MICHAEL ROSENTHAL - ARTZONE 461 - STUDIO 3579
CHANDLER - GALERIA DE LA RAZA - GIANT ROBOT
04.18.09
(with Assistance from DeWitt Cheng and R.W. Miller)

Michael Rosenthal Gallery: Mixed Metaphors and Obsessive Compulsive Behavior.

Artists: Waldo (Troy) Alders, Tim Armstrong, Carl Auge, Drew Bennett, Kim Bennet, Renée Billingslea, Nicholas Bohic, Jamie Brunson, Amy Casey, Susan Chen, Regina Clarkinia, Mary Fernando Conrad, James Cordes, Mick Cripps, Ilana Crispi, Veronica De Jesus, Daniel Dent, Lauren DiCiccio, Leah DiTullio, Inga Dorosz, Gillian Dreyer, Chris Eckert, Robyn Engel, Catherine Haley Epstein, Alecia Escot, Renee Fadiman, Marcella Faustini, Jonny Fenix, Tara Foley, David Fought, Kim Frohsin, Erica Gangsei, Jen Garrido, Matt Gordon, Sheldon Greenberg, Kathryn Gritt, Connie Harris, Terry Hoff, Katty Hoover, Misako Inako, Lucas Irwin, Caitlin Johnson, Kara Joslyn, Marge Kahler, Namita Kapoor, Patch Keintz, Cheol-sa Kim, Michelle King, Angela Knowles, John Koch, Christine Kuper, Lauren Lavitt, Carrie Lederer, Carrie Leeb, Michelle Longosz, Bruno Maro, William Matlock, Stephanie Metz, Claudia Middendorf, Kris Mills, Alyssa Minadeo, Julia Nelson-Gal, Catie O'Leary, Suzanne Onodera, Suzy Poling, Steve Pon, George & Kristen Rivera, Beto Roque, Leah Rosenberg, Cathrine Ryan, Emily Servier, David Sleeth, Gareth Spor, Robert Syrett, Samantha Szakolczay, Meryl Theopress, Andie Thrams, Tracy Timmins, Calvin Turnwall, Anna Ura, Sieglinde Van Damme, Jamie Venci, Andy Vogt, Tracy Wheeler, Jennifer Wofford, John Woo, more.

Review by DeWitt Cheng: Several dozen artists painted on 4?x4? canvases for this event, with everything priced at a low, low fifty bucks, unsigned & anonymous. Good opportunity for sharp-eyed art shoppers.

Review by R.W. Miller: On sale here is a potpourri of small pieces priced at only $50 each. You can find all manner of work in a variety of styles. Something here for anybody as well as the featured gallery artists and offerings.

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ArtZone 461: Linda Raynsford + Adam Cahoon - Science Fusion; Nicholas Coley - Concrete Perspective.

Review by DeWitt Cheng: Linda Raynsford and Adam Cahoon use geometric/mechanical forms in their sculpture and painting, respectively; the name of their joint exhibition is Science Fusion. Nicholas Coley paints urban scenes in which the street or ground plane, treated abstractly, contrasts with realistically painted elements; his show is entitled Concrete Perspective.

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Studio 3579: Leigh Wells - Systems to Chaos.

Review by R.W. Miller: Here you'll find Leigh Wells in the process of adapting to choas. Though there is not a lot of detail in her art, you'll discover angst and the drive to create. Perhaps experience the creative process here, even if there is more thought and action than detail.

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Galeria de la Raza: Papo Colo - Jumping the Fences; Renegades - Exit Art Performance Video Survey.

Video artists: Vito Acconci, Rob Andrews, Skip Arnold, Rob Andrews, Sarah Chokyi Bauer, Maria Bussmann, Paul Benney, caraballo-farman, Wun Woo Cho, Papo Colo, Ogechi Chieke, Karen Dolmanisth, Jimmie Durham, Cecile Evans, Sherman Fleming, First World/El Primer Mundo, Meghan Gerety, John Giorno, Gilbert and George, Ilona Granet, Donna Henes, Geoffrey Hendricks, Jeanette Ingberman, Mayumi Ishino, Berioska Ipinza, Mayumi Ishino, Kin Jones, Saeri Kiritani, Alison Knowles, Yasira Nun, Shannon Speaks, Carl Warner, Charlie Morrow, Marilyn Gottlieb-Roberts, Aline Mare & Bradley Eros, Jae Rhim Lee, David Linton, Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, Gordon Matta-Clark, Julia Mandle, Oleg Mavromatti, Paul McCarth, Paul McMahone, Linda Montano, Charlotte Moorman, Annie Murdock, nicoykatiushka, Bruce Nauman, Laura Nova, Yasira Nun, Dennis Oppenheim,Wanda Ortiz, Suzan-Lori Parks, Lenny Pickett, Jolie Pichardo, Pedro Pietrti, Praxis, Pasha Radetzki, Reno, Sheree Bonnie, Bob Flanagan, Sheree Rose and Kirby Dick, Boryana Rossa, Rafael Sanchez and Jesus Sendon Aki Sasamoto, Akiko Sasamoto with Jeffrey Schif, Chemi Rosado-Seijo, Jeffrey Schiff, Eric Schmidt, Carolee Schneemann Bonnie Sherk, Mark Stafford, Elizabeth Streb, Kaylynn Sullivan, Yasonao Tone, Traci Tullis, Barbara Smith, Orlan, Layne Redmond &Glyn Velez, Riva Weinstein, Martha Wilson, Beatrice L. Wolert Paul Zelevansky.

Comment by AB: Galeria de la Raza presents two exhibitions featuring the art and performance videos of New York cultural art center, Exit Art. "Jumping Fences" is a series of performance-based photographs by New York artist and co-founder of Exit Art, Papo Colo, showing the artist disguised and in the act of jumping fences at various locations around the world. The second exhibition, "Renegades," is a 25-year video retrospective of performance at Exit Art presented in over three hours of videos that will be displayed on three screens. Good show; go see.

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Giant Robot: Tree Show V.

Artists: Robert Bellm, Christopher Bettig, Bigfoot, Matt Burlingame, Cortney Cassidy, Ako Castuera, Cody Cochrane, Filipa Da Silva, Liam Devowski, Elayne Dixon, Chad Eaton, Danny Espinoza, FRENCH, Matt Furie, Ken Garduno, Trevor Girard, Narangkar Glover, Pete Glover, Andrew Holder, Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch, Jay Howell, Yellena James, Jeremyville, David Jien, Ben King, Aaron Martinez, Noa, Eric Nyquist, Andrew Perry, Mike Perry, Sidney Pink, Albert Reyes, Emilio Santoyo, Scrappers, Deth P. Sun, Daria Tessler, Roan Victor, Chelsea Wong, Lawrence Yang.

Comment by AB: It's art about trees plus special added bonus-- it's also a fundraiser-- with a portion of the proceeds going to San Francisco's Friends of the Urban Forest, a non-profit organization that plants over 1,500 trees a year in The City.

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