October 2, 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

California Palace of the Legion of Honor Lincoln Park (near 34th Ave and Clement); 863-3330. Tues-Sun, 9:30am-5pm. $8, $6 seniors, $5 for 12 to 17, free for 11 and under (free Tues). "Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum," Almost 150 works from the British Museum collection. Through Nov 11.

Cartoon Art Museum 655 Mission; CAR-TOON. Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm. $2-5. "Gorey at Bay: Gorey Stories." Original art and books by Edward Gorey. Through Nov 17. "Superwacky: Animation on Television, 1949-2002." An exhibition on the history of television cartoons. Oct 5-Jan 12, 2003.

Exploratorium 3601 Lyon; 563-7337. Thurs-Tues, 10am-6pm; Wed 10am-9pm. $10, $7.50 students and seniors, $6 youths. "Seeing." The title of the show may be "Seeing," but you'll probably be most surprised at what you don't see in some of the installations. Change Blindness is a huge computer screen showing a quiet storefront-sidewalk scene. Every few seconds the screen goes black for a moment, then flashes back to what appears to be the same picture. It actually changes significantly each time, but the intervening black screens prevent your eyes from perceiving the differences. Dozens of other installations explore the social aspects of seeing. Paul Kaiser's Inkblot Perceptions analyzes the ways in which interpretations of Rorschach-like blots vary with age and cultural background. Go to www.exploratorium.edu for complete information. Through Jan 31, 2003. (Westbrook) "Traits of Life: A New Living Laboratory." More than 30 exhibits explore the definition of what it means to be alive. Oct 5-March 2003.

Museum of Craft and Folk Art Fort Mason Center, Bldg A, Marina at Laguna; 775-0991. Tues-Fri and Sun, 11am-5pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. $1-3 (free Sat, 10am-noon, and first Wed, 11am-7pm). "Fusing Traditions: Transformations in Glass by Native American Artists." Glass artwork by 18 artists. Through Nov 24.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third St; 357-4000. Fri-Tues, 11am-6pm; Thurs, 11am-9pm. $10, $7 seniors, $6 students, free for 12 and under and members (free first Tues; half-price Thurs, 6-9pm). "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. "Dreaming in Pictures: The Photography of Lewis Carroll." Almost 80 photographs by Carroll. Through Nov 10. "Numbers." New video work by Kristin Oppenheim. Through Nov 24. "Ellsworth Kelly in San Francisco." More than 20 works by Kelly. Through Jan 5, 2003.

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 (First Fri, 10am-9pm). $6, $4 seniors and students. "Solo Flights: The Aerial Photographs of Robert Hartman." 25 photographs by Hartman. Through Jan 12, 2003. "State of Emergency: Disaster Response in California." A survey of California disasters since 1906 through the photographs by Maggie Hallahan. Through March 30, 2003.

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 Sun/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.

galleries

Opening

Atelier of Famous Melissa and Co.! 545 Sutter; 788-1866. Tues-Sat, 12:30-6pm. "Zen Squared," mixed media works by Richard Godfrey (reception Thurs/3, 7-10pm). Oct 3-31.

Big Pagoda Company 1903 Fillmore; 563-8727. Tues-Sat, 11am-7pm; Sun, noon-6pm. "Hands ON/OFF," works by John Smiddy, Clint Taniguchi, Jeanette Bokhour, and Addie Shevlin. Oct 3-27.

Build 483 Guerrero; 863-3041. By appt only. "Plant Life under Cuban Socialism," works on paper by Joel Scilley. Sat/5, 6-10pm.

City Art 828 Valencia; 970-9900. Wed-Sun, noon-9pm. "Best of the Bay," work by various artists (reception Fri/4, 7-10pm). Oct 4-31.

Diego Rivera San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut; 771-7020. Daily, 9am-9pm. Work by Sung Hon Min, Michael Zheng, and Maria Park. Through Sat/5. Work by Josephine Taylor, Karina Longworth, and Katy Dennler. Oct 6-12.

Ebert Gallery 49 Geary, fourth fl; 296-8405. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11-5pm. Paintings by John McNamara (reception Thurs/3, 5-7pm). Oct 3-31.

Fong/Heimerdinger Gallery 760 Market, Ste 258; 566-1919. First Thurs, 5-7pm. "Print Mix: Platinum, Pigment, Bromoil, Salt Prints," four types of photographic prints by six artists. Oct 3-26.

Gallery Paule Anglim 14 Geary; 433-2710. Tues-Fri, 10am-5:30pm; Sat 10am-5pm. New drawings by Robert Bechtle (reception Thurs/3, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Nov 2.

Gallery Lux 521 Seventh St; 864-2222. Wed-Fri, 1-5pm, and by appt. "Saun," works by Mexican artists from Los Angeles, Tijuana, and Mexico City (reception and live performance by Murcof Fri/4, 8pm). Oct 4-15. See 8 Days a Week, page 54.

Hang 556 Sutter; 434-4264. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Current Reactions," painting by Michael Shemchuk (reception Thurs/3, 6-8pm). Oct 3-30.

