September 4, 2002

art

Art listings are compiled by Sarah Han. Because of space limitations, new art shows are listed the week they open (thereafter, shows are listed on a rotating basis), and we cannot list café exhibits. For information on how to submit listings to this section, see 8 Days a Week. Reviews are by Lindsey Westbrook.

museums

Cartoon Art Museum 655 Mission; CAR-TOON. Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm. $2-5. "Zap, Crash and Burn: Underground Comix and the Bay Area." More than 40 pages of original art from underground comic artists such as Robert Crumb, Vaughan Bode, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, and Trina Robbins. Through Sept 29. "Arnold Roth: Free Lance - A Fifty Year Retrospective." Cartoons by Arnold Roth. Through Sept 29.

Museo Italo Americano Fort Mason Center, Bldg C, Marina at Laguna; 673-2200. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm (first Wed, noon-7pm). $3, $2 students and seniors, free for 11 and under. "Con le Nostre Mani: With Our Hands." Photographs of Italian-Americans at work in the East Bay from 1890-1960s. Through Sun/8. "American and Italian Landscape." Italian photographer Luciano Monti came to the United States in 1997 to conduct an experiment in landscapes. At national parks such as Death Valley and Yosemite, he found something that, for him, had been missing from his native terrain: uninterrupted, untrammeled nature. His pictures show awesome deserts, rock caverns, and sand dunes that extends endlessly in perfect geometric patterns, repeating without even a grain out of place. Monti shot a series of Italian landscapes after his return home, and in the gallery each American picture is cleverly juxtaposed with an Italian one, provoking connections and dissociations that might otherwise go unnoticed. Through Sun/8. (Westbrook)

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third St; 357-4000. Fri-Tues, 10am-6pm; Thurs, 10am-9pm. $10, $7 seniors, $6 students, free for 12 and under and members (free first Tues; half-price Thurs, 6-9pm). "Yes Yoko Ono." More than 100 early and recent works by Ono. Through Sun/8. "Willem de Kooning: Tracing the Figure." Almost 80 works on paper by the artist. Through Sun/8. "Taken by Design: Photographs from the Institute of Design, 1937-1971." More than 150 photographs by 65 photographers from Chicago's Institute of Design. Through Oct 20.

San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum 401 Van Ness, Fourth fl; 255-4800. Tues and Thurs-Sat, 11am-5pm; Wed, 11am-7pm. Free. "With a Song in His Heart: A Celebration of Richard Rodgers." Photos, programs, sheet music, posters, set designs, and more tracing the life and career of Broadway composer Richard Rodgers. Through Tues/10.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 701 Mission; 978-ARTS. Tues-Sun, 11am-6pm (first Thurs, 11am-8pm). $6, $3 seniors, students, and youths, free for members (free first Tues). "Fantastic! The Art of Comics and Illusion." An exhibit focused on contemporary comics culture. Through Oct 13.

Bay Area

Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak, Oakl; (510) 238-2200. Wed-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, noon-5pm. $6, $4 seniors and students. "Ruth Asawa: Completing the Cycle." Nearly 75 works by sculptor Ruth Asawa. Through Sept 22. "Ansel Adams: Inspiration and Influence." Almost 100 photographs by Adams, the photographers who influenced him, his contemporaries, and his students. Through Sept 22.

UC Berkeley Art Museum 2625 Durant, Berk; (510) 642-0808. Wed-Sun, 11am-7pm. $6, $4 seniors and youths, free for 12 and under, members, and UC Berkeley students and faculty (free Thurs). "Matrix 199: Vincent Fecteau." Recent sculpture by the artist. Through Oct 6. "Richard Misrach: Berkeley Work." Photographs by the artist. Through Oct 13. "Alexander Rodchenko: Modern Photography, Photomontage, and Film." Work by the Russian avant garde artist. Through Oct 13. "MicroPainting." Miniature paintings by various artists. Through Dec 22.

galleries

Opening

Balazo/Mission Badlands Gallery 2811 Mission; 920-0896. Sat-Sun, 2-6pm. "Nati per essere veloci," street art, photographs, posters, and more from and about the punk and hardcore scene in Milan, Italy, from 1980 to 1990. Fri/6, 8pm, $3-5. See 8 Days a Week, page 44. "How Art and Music Can Change the World," works by Mecca Normal's Jean Smith and David Lester (workshop Thurs/10, 8pm, $5). Sept 8-11.

Big Pagoda Company 1903 Fillmore; 563-8727. Tues-Sat, 11am-7pm; Sun, noon-6pm. "Sacred Sites," paintings by Gregory Burns. Sept 5-29.

