Tag: Jessica Silverman Gallery

To Do List: July/August

Jun 25, 2024 In: To Do List Tags: Adriane Colburn, Alice Wu, Alma López, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Andrew Zermeño, Andy Burgess, Anna Kunz, BAMPFA, Barry McGee, Berggruen Gallery, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Bruce Cohen, Calixto Robles, Carlos Jackson, Carrie Mae Weems, Celia H. Rodríguez, Charles Gaines, Charles Lee, Chelsea Ryoko Wong, Cherríe Moraga, Christian Marclay, Christopher Brown, Christopher Woodcock, Clare Kirkconnell, Colpa Press, Consuelo Jiménez-Underwood, Dalila Paola Méndez, Dani Tull, Daniel Gibson, Darren Waterston, Dashiell Manley, Dean Byington, Dewey Tafoya, Dohee Lee, Ed Ruscha, Edge on the Square, Enrique Chagoya, Eugene Rodriguez, Farhana Sobhan, Felicia ‘Fe’ Montes, Fraenkel Gallery, Gina Aparicio, Gino Squadrito, Griff Williams, Hana Luna Her, Helen Berggruen, Herbert Sigüenza, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Irene Carranza, Irene Pérez, Isca Greenfield-Sanders, Jessica Silverman Gallery, Jesus Barraza, Jillian Shea, Joey Terrill, John Baldessari, John Jairo Valencia, Jonas Wood, Joni Sternbach, Jos Sances, José Francisco Treviño, Juan R. Fuentes, Juana Alicia, Juanishi Orozco, Judithe Hernández, June Edmonds, Kalli Arte, Kara Walker, Katherine Boxall, Katie Quan, Klea McKenna, Kota Ezawa, Kyle Warren Smith, Larry Bell, Laura Aguilar, Lee Friedlander, Lèo Limón, Linda Lucero, Louie González, Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Manon Wada, Manuel Paul, Margaret Alarcón, Marie Thibeault, Mark di Suvero, Martine Gutierrez, Matt Kleberg, Melanie Cervantes, Mia Nakano, Michael Gregory, Miko Lee, Minnesota Street Project, Nan Goldin, Nancy Hom, Nicole Mueller, Oakland Museum of California, OMCA, Park Life, Patricia Rodriguez, Peter Gallegos, Rachael Romero, Rafa Esparza, Ralph Maradiaga, Raymundo “Zala” Nevel, Related Tactics, René Castro, Reynaldo Terrazas-Santos, Richard Misrach, Richard Serra, Robert Adams, Roxie Theater, Rupert Garcia, S. Lowe, Sal Garcia, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Sarah Blaustein, Sarah Hotchkiss, Seth Kaufman, SFMOMA, Sophie Calle, Stephanie H. Shih, Stephen Hannock, Tauba Auerbach, Tierra y Libertad Press, Tom McKinley, Tomás Morales, Trần Châu Hà, Travis Collinson, Tsim Nuj Vang, Val Britton, Viviana Paredes, Xavier Viramontes, Yolanda López, Young Joon Kwak, Yreina D. Cervántez By: Kerri Hurtado, Curator

Unknown Teotihuacan Artist, Untitled, ca. 1960s-1970s, serigraph on paper. Image courtesy of OMCA.

Ongoing to January 26 — Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples at OMCA: “Calli,” derived from Nahuatl, signifies the essence of home, family, and lineage. Immerse yourself in thought-provoking original artworks, installations, sculpture, painting, photography, poetry, and more, that showcase and honor the stories of Xicanx peoples across California in this temporary “Xicanx home.” Featured artists include rafa esparza, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Gina Aparicio, Melanie Cervantes, and others. OMCA is located at 1000 Oak St in Oakland.

Barry McGee, “Untitled (T.H.R)”, 2024, mixed media on wood panels. Image courtesy of Berggruen Gallery.

Ongoing to July 25 — California Gold at Berggruen Gallery: From the Gold Rush to Hollywood opulence to tech booms and busts, California Gold speaks to the state’s status as a cultural center for the United States and beyond, with its rich landscapes entrenched in influential history. This summer invitational highlights artists such as Barry McGee, Larry Bell, Richard Serra, and others with ties to the Golden State alongside the diverse relationships of California iconography. Berggruen Gallery is located at 10 Hawthorne St in San Francisco.

Alice Wu, “A Safety Net”, 2022, black wool suiting, quilt batting, thread. Image courtesy of Edge on the Square.

