The Root 100 ranks black influencers and achievers.
Hank Willis Thomas is a contemporary visual artist and photographer whose work tackles themes of racial identity and pop culture.
Read the restPosted on Thursday, September 13, 2012 by Allison Byers
When museum curator Nicholas Bell was putting together the show Craft Futures: 40 Under 40 at the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery, he realized the artists had something in common besides their under-40 status. Because of their youth, he felt that each of them could be classified as "post 9/11" artists.
Read the restPosted on Monday, September 10, 2012 by Allison Byers
Fashion Affirmation Exercise
- Repeat out loud: “I am willing to step outside of my comfort zone and take sartorial risks.”
Posted on Sunday, September 9, 2012 by Allison Byers
"We’re All Here Because We’re Not All There”
September 27 through October 27
This year CCA celebrates 25 years of the Barclay Simpson Award -- a social and historical record of the past quarter of a century -- with a special retrospective exhibition, We’re All Here Because We’re Not All There, and an accompanying catalogue that features works by select recipients.
Read the restPosted on Friday, September 7, 2012 by Allison Byers
One of our favorite artists we cover, SF-based Jason Jägel (featured in the January 2010 issue), will be showing at one of our favorite SF spots, Needles & Pens, starting on Friday, September 7. The Castle features a new series of paintings and drawings. And if we are lucky, Jason will give us a new mix for our morning commute. "Love Junky" express.
Read the restPosted on Thursday, September 6, 2012 by Allison Byers
Ranu Mukherjee was standing in front of a big video screen at the San Jose Museum of Art the other morning, enjoying the images that floated and morphed across "Nearing and Viewing (Production Through Encounter)," a lovely six-minute loop she made earlier this year.
Read the restPosted on Thursday, September 6, 2012 by Allison Byers
People often stop to stare at the American flag displayed in the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New York City. With its vibrant red, white and blue circles, the flag itself is a showstopper, but it isn’t until onlookers step closer that they discover the stars and stripe were created using 1,443 birth control pills.
Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 by Joyce Grimm
On Wednesday, September 19, 2012, CCA Film and Fine Arts faculty member Lynn Marie Kirby, together with collaborator Alexis Petty, will present The 24th Street Listening Project at the Brava Theater in San Francisco. The evening will include the screening of a new video by Kirby exploring the neighborhood through color and language mapping, a musical performance reflecting local stories and topography, a book release, and the launch of the new website, 24thStreetListeningProject.com.
Read the restPosted on Friday, August 24, 2012 by Allison Byers
Often the role of an artist is simply to disrupt and create a perceptual shift. This past April, I was invited to participate in a residency program where the studios were on the outskirts of a small town, scattered among a forest. The residency promoted its relationship between artists, nature and quiet contemplation. Upon arrival, I was confronted with this somewhat contrived environment, but also with performance artist Jordan McKenzie.
Read the restPosted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 by Allison Byers
Imagine you find yourself being followed on a dark street corner, in the middle of the night, by your town’s resident bad guy, and the only person who could save you is Superman. But wait, isn’t Superman an undocumented immigrant?
For artist Neil Rivas, 28, the concepts of immigration and superhero comics, like good wine and cheese – were the perfect marriage.