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Dillard Cassity, Lost Art Salon
The Chronicle discovers the Lost Art Salon which I wrote about earlier when reviewing the work of Alyceann McCaffrey.
Friday night’s party (July 31) celebrates the work of
Dellard Cassity (1926-2008)
A Hard-Edge and Op Art Obsession
While internationally recognized artists such as Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly and Victor Vasarely were pioneering the styles of Hard-Edge abstraction and Optical Art in the world’s big cities, Dellard Cassity was quietly doing the same in his small town of Litchfield, Illinois. (read more at the Lost Art Salon Website).
Opening Night, Friday July 31st
5:30 - 8:30 pm
St. Louis Cocktails & an Old-Time Magic Performance
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/wallflower/detail?entry_id=44620
http://www.lostartsalon.com/home.html
At the Old Mint: Joe Goode Travels Light
“Economy plays a major role in this new work. Not only does the work take place in the beautiful, faded edifice that was once the city's mint. But the work's themes are very much tied into ideas of money -- what it's like to have too much or too little; what's really essential in life, versus what's a luxury; what the current economic climate is doing to our minds and hearts versus what similar circumstances did to our forebears in the Great Depression.”
The power of Goode's piece lies in the contrast between the push and pull of economics, the lightness of feeling unfettered by possessions versus the necessity of having a roof over one's head, the constant balancing act of life -- the choreographer deftly weaves all of these ideas into his latest work.
Traveling Light plays at the Mint until August 9.
http://www.artsjournal.com/lies/2009/07/joe-goode-travels-light.html
On another note, the Historic Mint is currently being renovated for eventual use by the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society.
The Mint Project
The Mint Project creates an innovative new cultural institution dedicated to the stories of the men and women who have shaped San Francisco and the Bay area. It promotes learning from diverse perspectives, restores a National Historic Landmark, and offers visitors an engaging gateway to the rich culture and heritage of the region.
http://www.themintproject.org/
Book of Five Rings, Asian Art Museum
The Asian Art Museum is rotating sixty items in the Samurai Exhibit. Due to the fragile nature of many of the items, they will be rotated back into storage and replaced with another sixty beautiful items.
“…we rotate objects because they are light-sensitive. The list of sensitive objects includes paintings, textiles, lacquers, and most other objects composed of organic materials.”
Hymn to Aten, De Young Muisuem
Friday Nights at the de Young
On Friday evenings, the museum is open until 8:45 pm with special programs for everyone.
July 31: Friday Nights at the de Young Celebrates Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs with Mohammed Nejad and Frie
Please note that the Tut exhibit will be closed on August 3 for maintenance.
www.famsf.org
Book Sale at the California Historical Society
You have a once in a lifetime opportunity to take advantage of huge discounts on all merchandise at the CHS Book Store. For four weeks only, now through August 28th, all items are on sale for 35% off regular marked price.
678 Mission St, Wed-Sat. 12:00 to 4:30 p.m.
http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
E-mail Nancy Ewart at namastenancy@hotmail.com
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I forgot to add this exciting piece of news:
In major back-to-back shows of Impressionism and Post-Impression, the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum will showcase more than 200 works from Paris' celebrated Musee d'Orsay during that institution's extensive renovation. John Buchanan, director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and a French-art enthusiast, called the touring shows "a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" and "a real-time, picture-book walk-through of this glorious period in French art."
San Francisco is the only city that will mount both halves of the Orsay's traveling selections.
Read more at SF Gate: the site won't let me post the URL.
I think this is a wonderful feature.
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