Visual Arts | Dec 30, 2008

Year in (Art) Review

2008 is about to be auld lang syne, and it was a stellar year for my art viewing pleasure. By Kristin Farr

Art Review | Dec 22, 2008

Yves Saint Laurent and Couture

Couture is a paradox. As a concept, couture can only exist in an industrialized society, where things are purchased "off the rack." Couture's value lies in its distance from the ordinary. By Cynthia Houng

Art Review | Dec 18, 2008

Stolen Land

I want to be a hobo. To ride the rails over the High Plains, campfires and tin cans and burlap sacks for sheets. By Victoria Gannon

Visual Arts | Dec 10, 2008

L.A. Paint

In a recent interview, Oakland Museum curator Philip Linhares kindly explains why New York may, for the first time ever, be defending its "Heavyweight Champion of the Art World" title. By Kristin Farr

Art Review | Dec 06, 2008

Model Sorority: On Immigration, Comics, and Nurses

Jenifer Wofford's first solo Market Street Kiosk series is a story in traditional comic book panels. But Flor de Manila y San Francisco is more than just the emo tale of San Francisco days and nights you might expect from our local graphic storytellers. By Claire Light

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