Author Archives: Larissa Archer

I visited the foundry with bronze artist Randy Colosky. SF Weekly.

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Larissa Archer

The balance between function and concept is rarely straightforward in the work of Bay Area artist Randy Colosky. He’ll take the process of bronze manufacturing, usually concealed as the “behind the scenes” element left invisible and unsung in the finished … Continue reading →

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“See yourself seeing yourself” with Outerbody Experience Lab.

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Larissa Archer

Sometimes you’re sitting in the sun in Dolores park and you’ve had half a beer and you see this dancing robot with music blasting out of its thorax and you’re given a pair of weird goggles and told that if … Continue reading →

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Feedback as Music, “Tron” as prophesy. Southern Machine Exposure Project. Art Practical

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Larissa Archer

On Saturday, June 30, Wobbly’s aural installation complemented Jason Brown’s witty lecture by juxtaposing visceral and intellectual responses to our increasing comfort with technology’s escalating presence in our lives. Wobbly (a.k.a. Jon Leidecker), focusing on feedback as the “intrinsic voice … Continue reading →

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Photos from the San Francisco Modernism Show, SF Weekly

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Larissa Archer

A few times a year, a massive expo is held at the Concourse Exhibition Center, where you can get a hands-on, visually exhausting crash course in the near-past’s fabulousness. Last weekend saw the SF Modernism Show, a twice-yearly event featuring … Continue reading →

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I had problems with “Real to Real: Photographs from the Traina Collection.” Art Practical

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Larissa Archer

Real to Real: Photographs from the Traina Collection is flush with recognizable images, and for those who have only seen reproductions of them in books or online, the show is a necessary pilgrimage. In fact the exhibit can at times feel … Continue reading →

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My feet hurt so good after the Black and White Ball. SF Weekly

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Larissa Archer

I previewed the great San Francisco fête here: If it’s June and after dark, and you see women tottering around Civic Center in gowns with color palettes from silent films and their dates’ tuxedo jackets on their shoulders, you’ve probably wandered … Continue reading →

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I talked with Lysley Tenorio, author of (fab!) “Monstress,” for Zyzzyva

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Larissa Archer

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Robert Reich spoke with City Arts and Lectures

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Larissa Archer

It was hard to gauge whether anyone who attended Robert Reich’s City Arts and Lectures talk at the Herbst actually learned anything from it, or had hoped to. Given the city, and the politics of the speaker, and the audible … Continue reading →

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I interviewed Dita von Teese for The Rumpus

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Larissa Archer

Dita von Teese, burlesque superstar, author, actress, costume and lingerie designer, and formidable businesswoman, is idolized by many who might not otherwise fancy themselves enthusiasts of burlesque, let alone openly admire a star of “adult entertainment.” She has revived both an … Continue reading →

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Soaring in the Air, Writhing on the Ground: Bad Unkl Sista’s “First Breath, Last Breath” for Zyzzyva

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Larissa Archer

I could tell the performance I was about to witness late last month was extraordinary even before entering the auditorium, just from watching the audience trickle into Z Space in San Francisco. There was a man who had somehow fused … Continue reading →

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