Category Archives: ART

Fan Ho’s A Hong Kong Memoir in the SF Examiner

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Fan Ho’s “A Hong Kong Memoir,” on display thorough Sept. 3 at Modernbook Gallery, might seem at first look like the work of an Asian Eugene Atget — documental (bordering on sentimental) images of a city and a life that … Continue reading →

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the cool/weird dance project "Sex, Love, Money" in SF Weekly

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Larissa Archer

​The reasons for marrying are probably as numerous as the marriages out there. Why do so many people choose to (legally) bind themselves to other humans for life? It means putting up with another’s weird habits and Republican in-laws and … Continue reading →

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Guerrero Gallery wins the opening party contest. for SF Weekly.

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Larissa Archer

​I’ve talked before about how helpful it is for galleries to offer food and refreshments at openings, that a lot of art seems more beautiful, profound, socially conscious, and politically relevant to the well-fed and slightly tipsy. I lamented the … Continue reading →

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S*** got real at Cabaret Bastille

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Last night’s Litquake event, Cabaret Bastille at Cellspace, was almost a smashing good time. I admit I am disproportionately delighted by parties with costume themes, and there were some glorious vintage and vintage-inspired get-ups. Yvonne Michelle Cordoba (and friend?) performed … Continue reading →

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My Review of the Irving Penn exhibit at Fraenkel Gallery in the San Francisco Examiner

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Larissa Archer

If today’s fashion world pushes a narrow concept of beauty — tall, thin, young, more thin — 70 years ago that concept was even narrower, as the tall, thin young girls in the magazines also had to be white. For … Continue reading →

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I compare First Thursday Openings at 49 Geary and the Jazz Heritage Center for SF Weekly

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Dear 49 Geary: I’m afraid you just got served. First Thursdays at the prestigious address are always intellectually, perhaps even spiritually satisfying, not only for art’s enriching effect on the mind and soul, but also because, as with any intellectual … Continue reading →

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My Preview of Litquake’s Cabaret Bastille for SF Weekly

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Historic queer icon, art world catalyst, and Bay Area native Gertrude Stein is enjoying posthumous adulation for her role in modern art history. SFMOMA’s current exhibit showcases her (and her family’s) game-changing art collection in “The Steins Collect,” and the … Continue reading →

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I wrote a Preview for the Irving Penn exhibit at Fraenkel Gallery

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Larissa Archer

When we think of classic glamour — pencil skirt, gloves, and arched-eyebrow glamor, the kind that would have looked askance through perfectly lined eyes and French milliner’s netting at you and your holey shoes and yoga pants — the image … Continue reading →

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I wrote about Purple Rain at the Castro for SF Weekly

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Purple Rain and the Castro Theatre are a film/venue combination of a perfection that might be matched only by screening Milk at the Castro, or The Hippie Temptation at the Red Vic, or Das Boot at Opera Plaza. Naturally, Friday … Continue reading →

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My review of Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris at the de Young Museum for Art Practical

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Larissa Archer

I paint the way some people write their autobiography…. I have less and less time and yet I have more and more to say, and what I have to say is, increasingly, something about the movement of my thought. —Pablo … Continue reading →

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