JOHN BERGGRUEN - PAULE ANGLIM - MODERNISM

MARK WOLFE - HOSPITALITY HOUSE - PAUL MAHDER

05.09.13

(with assistance from RWM)



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John Berggruen Gallery: Mark di Suvero - Selected Small Works.

Comment by AB: You might characterize the sculpture of Mark di Suvero as the sensitive side of heavy metal by the way that he so gracefully combines and balances such crude scrap-like forms. His work might be considered as Calder from the ground up rather than from the top down, these industrial-strength floor-mounted mobiles. Definitely worth a visit.

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Gallery Paule Anglim: Deborah Butterfield.

Review by RWM: Amazing horses in bronze and abstraction. Quite a thrill just to be in their presence. Powerful primal experience to be next to the representation of these wondrous beings. Larger than life and spiritual in a sense. Totems.

Comment by AB: They look like wood, but they're bronze. And they're remarkable. I've seen occasional lame-o attempts by other artists to mimic these composite horses, but no sculptor can even come close to Deborah Butterfield. Miraculously anatomically immaculate. In fact, while I'm waxing laudatory, I might as well slap a rare and highly coveted "How Do Dey Do Dat" Award on these babies. Love 'em. Go see

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Modernism Gallery: Pierre Antoniucci - Question de Temps (Matter of Time).

Comment by AB: Literary, mythical and historic threads are apparent throughout the art of French artist Pierre Antoniucci, but his sense of composition and interplays of texture are what really consummate the work. These paintings are inspired by the poetry of 2008 Prix Guillaume Apollinaire winner, Alain Borer (the Prix Guillaume Apollinaire is one of the most important awards for poetry in France). In the rear gallery, Antoniucci presents a series of portraits painted against stark unresolvable backgrounds, resulting in cryptic personality studies that are at times almost haunting. Good show; stop on by.

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Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art: Selfless.

Photographers: Daniel Arnold, Elizabeth Huey, Senalka McDonald, Davida Nemeroff, Laura Swanson.

Comment by AB: Five atypical takes on photographic portraiture.

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Hospitality House at Shooting Gallery / White Walls: 28th Annual Art Auction Benefiting Hospitality House's Community Arts Program.

Artists: Rosa Adams, Kymberly Agresti, Jennifer Bain, Jenny E. Balisle, Cara Barer, Beer Man, Brian Behnke, John Belingheri, Micah Black, Charles Blackwell, Tom Bolles, Donald Bradford, Brent Bushnell, C215, Greg Cassin, Adam Caldwell, Sofia Carmi, Peter Chrisler, Stephanie Cohen, Nicholas Coley, Consuela, Eric Michael Corrigan, Jan Couvillon, Dalin, Bill Dane, Kelly Defayette, Peter Dimick, Willard Dixon, Cristina Do, Catherine Dudley, DYV, Candice Eisenfeld, Fig Omar, Ferdinanda Florence, Martin Freeman, Kim Frohsin, Luis Garcia-Nerey, Douglas Glovaski, Narangkar Glover, Ronnie Goodman, Greg Gossel, Casey Gray, Peter Gronquist, Cortney Gurig, Louis Gwerder III, Chad Hasegawa, Wynne Hayakawa, Tobin Holmes, Joel Hoyer, Britt Ivy, David Jansheski, Tom Jirasek, Jojo, Mitch Jones, James Kao, Anne Kaplan, Yumiko Kayukawa, Augustine Kofie, Barbara Kronlins, Lindsey Kustuch, Orlando Lacro, Carrie Leeb, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Hap Leonard, Tom Lieber, Little Galaxy, Leslie Lowinger, Maciej Makalowski, Kara Maria, Jeff Marshall, Liz Maxwell, Meggs, Saundra McPherson, Midori Meissen, Robert Miklos, Charlie Mirador, Leslie Morgan, Lance Morrison, Lisa Myaf, Aaron Nagel, Deneane Niebergall, New2, Michael Page, Catherine Palmer, Maria Park, Jonathan Parker, Mark Paron, Michael Pauker, Al Pavon, Ruy Pereira, Txutxo Perez, Ferris Plock, Princess Peach, Silvia Poloto, Gail Ragains, Leta Ramos, Lucky Rapp, Mike Reger, Joshua Reinstein, Gregg Renfrow, Ringo, Rone, Warren Ross, Harvey Rushing, Gala Sadurni, Elizabeth Schiff, Janet Seifert, Skewville, Skinner, Brandon Smith, Dean Smith, Travis Somerville, Piero Spadaro, Jennifer Starkweather, Kirsten Stolle, TayAuna Mi'chelle, Rab Terry, Melinda Tidwell, Ehren Tool, Nicholas Van Krijdt, Mel Vera Cruz, Stephanie Weber, Shawn Weeden, Heather Wilcoxon, J. Brendan "Brendowski" Williams, Laurie Wyman-Heron, Timothy Yankosky, Young One, Alanna Zrimsek.

Comment by AB: A packed gallery packed with art, the perfect fundraising combination to benefit arts programs at Hospitality House, an organization that has served the homeless community in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood since 1967. Loads of quality art up for auction tonight, both at silent and live auctions, make for the type of night where lucky bidders were certainly able to come away with bargains. Don't miss next year's event; this is a good one.

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Paul Mahder Gallery: Redemption, Waiting in the Silence - Patrick Graham.

Comment by AB: Impressive large-scale paintings and smaller works on paper exemplify the accomplishments of noted Irish abstractionist, Patrick Graham.

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