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The Disrupted Body in Contemporary Painting
Advancing Stream (2026) by Mark Engel. Acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 48 x 60 in. (DETAIL)IntroductionThis essay, which is being published for the first time in conjunction with the exhibition...
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"Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal" at SFMOMA
When Henri Matisse’s “Femme au chapeau” (Woman with a Hat) was first shown at the 1905 Paris Salon d’Automne, it inspired whispered insults and bursts of laughter. A portrait of Matisse’s devoted wife...
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Disrupted Realism: The Evolution of a Movement, at Werring Contemporary
Werring Contemporary Presents: Werring Contemporary is pleased to present Disrupted Realism: The Evolution of a Movement, opening Saturday, September 12th, 2026, with a public reception from 4 to 7...
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Liquid Emotion: Recent Watercolors by John Seed at Werring Contemporary
Liquid EmotionBy Werring Contemporary
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After World War Two three traveling retrospectives of European artists arrived in San Francisco. At a time when Abstract Expressionism was the dominant mode of advanced painting, these shows...
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Cathy Lu and Yulia Pinkusevich "Emergence" at Qualia Contemporary Art
. Cathy Lu, “Nuwa’s Arm with Incense (Floor),” 2022, ceramic, glaze, Joss sticks, 12 x 144 x 36” “Emergence” juxtaposes the works of two artists, a painter and a ceramicist, whose shared...
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"Roland Petersen Undiminished" at the Elverhoj Museum
Roland Petersen: Undiminished, presented by the Elverhøj Museum of History and Art, celebrates the art of a renowned Danish-American artist. There is much to celebrate as Petersen, born on March 31,...
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Albert Kotin: Primal Force, featuring a catalog essay by John Seed
With a catalog essay by John SeedAvailable at HollisTaggart.com
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Philip Guston Painting Sparks Dialogue in a Local Museum
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Philip Guston’s “Cigar” (1969), now hanging in the McMeen Gallery of the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA), presents a disconcerting image. One of 33 paintings first shown...
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Announcing BAYFig: A Fall 2027 Conference on Bay Area Figurative art
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Concentric Circles: Tracing the Radiance of Bay Area Figuration at Pamela...
Works by Manuel Neri (left) and Nathan Oliveira (right) on view in "Concentric Circles" Concentric Circles: Tracing the Radiance of Bay Area Figuration, on view at Pamela Walsh Gallery through June...
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Between Worlds: Kirstine Reiner Hansen at Carmel Art Association Gallery
Kirstine Reiner Hansen, well known for her depictions of figures in turbulent, glamour-tinged environments, has moved towards a new subject. Her recent landscapes are meditations on environmental...
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ROD PENNER NOTHING MORE, EVERYTHING LESS at Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art
NOTHING MORE, EVERYTHING LESSCOMMENTARY BY JOHN SEED “Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without...
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Kim Frohsin: Selected Figures from the 1990s
Kim Frohsin: Halcyon DaysKim Frohsin’s paintings from the 1990s, which she thinks of as “bright and pure,” are reminders of her halcyon days. These engaging figurative works were painted in the...
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Eight California Art Spaces Off the Beaten Track
California is a big state: 163,696 square miles connected by nearly 400,000 miles of roadways. Given that imposing vastness, it’s easy for even dedicated art lovers to have missed some of the area’s...
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The Art in America's Largest Catholic Parish Church
VISALIA, Calif. — St. Charles Borromeo Church, which officially opened on February 2, is now the largest Catholic parish church in the United States. With a seating capacity of 3,148 and nearly an...
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John Seed, Paintings Then and Now at the Mt. San Jacinto College Art Gallery
Mt. San Jacinto College Art Gallery presentsJohn Seed, Paintings from Then and NowJanuary 17 – February 16, 2023 Video: Artist Talk for MSJC exhibitionMt. San Jacinto College Art Gallery is pleased...
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