Tag Archives: San Francisco

Zines, awkward sales pitches, and awful fonts at the Zine Fest, SF Weekly

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Larissa Archer

Small-press publishers don’t slack off. Over the weekend at SF Zine Fest, the County Fair Building’s two halls and a reading room were filled with independently produced artwork and literature. And if that weren’t testament enough to their productivity, many … Continue reading →

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My review of Fraction Magazine’s show at Rayko Photo Center in the Huffington Post

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Larissa Archer

For the lay observer, a group show often has the advantage of a clear theme, a unifying idea behind the curation that primes the viewer to look for certain common elements throughout the exhibit, and to interpret the work with … Continue reading →

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Photobooth and my crush on tintypes, SF Weekly

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Larissa Archer

​ A lot of people have been scratching their heads at the surge in popularity of photographic styles that were once the inevitable defects of machinery long since surpassed and outmoded. While digital cameras that can take clear, detailed, almost “perfect” … Continue reading →

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Specs Celebrations in North Beach, SF Weekly

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Larissa Archer

​It’s rare to hear news of an old San Francisco establishment that doesn’t end in “evicted over a rent dispute” or “replaced by a Starbucks.” While ongoing development of the city is a mark of vitality and should be welcome … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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