Category Archives: San Francisco

Notes from an Extended Art Crawl, SF Weekly

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Larissa Archer

                    August is the month when most of the world goes on vacation and makes you feel a bit of a chump for staying put in a dubious staycation in the … Continue reading →

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My review of Scott Yeskel’s “Mapping California” in the San Francisco Examiner

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Painter Scott Yeskel’s exhibit at Jack Fischer Gallery is titled “Mapping California,” but it could as aptly be named “Leaving California” or “EscapingCalifornia.” It is not a pervasive view of California he depicts. He ignores the wealthy enclaves of Hollywood … Continue reading →

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Fabricated Realities at Robert Koch Gallery, in Art Practical

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Despite the sometimes disturbing effectiveness of Photoshop, we still expect photography to show us something that at least seems real. It’s understood that the freedom to contrive entire alternate worlds belongs to the painter, sculptor, writer, or dramatist—any artist whose … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin writes about pot; I write about him for SF Weekly.

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Larissa Archer

  “If baseball is the opiate of the masses, why aren’t opiates given to the masses?” This was possibly the most cogent question posed to Jonah Raskin on Thursday at Canessa Gallery after he read from his new book, Marijuanaland: Dispatches from an … Continue reading →

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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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