Carol Weisel Hall California College of Arts and Crafts, 111 Eighth St; 551-9210. Call for hours. Installation by Michel Blazy (reception Wed/4, 7-8:30pm). Sept 5-28.

City Art 828 Valencia; 970-9900. Wed-Sun, noon-9pm. "Emerging Artist," work by local artists (reception Fri/6, 7-10pm). Sept 6-30.

Dolby Chadwick 266 Sutter, fourth fl; 956-3560. Tues-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Recent paintings by Shelley Hoyt (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-8pm). Sept 5-28.

871 Fine Arts 49 Geary; 543-5155. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. "Landscapes and Memory," new paintings by Lynn Glaser. Sept 10-Dec 20.

Fraenkel 49 Geary, 981-2661. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater," photographic works by Ralph Eugene Meatyard. Sept 5-Nov 2.

Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary; 433-2710. Tues-Fri, 10am-5:30pm; Sat 10am-5pm. New work by Jeanne Silverthorne and Lynn Hershman (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Sept 28.

Gregory Lind Gallery 49 Geary; 296-9661. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs, 10:30am-7:30pm). "The Portrait Series: Rapture," photographs by Frank Yamrus; "Maximum Information Density," work by Sarah Walker (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm) Sept 5-Oct 19.

Hackett-Freedman 250 Sutter, fourth fl; 362-7152. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Recent landscape paintings by Paul Resika (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Sept 5-28. "American Modernist," work by Max Weber (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Sept 5-Nov 2.

Haines 49 Geary, fifth flr; 397-8114. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm (first Thurs to 7:30pm); Sat, 10:30am-5pm. "15th Anniversary Exhibition Part 1," works by 15 artists (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Sept 5-Oct 19.

HANG 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Emanations," work by Marianne Kolb (reception Thurs/5, 6-8pm). Sept 5-30.

HANG Annex 565 Sutter; 434-4264. Call for hours. "Connections," new paintings by Jeannie Lydon and Catherine Saiki (reception Thurs/5, 6-8pm). Sept 5-30.

House of Red 495 Carolina; 621-7333. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Strong Women, Smart Women, Safe Women," a group show (reception Thurs/5, 6-10pm). Sept 5-Oct 17.

Jack Hanley Gallery 395 Valencia; 522-1623. Tues-Thurs, 11am-6pm. Work by Will Rogan (reception Thurs/5, 6-8pm). Sept 5-Oct 12.

John Berggruen 228 Grant; 781-4629. Mon-Fri, 9:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 10:30am-5pm. Recent paintings by Robert Kelly; "Nudes," recent work by David Bates (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Sept 5-Oct 5.

John Pence 750 Post; 441-1138. Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. Landscapes by Clark Mitchell and Dorothy Morgan (reception Fri/6, 6-8pm). Sept 6-Oct 5.

Logan Galleries California College of Arts and Crafts, 1111 Eighth St; 551-9210. Wed, Thurs, Sat, 11am-6pm; Tues, Fri, 11am-8pm. "To Whom It May Concern," works by Bank, Angela Bulloch, Wim Delvoye, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, and others (reception Wed/4, 7-8:30pm). Sept 5-Oct 26.

Marcel Sitcoske 20 Hawthorne; 434-4804. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm; Mon, by appt. Work by Emil Lukas (reception Thurs/5, 6-8pm). Sept 5-Oct 12.

Meridian Gallery 545 Sutter; 398-7229. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Quiet Light," colored-pencil drawings by Albert Stewart (reception Thurs/5, 6-8pm). Sept 5-Oct 19.

Michael Martin 101 Post; 543-1550. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm; Sun, by appt. Grand-opening exhibition. Sept 5-Nov 23.

Octavia's Haze 498 Hayes; 255-6818. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, 11am-5pm. New works on canvas by Shawn Man Roland. Through Oct 6.

111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna; 974-1719. Tues-Sat, noon-5pm; Sun and Mon, by appt. "Gestures," works by 13 artists; curated by Cary Littlefield and Sabina Ott (receotion Thurs/4, 6-10pm). Sept 5-28.

Peres Projects 1800 Bryant, Ste 210; 861-2692. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm, and by appt. "Flat," work by Susan Black (reception Fri/6, 6-9pm). Sept 6-26.

Rena Bransten Gallery 77 Geary; 982-3292. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "A Boy's Life," new paintings by Martin Mull (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Sept 5-Oct 5.

