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CENTER FOR SEX AND CULTURE - SOMARTS

CANESSA - 111 MINNA

07.06.12

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Center for Sex and Culture: From the Golden Age of Porn - The Photography of Paul Johnson.

Comment by AB: Back in the 1960s and 70s, San Francisco was the vortex of the American porn industry. The photographs by Paul Johnson on exhibit here recount that era, dating from circa 1968-1983, and feature such porn legends as Nina Hartley and Aunt Peg. Vintage erotic imagery at its finest; sorry I can't show you more. Guess that means you'll have to come and see for yourself. Don't worry-- you won't be disappointed. The Center is selling vintage black and white stills for $5 each or three for $10. Not sure how many they have left...

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Here we are at Center for Sex and Culture. Do we dare? Of course we do.

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Photography by Paul Johnson at Center for Sex and Culture.

Vintage erotic photography by Paul Johnson.

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The famed Aunt Peg by Paul Johnson.

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I always wondered why the Transamerica Pyramid was so tall.

Vintage still photographs by Paul Johnson - $5 each, 3 for $10.

Long view - Paul Johnson photography show at Center for Sex and Culture.

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SOMArts Gallery: Performing Community. Curated by Laura Poppiti and Kara Q. Smith.

Artists/organizations: Susan Greene, Marlon Sagana Ingram (MSI), Kitsch House (Pete Hickok and Jeffrey Augustine Songco), Landfill, MAP (Mobile Arts Platform - Peter Foucault and Chris Treggiari), NODE (Network of Daily Experience - Emily Dippo and Kim Cook).

Comment by AB: A show about art, performance and community as integral aspects of the vitality of San Francisco's South of Market (SOMA) neighborhood.

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Kitsch House by Pete Hickok and Jeffrey Augustine Songco at SOMArts Gallery.

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Jeffrey Augustine Songco & Pete Hickok and their Kitsch House installation.

Art/installation at SOMArts Gallery.

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Network of Daily Experience by Emily Dippo and Kim Cook at SOMArts Gallery.

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Performance in progress at SOMArts Gallery.

Art & installation about community at SOMArts Gallery.

Big picture - Performing Community group show at SOMArts Gallery.

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Canessa Gallery: Journey Into Climate - Michael Morrison.

Comment by AB: Scientific researcher and explorer Michael Morrison shows photographs and an actual tent from some of his cold climate journeys. He tells me that his current body of work focuses more on adventure than it does on research and climate change, adding that the majority of research has already been done. We pretty much know where we're head and what we have to do about it. His book, Journey into Climate, is available for purchase at the Gallery and also available online as an eBook.

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Extreme climate photography by Michael Morrison at Canessa Gallery.

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Photographs by Michael Morrison.

Michael Morrison and his photography at Canessa Gallery.

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Photograph by Michael Morrison at Canessa Gallery.

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Extreme weather tent installation by Michael Morrison.

Detail of tent interior above - not my idea of a good time.

Literature by Michael Morrison at Canessa Gallery...

... available as in eBook as well.

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111 Minna Gallery: Shinkansen Conspiracy - A Group Exhibition Presented by Last Gasp.

Artists: Rogelio Martinez, Mark Bode, Isabel Samaras, Mark McCloud, Shawn Barber, Justin Green, Michael Hernandez de Luna, Clayton Bros, Jennybird Alcantara, Wilfred Satty, Kevin Taylor, Nicole Buffett, Junko Mizuno, Nora Rodriguez, David Choong Lee, Henry Lewis, Jay Howell, Don Ed Hardy, Doug Hardy, Horitaka, Kyotaro, Winston Smith, Mark Ryden, Marion Peck, Paul Mavrides, Lee Harvey Roswell, Skinner.

Comment by AB: Yet another Last Gasp artistic extravaganza curated by CEO and inveterate collector Ron Turner.

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