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Framing devices
Taking stock of early 2013's group exhibitionsA portion of Sten Lex's Untitled 3COURTESY OF 941 GEARYVISUAL ART Several recent, notable group exhibitions have me thinking a bit more actively about the...
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Out of the Batcloset
"Batman on Robin" group art show unleashes Dynamic Duo's unspoken desireEye to eye, cape to capeTATTOO DESIGN BY STEPHEN SADOWSKImarke@sfbg.comVISUAL ARTS"When I first saw the 1970s comics version of...
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The unheard music
Artists draw inspiration from John Cage for 'Silence''Gold Silence (The Electric Chair)'arts@sfbg.comVISUAL ART "Silence," the large new thematic show at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive,...
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Three for the road
Garry Winogrand, Lebbeus Woods, and Christian Marclay at SFMOMAVideo still from Christian Marclay: The Clock (2010)COURTESY THE ARTIST AND PAULA COOPER GALLERY, NEW YORKarts@sfbg.comVISUAL ART...
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Every night is teen night
YBCA Young Artists at Work inspire — and are probably smarter than you(left) Young Artists At Work Ronniesha Ford Spears and Annie Yu, in the planning stages of their year-long art projects.PHOTO...
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Free expression
Taking in John Millei's unguarded new paintings — plus a guide to open studiosFrom "through the field" (2013) by John MilleiGeorge Lawson Gallery San Franciscoarts@sfbg.comVISUAL ART Los Angeles...
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Let it all out
Shout! fosters artistic expression for female veteransShout! artist Dottie Guy's Bay to Breakers momentPHOTO BY DOTTIE GUYVISUAL ART Dottie Guy had a difficult time in 2006. In addition to the death of...
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Fair play
Notable locals at this year's big artMKT and ArtPadSF showsJoshua Hagler's oil on panel Abduction of Daniel Boone's Daughter by the Indiansarts@sfbg.comVISUAL ART It's art fair time again. Last year...
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Drawn together
CCA launches a masters program in comicsA CCA comics MFA student shows what he's learningmarke@sfbg.comCAREERS AND ED Longtime Bay Area comics superhero Justin Hall basically wrote the textbook on LGBT...
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Where the art is
FALL ARTS: VISUAL ARTS The season's must-see gallery and museum showsPhoto bombshell: Untitled by Sandy KimCOURTESY OF EVER GOLD GALLERYarts@sfbg.comFALL ARTS If advance schedules and press releases...
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Art 111
One of SF's first gallery-based nightclubs turns 20Josh Keyes'"Migratory Soul" at 111 Minnaarts@sfbg.comNIGHTLIFE In 1993, before SOMA officially became one of San Francisco's big art districts, 111...
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Million, schmillion
YEAR IN VISUAL ART: What to make of 2013's big-ticket art salesJeff Koons''Balloon Dog (Orange)' set a world record this year when it sold for $58,405,000.PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD....
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The secret life of Sylvia Fein
The 94-year-old painter comes to terms with her surreality in a new retrospectivearts@sfbg.comRead more »
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Goldies 2014 Visual Art: Michelle Ramin
Up from Etsy, and beyond the masks we paint with social mediaGuardian photo by Saul Bromberger and Sandra HooverRelated: Goldies 2014Goldies 2014 Comedy: Sean Keanemarke@sfbg.comGOLDIES The San...
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Yesterday, today, and Tomorrow
Cartoonist Dan Perkins reflects on 25 years of 'This Modern World'Tom Tomorrow's most recent bookARTIST PHOTO BY JP TROSTLEcheryl@sfbg.comVISUAL ART Tom Tomorrow's real name is Dan Perkins. This is...
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Art is hard
CAREERS + ED ISSUE: It's up to our artists to save the Bay Area from becoming like everywhere else -- if they can hang in there. Hang in there!Related: Curating the cityHow to survive as an artist in...
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Saving Yosemite
Yosemite Valley, 1865-1866, by Carleton WatkinsPhoto by Carleton Watkins, courtesy of Stanford UniversityLong before Teddy Roosevelt and Ansel Adams swooned at the beauty of the place, ex-49er and...
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Brilliant exodus
Arthur Szyk's 1930s Haggadah packs fresh visual punch.Courtesy of the Arthur Szyk Foundationmarke@sfbg.comVISUAL ART/LITRead more »
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Wear no evil
An introduction to sustainable stylearts@sfbg.comCULTUREDo you know where your clothes come from: Bangladesh? China? Possibly. Clothes are a commodity whose origins are often taken for granted. Fashion...
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ID, please
QUEER ISSUE 2014 Photographer Sarah Deragon's Identity Project defines the LGBT community on its own terms.Related: The Guardian Hot Pink List 2014Pride on fire! QUEER ISSUE"One night my wife and I...
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