Something stands out about Todd Hido’s use of light in his photographs; the Bay Area-based artist captures houses cast in moonlight, and through illuminated windows he hints at the lives that lie within. The images are poetic yet eerie landscapes—well-suited for a contemporary remake of David Lynch’s cult-classic film, Blue Velvet (1986)—and the interiors of motel rooms, where the mystery and sullenness of women and gritty walls compete for our gaze, are just the beginning.

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p>When Jennifer Sonderby isn’t managing 500 visual communications projects per year in support of more than 30 exhibitions as SFMOMA’s creative director, she is devising her own futuristic novels. “Fastphoric, my thesis project that began at CCA (nominated for Artweek’s Best-in-Show category, March 2003), continues to evolve.

Robyn Waxman’s 2009 graduate Design thesis project was about food. It was about collective action. It was about rethinking protest. It was about figuring out what the heck is up with America’s youth today.

It was about a lot of things you don’t usually associate with design. But it was also all about design.

CCA's first-ever Table Tennis Tournament starts Monday, November 9th! Games will be scheduled throughout the month culminating with a championship game during the Holiday Lunch on November 18th, 2009, in the Nave (SF). Brought to you by Chimera Council.

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