Tag Archives: San Francisco

Paul Madonna’s Everything is its Own Reward, Art Practical

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Larissa Archer

In 1955, the French theorist, writer, and filmmaker Guy Debord defined the term psychogeography as “the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals.”1 The art that charges … Continue reading →

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Francesca Woodman at SFMOMA, Huffington Post

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Larissa Archer

There are things in that paper which nobody knows but me, or ever will. Behind that outside pattern the dim shapes get clearer every day. It is always the same shape, only very numerous. And it is like a woman … Continue reading →

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Carte Blanche Gallery and Bookshop

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Larissa Archer

I discovered a lovely gallery/bookshop in the Mission the other day. Carte Blanche features the work of twelve international emerging artists, curated by Parisian transplant Gwen Lafage. Prints are for sale framed or unframed, and there is a small but … Continue reading →

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Masters of Venice at the De Young, Art Practical

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Masters of Venice: Renaissance Painters of Passion and Power, composed of work on loan from Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, provides a small but potent display of both the flights of inspiration and technical advancements that made fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Venice an … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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“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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