Robert Koch 49 Geary; 421-0122. Tues-Sat, 10:30am-5:30pm. "The Phenomenal World," large-scale gelatin silver prints by David Parker (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Sept 5-Nov 2.

San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery 401 Van Ness; 554-6080. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "Hall of Reflections: Remembrances of the Bay Area Iranian-American Immigrants," works by Taraneh Hemami (reception Sept 14, 5:30-8:30pm). Sept 10-Oct 12.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery Fort Mason, Bldg A, Marina at Laguna; 441-4777. Tues-Sat, 11:30am-5:30pm. "Sculpture Now," work by Ruth Boerefijn, Teresa Cunniff, Megan DeArmond, Ivan Majdrakoff, and Robert Ortbal (reception Wed/4, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Sept 27.

Sanitary Fill Company 401 Tunnel; 330-1415. Call for hours. "Private Lives/Public Disposal," works by Mary Wilson and Joan Howard. Sat/7, 1-5pm.

Scott Nichols 49 Geary, Fourth fl; 788-4641. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm, and by appt. "John Lee Hooker's Last Recording Session," photographs by Johnny Ace (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Oct 2. "Photo Experimentalists: The Chicago School and Beyond," works by various photographers (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Sept 5-Nov 2.

Skylight Gallery San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, 100 Larkin, Sixth fl; 557-4277. Sun, noon-5pm; Mon and Sat, 10am-6pm; Tues-Thurs, 9am-8pm; Fri, noon-6pm. "In the Palm of Your Hand: Dexterity Games 1880-1960," almost 100 pocket puzzles, palm puzzles, and hand-held games. Sept 10-Oct 27.

Student Center Art Gallery SFSU, Cesar Chavez Student Union, 1650 Holloway; 338-2580. Mon-Wed, 10am-6pm; Thurs-Tues, 11am-3pm. "The Spirit of a Phenomenal Woman," works by Keina B. Davis (reception Thurs/5, 5-8pm). Sept 5-Oct 2.

39th Exposure Gallery and Studio 39 Mesa, No. 4, Main Post, Presidio Park; 561-3123. Thurs-Tues, noon-6pm, and by appt. "The Language of Place - San Francisco Pictures/The Hand-Written Image," work by Deone Jahnke (reception Fri/6, 6:30-8:30pm). Sept 6-Oct 10.

Toomey-Tourell Fine Art 49 Geary; 989-6444. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. Works by David Webster (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Sept 30.

University of San Francisco 2130 Fulton, Gleeson Library/Geschke Center Lawn; 422-2434. "Breakages: Sculpture/USF/2002," work by seven Bay Area sculptors and installation artists (reception Sept 13, noon-2pm). Sept 9-Dec 20.

Washington Square Gallery 1821 Powell; 291-9255. Wed-Sat, noon-5:30pm. "Wedges and Sketches: Works from the '70s and '80s," paintings by Sam Provenzano (reception Sat/7, call for hours). Sept 7-28.

Bay Area

Alameda Historical Museum Gallery 2324 Alameda, Alameda, (510) 521-1233. Wed-Fri, Sun, 1:30-4pm; Sat, 11am-4pm. "Images and Dreams," photographs by Douglas David Larson (reception Sept 14, 2-4pm). Sept 5-29.

Bedford Gallery Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic, Walnut Creek; (925) 295-1417. Tues-Sun, noon-5pm (also Thurs-Sat, 6-8pm). "Looming Large: Contemporary Weavers of the Vanguard," works by 18 artists (reception Tues/10, 5:30-7:30pm). Sept 10-Nov 3.

Nexus 2701 Eighth St, Berk; (510) 486-8118. Sat-Wed, 1-5pm. "natura naturata: Created Nature," works by Donald Hughes, Kathleen McLean, and Judith White. Sept 5-29.

Richmond Art Center 2540 Barrett, Richmond; (510) 620-6772, www.therichmondartcenter.org. Tues-Fri, 10am-4:30pm; Sat, noon-4:30pm. "Turf: Artists who Live, Work, or Have Studios in West Contra Costa County," works by various artists; "The Sixth International Enamel Guild Exhibition"; "Babes in Toyland," work by Katherine Aoki and Isis Rodriguez; "Flesh Series," work by Sandra Hemsworth; "Safe and Sexy: Personae and Codes of Public Space"; "Center for Accessible Technology's Disability Mural" (reception Sept 14, 3-6pm). Sept 7-Nov 15.

