Author Archives: Larissa Archer

Fire up your iPads…

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Larissa Archer

because my books are available in e-book form now. 🙂 http://www.blurb.com/user/store/larcher

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Have you seen “Savage in Limbo” yet?

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Larissa Archer
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David Linger’s “Narratives in Porcelain at Meridian Gallery, SF Examiner

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Larissa Archer

  On the one hand, works in David Linger’s “Narratives in Porcelain” on view at Meridian Gallery evoke a vision of Russia that is straight David Lean — all bare birch trees, troikas, fur hats and snow-swept promenades.The fuzzy black-and-white … Continue reading →

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I had problems with Asian Art Museum’s (and V&A’s) Maharaja show, SF Weekly

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Any exhibition on the wealth of a nation’s royal class is an exhibition of the inflated amour-propre of men with money and armies at their beck. Well-fed bluebloods wrap themselves in theater curtains, pile on the baubles, and commission royal portraits for … Continue reading →

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Lines Ballet’s Resin Review, HuffPost

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Resin, the showcase of Lines Ballet’s fall season, exemplifies what makes the company a treasure for San Francisco and the world of dance. Set to the music of the Sephardic tradition (songs of the Jewish diaspora into Yemen, Spain, Morocco, … Continue reading →

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Lines Ballet preview, SF Weekly

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Larissa Archer

The Alonzo King Lines Ballet is a true San Francisco institution, not only because it has been around for nearly 30 years, but because it embodies the diversity of San Francisco in almost every aspect of its existence. Not too … Continue reading →

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Elin Høyland’s “Brothers” at Rayko, for the Huffington Post

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Larissa Archer

It is tempting to regard a life that takes place “off the grid” of modern culture — sans TV, sans cellphone, sans facebook, sans travel — with pity, as if the person living this way was “left behind” or just … Continue reading →

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I visited Paul Madonna’s home and studio, SF Weekly

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Larissa Archer

One doesn’t expect to visit an artist’s studio and be afflicted with apartment lust (unless one got to visit Monet at Giverny or Damien Hirst’s suite at Claridge’s). But Paul Madonna, we learned thanks to SF Open Studios, lives and works … Continue reading →

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Wrestling, marinara, and buzzy things: the Indie Erotic Film Fest at the Castro

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Larissa Archer

I wrote this for SF Weekly but they were unable to use it. The health hazards of corsets are well-known: they crush your liver, squeeze your lungs, and sometimes, even break your ribs. They force you to take quick, shallow … Continue reading →

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“Illusions of Grandeur” at 111 Minna Gallery, Art Practical

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Illusions of Grandeur, at 111 Minna Gallery, showcased the abstract and Surrealist-inspired work of two local painters, NoMe Edonna and Lee Harvey Roswell. Both self-taught, each artist possesses an eye for composition and favors bold colors, as exhibited by the … Continue reading →

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