This is looks to be a super busy week for the arts in San Francisco. We have barely recovered from winning (GO GIANTS) and now, we've got First Thursdays, a First Friday and a couple of benefits for worthy causes to attend, support and review. (An art reviewer's life is so difficult at times).
Julie Michelle at SOMArts
Julie Michelle of I Live Here: This is an exciting show not only because of the high caliber of the photography, video, and installation work in the show, but also because it is the first Commons Curatorial Residency that SOMArts has awarded. Come to the opening celebration Friday, November 5 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. This ongoing, community-based photography and creative writing project investigates the myriad cultural and personal nooks and crannies of San Francisco as well as the lovely, lively, kooky, exiting, and entertaining inhabitants therein.
With this award Julie Michelle has composed an exhibition that shares the spirit and fascinating layers of this city through the words and faces of those who live here. This ongoing, community-based photography and creative writing project investigates the myriad cultural and personal noooks and crannies of San Francisco as well as the lovely, lively, kooky, exiting, and entertaining inhabitants therein. Her warmth and caring come though so that even the "camera-shy" tell their stories, illuminated by her insightful photographs.
It has already received lots of attention, being featured or listed at: The Bold Italic, SF Station, SF Fun Cheap, Flavorpill, SFist, Fecal Face, Muni Diaries, SFBG, SF Weekly, SF Gate, 7×7, and more.
Wonderful interview which show's Julie's talent and warm and compassionate heart and the back story of how she got started. One day she got a camera, the next day a friend asked her to take some head shots for publicity and a the rest is history....
http://thepoetrystore.net/events/julie-lives-here/
Opening Friday, November 5th. Reception from 6 PM - 9 PM. SOMArts/934 Brannan Street (next to Trader Joe's and Bed, Bath and Beyond. There is some parking in the neighborhood but don't try and park in the shopping center; you will be ticketed).
Museum of Performance & Design
Playwright Tony Kushner is the honored guest at More Life! Angels in America at Twenty, an opening-night gala dinner and entertainment with original Broadway cast members to celebrate the premiere of this museum's "Angels in America" exhibition. Friday, November 5th. 6:30 p.m. Green Room, Veterans' War Memorial Bldg., 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. Tickets: $350. (415) 255-4800, ext. 819.
One Hundred Artists, One Hundred Works, One Hundred Percent:
Braustein/Quay Gallery will be hosting an auction/benefit for Pazapa, a Haitian organization which helps handicapped children and their families. Over one hundred local artists have donated works to this auction and 100% of the proceeds will go to to Pazapa, an organization in Jacmel, Haiti, which helps improve the daily lives of handicapped children and their families.
Braunstein/Quay Gallery. November 7th from 4 PM to 8 PM.
430 Clementina, San Francisco, California 94103
Ticket Info: $20.
http://www.bquayartgallery.com/
Website for the organization: http://pazapa.org/
Preview the art at: http://tinyurl.com/pazapaArt
SF's galleries will be showing some big names in the art world:
Andy Goldsworthy at Haines Gallery:
Haines Gallery is proud to present Incidental Objects, an exhibition exploring the conceptual process of British installation artist Andy Goldsworthy. Though popularly known for his ephemeral pieces that disappear over time, Goldsworthy has dedicated a large percentage of his focus toward the completion of over 120 commissioned, permanent installations over the past 25 years. For the artist, these permanent and temporary works function symbiotically, with temporary or experimental works often aiding in the development or realization of these commissions. Goldsworthy’s exhibition at Haines Gallery highlights some of these “incidental” works, providing a rare view into the conceptual nature of the artist’s process.
Ed Moses at Brain Gross Fine Arts
Renowned Los Angeles painter Ed Moses opens a solo exhibition, wic wack, at Brian Gross Fine Art on Saturday, November 6, with a reception for the artist from 3-6pm. While Moses is known for his innovative, non-objective abstractions, the works on view explore pattern and figuration through fabric stencils, animal motifs, and face-like forms. The exhibition continues through December 23.
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Correction - the photograph of Julie is by Elia Varela Serra
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