Ongoing to February 28 — Walking Stories at Edge on the Square: Walking Stories contemplates the storied nature of human behavior and how individuals may be perceived as embodied “walking stories”. Artists Alice Wu, Dohee Lee, Farhana Sobhan, Katie Quan, Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Hana Luna Her, Manon Wada, Mia Nakano, Miko Lee, Related Tactics, Trần Châu Hà and Tsim Nuj Vang explore how we carry, gift, receive and exchange stories. Ranging from interactive installations, video, performance, photography, zines to conceptual potluck, these artists prioritize stories that cultivate interconnectedness, empathy and invested involvement in the world around us. Edge on the Square is located at 800 Grant Ave in San Francisco.

Kara Walker, “Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine)”, work in progress, 2023-2024, mixed media. Image courtesy of Ari Marcopoulos and SFMOMA.

July 1 to Spring 2026 — Kara Walker: Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine) at SFMOMA : Inspired by a wide range of sources, from antique dolls to Octavia Butler’s novel Parable of the Sower, Kara Walker’s new commission considers the memorialization of trauma, the objectives of technology, and the possibilities of transforming the negative energies that plague contemporary society. Through incorporating automatons or black obsidian from Mt. Konocti, Walker explores cycles of ritual, vitality and reflection. Walker continues her incisive examinations of race and sexuality by leveraging expressions of fantasy and humor to confront troubling histories, repossessing control in the process. SFMOMA is located at 151 3rd St in San Francisco.

Agnès Varda, “The Gleaners and I”, 2000, film still. Image courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery.

July 9 to July 20 — Fraenkel Film Festival at Roxie Theater: Presented at San Francisco’s historic Roxie Theater, the Fraenkel Film Festival is an 11-night celebration marking the Fraenkel Gallery’s 45th anniversary. Gallery artists Robert Adams, Sophie Calle, Kota Ezawa, Lee Friedlander, Nan Goldin, Martine Gutierrez, Christian Marclay, Richard Misrach, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Carrie Mae Weems each selected two films shown on a double bill to be presented each night. From Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow-Up to Barry Jenkin’s Moonlight, the screenings are films with special meaning for each artist that they wanted to share. Roxie Theater is located at 3117 16th St at San Francisco.

Aaron Wojack, Untitled, 2023, digital photograph. Image courtesy of SF Art Book Fair.

July 18 to July 21 — SF Art Book Fair at Minnesota Street Project: Celebrating its seventh year at Minnesota Street Project, the SF Art Book Fair (SFABF) is a free annual multi-day exhibition and celebration of printed material from independent publishers, artists, designers, collectors, and enthusiasts from around the world. Launched in 2016 as a joint collaboration between Colpa Press, Minnesota Street Project, and Park Life, SFABF places the unique history and perspectives of the Bay Area in conversation with national and international publishing communities. Visitors can experience a range of talks, performances, book launches, special projects, exhibitions, and signings across the Project’s contemporary art campus, as well as select off-site projects and events. Minnesota Street Project is located at 1275 Minnesota St in San Francisco.

Chelsea Ryoko Wong, “A Sweet Sanctuary”, 2024, detail, acrylic on canvas. Dashiell Manley, “new developments”, 2024, detail, oil on linen. Images courtesy of Jessica Silverman Gallery.

July 25 to September 7 — Chelsea Ryoko Wong and Dashiell Manley at Jessica Silverman Gallery: In two solo exhibitions, California-based artists Chelsea Ryoko Wong and Dashiell Manley present new bodies of work. Wong’s Nostalgia for the Present Tense is a vivid exploration of contemporary life through the lens of nostalgic longing. Wong’s colorful and intricate paintings depict everyday scenes infused with a sense of timelessness, blending the past and present into a singular, evocative experience. In Tule Lake, Manley incorporates photography and abstract forms to confront themes of memory and identity. His repetitive and labor-intensive techniques are intertwined with emotional responses to current events and 21st century socio-political realities. Jessica Silverman Gallery is located at 621 Grant Ave in San Francisco.

Young Joon Kwak, “To Refuse Looking Away from Our Transitioning Bodies (Pregnant Kim)”, 2023, glitter, resin, flash, wax pigment glass rhinestones. Young Joon Kwak, “To See Your Self Reflected in Our Chameleonic Transformations (Their Choice)”, 2023, flashe, glass rhinestones on wood panel. Images courtesy of Young Joon Kwak.