21 Grand 449B 23rd St, Oakl; (510) 451-9446. Thurs, 4-8pm; Fri-Sun, 1-6pm. "Austism: The Enigma," textile works by Nora Austin and five autistic children (reception Sept 14, 7-10pm). Sept 5-28.

Ongoing

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. New work by Dana Zed. "Access," abstract paintings by Margaret Silverman (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Sept 28.

Culture Cache 1800 Bryant, Ste 104; 626-7776. Wed-Sun, 2-6pm, and by appt. "Overnight Delivery," a retrospective of the works by Shepard Fairey from 1989 to 2002. Through Sun/8.

Gallery 16 1616 16th St; 626-7495. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "Fascination." David Bowie has created and inhabited more personae, and spawned more rock trends and subgenres, than almost any other popular musician. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of his most famous incarnation, Ziggy Stardust, "Fascination" features works by more than 40 artists, including visual art, essays, a CD remake by S.F.-area bands of Bowie's 1977 album Low (for sale at the gallery), and Fascination, a play by Kevin Killian and Wayne Smith that will be performed Sept. 6 at the Lab. Each of the paintings, sculptures, photographs, and collages centers on some aspect of Bowie's oeuvre – including issues of authorship, sexual identity, and the blurring of high and low art. Through Sept 30. (Westbrook)

Heather Marx Gallery 77 Geary, second flr; 627-9111. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Yek:Brisk," work by Yek (reception Thurs/5, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Sept 28.

Hespe 1764 Union; 776-5918. Wed-Sat, 11am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Reflections 2002," recent paintings by Eric Zener (reception Sat/7, 5-7pm). Through Oct 2.

Hotel Biron Gallery 45 Rose; 703-0403. Tues-Sun, 5pm-2am. Mosaics by Justin Giarla (reception Thurs/5, 7pm). Through Sept 30.

SF Camerawork 1246 Folsom; 863-1001. Tues-Sat, noon-5pm. "Safe Haven: Picturing Domestic Space," photographs by Peter Brown, Janet Delaney, Sarah Malakoff, Abner Nolan, and Kelli Yon. Through Sat/7.

66 Balmy 66 Balmy Alley; 648-1760. Thurs-Sun, 11am-5pm. "No Apology," work by Marcus Civin (reception Sat/7, 7-10pm). Through Sept 20.

Spanganga 3376 19th St; 307-0109. Sat-Mon, noon-4pm, and by appt. "I hate being a girl," a group show of mixed-media works by Ulrika Andersson, Libby Black, Daniel Gorrell, Kara Maria, and Jo Nigoghossian. Through Sun/8.

Tercera Gallery 550 Sutter; 773-0303. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Beneath the Surface," work by Colette (reception Thurs/5, 5-8pm). Through Sept 29.

364 Hayes Street Gallery 364 Hayes; 431-0364. Tues-Wed, noon-6pm; Thurs-Sat, noon-7pm. Works by Therese Buchmiller (reception Sat/7, 7-9:30pm). Through Sept 30.

Velvet da Vinci 508 Hayes; 626-7478. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm; Sun, noon-4pm. "Der Superschmuck," new jewelry by 12 Austrian artists (reception Fri/6, 6-8pm). Through Sept 30.

Bay Area

Ardency Gallery 709 Broadway, Oakl; (510) 836-0831. Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. "@**%##!&! Comic Relief," work by Jeff Stevens and Reverend Timothy T. Taylor. Through Sept 21. See Critic's Choice.

Babilonia 1808 1808 Fifth St, Berk; (510) 549-1808. Wed-Sat, 11am-6pm. "The Brown Man's Burden," selected works of Filipino artists from the Babilonia Wilner Collection. Through Sat/7.

Door.7.Gallery 2316 Telegraph, Oakl; (510) 763-6494. Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm; Sat-Sun, 9am-4pm. New work by Ben Peterson. Through Sat/7.

Ego Park 492 23rd St, Oakl; (510) 823-8045. Call for hours. Work by Eden Batki, Bert Bergen, and Amy Plist. Through Sat/7.

Kala Art Institute 1060 Heinz, Berk; (510) 549-2977. Tues-Fri, noon-5:30pm; Sat, noon-4:30pm; and by appt. "New Work: 2001 Kala Fellowship Exhibition: Part II," works by Desiree Arlette Holman, Therese Lahaie, Endi Poskovic, and Kiriko Shirobayashi. Through Sat/7.

Pacific Art League of Palo Alto 668 Ramona, Palo Alto; (650) 321-3891. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, 10am-4pm. "Travels," a juried exhibition on the topic of travel (reception Sat/7, 2-5pm). Through Sept 26.