculptures, several accented with porcupine quills. Stranger than strange, but after all's said and done, I gotta say I like 'em. Sidle on by; you won't be disappointed.
Art by Chris Ballantyne (nicely done).
Chris Ballantyne art.
Art by Chris Ballantyne in above image closer (like it).
Chris Ballantyne art.
Paintings by artist Chris Ballantyne.
Chris Ballantyne art.
Fur sculpture art by Stephanie Metz (like it).
Art by Stephanie Metz closer (pretty slick).
Stephanie Metz fur sculpture art closer.
Art by Stephanie Metz.
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Marina Abramovic Institute: Yingmei Duan and Zhou Tao - Non-Aligned. Curated by Jovana Stokic.
Comment by AB: Two internationally recognized Chinese performance artists grace San Francisco with two new site-specific performances. Upstairs, Yingmei Duan, suitcase in hand, transits about the space as if travelling from country to country, literally unpacking and packing herself at each destinations, while unleashing an unsettling dissertation at every step of the way. Downstairs, multiple videos by Zhou Tao address urbanization, industrialization and regimentation in China. Several videos by Uingmei Duan, one on a TV monitor ensconced in a mound of garbage, round the production out.
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Yingmei Duan performance artist.
Yingmei Duan performance art.
Yingmei Duan performance art.
Yingmei Duan performance art.
Video art by Zhou Tao.
Video art by Zhou Tao.
Zhou Tao video art.
Yingmei Duan video art installation.
Yingmei Duan video art.
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Space Gallery: Four Elements vol.3 - EARTH - Surreality in Reality.
Artists: Aoi Yamaguchi, Noa- / Chiaki Uchida, Natsuki Tsukamoto, Akko Terasawa, Yoshinori Kataoka, Zaion/ Junzo/ Zico.
Comment by AB: Japanese art exhibition.
Art.
Art in above image closer.
Folded paper art by Kenta Shimbo.
Photograph printed on seed paper.
Art.
Art.
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Studio Gallery: Paul Ferney - California Landscapes.
Review by RWM, images c/o Studio Gallery: Paul Ferney captures the wonder and stillness of wild California. One can enjoy the solitude in these evocative works, remembering the pleasant days outdoors in the moderate climate. There is much variety on display including the gorgeous seashores, valleys, fields, trees and mountains. The sea changes in shades of blue, jade and gray. Imagine being there alone in the pleasant slight breeze. The experience is captured like in a photograph.
Art by Paul Ferney.
Painting by Paul Ferney artist.
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