August 7 to December 8 — MATRIX 285 / Young Joon Kwak: Resistance Pleasure at BAMPFA: Young Joon Kwak casts the human form—their own and those of friends and collaborators—to create works that resist the boundaries of representation. With their distinctive materials and surfaces, Kwak’s fragmented sculptures draw attention to the details and postures of the body even as they render it in new ways. These transformations and disorientations of the figure invite careful acts of looking and imaginings of belonging. BAMPFA is located at 2155 Center St in Berkeley.

Larry Sultan, “My Mother Posing”, from the series “Pictures from Home”, 1984, chromogenic print. Image courtesy of Pier 24 Photography.

Ongoing to January 31 — Turning the Page at Pier 24 Photography: As Pier 24 Photography’s final exhibition, Turning the Page is their first that does not feature works from their own collection. Instead, it looks at and celebrates the photobook, a medium that has undergone its own renaissance parallel to the gallery’s operation for over a decade. Pier 24 Photography is located at 24 Pier in San Francisco.

Gay Oulaw, “Untitled”, 2024, linoleum block print. Image courtesy of Et al.

Ongoing to June 1 — Gay Outlaw: Inner Sousaphone at Et al.: San Francisco-based artist Gay Outlaw is recognized for her rigorous and unexpected explorations of material—from printmaking and photography to sculpture made of wood, glass, caramelized sugar, and bronze. This exhibition features her playful intuition and joy both central to Outlaw’s art practice. Et al. is located at 2831A Mission St in San Francisco.

Guimi You, “Blue Pond”, 2024, oil on canvas. Clare Rojas, “Night Rocks”, 2024, oil on linen. Images courtesy of Jessica Silverman Gallery.

Ongoing to June 1 — Clare Rojas and Guimi You at Jessica Silverman Gallery: In two solo exhibitions, artists Clare Rojas and Guimi You present vibrant bodies of work. Clare’s Balls features 23 paintings by California artist Clare Rojas, playfully incorporating the motif of dots, circles, and orbs. Variously overt and hidden, abstract and literal, funny and serious, the balls foster engagement and change. Guimi You’s Neighborhood is the Seoul-based artist’s first solo exhibition in San Francisco. You presents 5 oil paintings inspired by the sensorial experiences of her ritualistic daily walks while living in the Bay Area. Jessica Silverman Gallery is located at 621 Grant Ave in San Francisco.

Katherine Sherwood, “Quinces”, 2019, mixed media on found canvas. Amy Nathan, “Window with Moonglasses”, 2020, ink, flashe vinyl paint, colored pencil on paper. Cathy Lu, “Yellow Jackfruit”, 2017, ceramic. Images courtesy of Berkeley Art Center and 500 Capp Street.

May 3 to May 5 — Spring Invitational by 500 Capp Street and Berkeley Art Center: In a weekend of creativity and collaboration, 500 Capp Street and Berkeley Art Center are presenting a joint fundraiser including an art sale, film screenings with Canyon Cinema, performances, and opening party. This joint fundraiser sale will feature 100+ Bay Area artists to support local arts partnerships. 500 Capp Street is located at 500 Capp St in San Francisco.

Todd Hido, “Untitled #12076-9421”, 2020, archival pigment print. Image courtesy of Casemore Gallery.

May 4 to June 29 — Some Polar Expiation, an Enormous Cat, a Complete Collection of Cinematic Houses at Night, a Starlet, a Mentor, some Assorted Reveries & a Message from the Future at Casemore Gallery: This exhibition is the largest survey of Todd Hido’s photographs ever assembled, including pictures from his most recent body of work, The End Sends Advance Warning, a rare presentation of his complete House Hunting pictures, and a selection of additional key images from throughout his career. Hido exposes the idyllic promises of American suburbia as something darker and entropic. Casemore Gallery is located at Minnesota Street Project, Room 102 at 1275 Minnesota St in San Francisco.

Leo Bersamina, “The Place I Dreamt Of”, 2023, acrylic and spray paint on linen. Image courtesy of Anglim/Trimble Gallery.

May 4 to June 29 — Just Eying It As I Go at Anglim/Trimble Gallery:Using shapes and patterns featured in textiles from his own family heritage, Bersamina creates abstractions that are explorations in color theory and and the California landscape. He is an ardent observer of life’s visual rhythms and fleeting moments and is especially interested in the relationships and patterns that we create during our lives. Anglim/Trimble Gallery is located at Minnesota Street Project at 1275 Minnesota St in San Francisco.

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