Hang Annex 567 Sutter; 544-0610. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm. "Connections and Collections: Paintings of Transportation," new paintings by Jeannie Lydon and Catherine Saiki. Stick-shift bicycles and biplanes are the primary images that repeatedly show up on Oakland-based artist Jeannie Lydon's canvasses. Sometimes they are painted, other times screen- or linoleum-printed over an abstract patchwork background of lines, shapes, and occasionally a stray floating symbol that might or might not be some kind of compass or map marking. The effect is an interesting combination of antique and contemporary, detailed and abstract. Lydon's printing techniques give the old machines in many of her works a delicate appearance, as if she traced them on top of the fog of memory, denying the iron and steel with which they were made, and reducing each solid structural element to a faint, ephemeral outline. Her works are a ghostly presence in the gallery, rooted to no particular time or place. Through Wed/2. (Westbrook) "Landscape/Mindscape," a group show (reception Thurs/3, 6-8pm). Oct 3-30.

Heather Marx Gallery 77 Geary, second flr; 627-9111. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Spectrum Sequence," work by Stephen Giannetti (reception Thurs/3, 5:30-7:30pm). Oct 3-Nov 9.

Hotel Bedford Gallery 761 Post; www.hotebedford.com. Daily, 11am-6pm. "27th Annual Open Studios," Sat/5-Sun/6, 11am-6pm.

The Magazine 529 Folsom; 777-4704. Sat, 11-6pm; Sun, noon-4pm. "27th Annual Open Studios," Sat/6, 11-6pm; Sun/7, noon-4pm.

Melting Point Gallery 1340 Bryant; 769-2939. Wed, Fri-Sat, 1-6pm; Thurs, 1-8pm; and by appt. "27th Annual Open Studios," Sat/5-Sun/6, 11am-6pm.

Studio Z 314 11th St; 221-7100. Mon-Fri, noon-7pm. "Tie Dyed," works by Jerry Garcia, Wavy Gravy, Grace Slick, Bill Kreutzman, Ken Kesey, Michael Rios, and others (reception Thurs/3, 5pm-2am). Oct 3-29.

Washington Square Gallery 1821 Powell; 291-9255. Wed-Sat, noon-5:30pm. "The Faux Fungi Bricolage Sculpture Show," work by Steve Baibak. Oct 5-26.

Bay Area

Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut, Berk; (510) 644-6893. Wed-Sun, noon-5pm. "Threads: Artists Who Use Stitching to Convey Ideas," work by Cherrymae Golston, Kerry Vander Meer, Flo Oy Wong, Consuelo Jiménez Underwood, and Alexandra Von Burg (reception Sun/6, 2pm). Oct 6-Dec 15.

Emery Crossing 1266 66th St, Emeryville; (510) 652-6122. Daily, 11am-6pm. "Emeryville Art Exhibition," the 16th annual event includes works by 107 artists and craftspeople (reception Fri/4, 6-9pm). Oct 5-27.

John F. Kennedy University Arts and Consciousness Gallery Berkeley Business Center, 2956 San Pablo, Berk; (510) 649-0499. Mon-Fri, 11am-5pm. "Generations," work by Cindy Cleary (reception Sat/12, 5-8pm). Oct 7-17.

Mussi Artworks Foundry and Gallery 729 Heinz, Space 10; Berk; (510) 644-2735. Mon-Thurs, 10am-5pm, or by appt. Employee art exhibition. Sat/5, 6-10pm.

Ongoing

Ampersand International Arts 1001 Tennessee; 285-0170. Thurs-Fri, 11am-5pm, and by appt. "Low," work by Nilus de Matran; "Enso,"

work by Jeff King. Through Oct 18.

Blackbird Space 2642 Third St; 826-2557. Call for hours. "Easter Island," art and sound artifacts by Lara Allen, Matt Borruso, Brian Chippendale, Beverly Choate, James Goode, Christine Sheilds, and Linda Haygood. Through Oct 13.

Braunstein/Quay 430 Clementina; 278-9850. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Heat and Light," work by Robilee Frederick (reception Sat/5, 11am-5:30pm). Through Nov 2.

Brian Gross Fine Art 49 Geary; 788-1050. Tues-Fri, 10:30am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Tropics," work by Peter Alexander. Through Oct 19. Recent paintings by Ed Moses. Through Oct 19.

Caldwell Snyder Gallery 341 Sutter; 392-2299. Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-6pm. Recent paintings by Cole Morgan (reception Thurs/3, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Oct 31.

Chinatown Community Arts Program Gallery Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny, Third fl; 957-1146. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. "Second Annual New Century International Youth Art Exhibition," work by students in and outside of the Bay Area. Through Oct 19.

Chinese Culture Center 750 Kearny, Third fl; 986-1822. Tues-Sun, 10am-4pm. "Watercolors from a Chinese Point of View," paintings by Chen Yang Chun. Through Oct 13.

Creativity Explored 3245 16th St; 863-2108. Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm; Sat, 11am-6pm. "This is my family," journals, prints, and collages. Through Oct 12.

Gallery OneZero 10 Vinton Court; www.galleryonezero.com. Fri-Sat, 2-6pm (first Thurs, 5-7pm). "Selections: 1998-2002," photographs by Nancy Warner. Through Oct 12.

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

Hosfelt Gallery 430 Clementina; 495-5454. Tues-Sat, 11am-5:30pm. "Mother Tongue," new paintings by Catherine McCarthy; "The Nijinsky Series," photo-montages by John O'Reilly; "Possibilities of a Beautiful Love," work by Marc Lafia. Through Oct 12.

Jack Hanley Gallery 395 Valencia; 522-1623. Tues-Thurs, 11am-6pm. Work by Will Rogan. Through 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. Through Sat/5.

John Pence 750 Post; 441-1138. Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm. Landscapes by Clark Mitchell and Dorothy Morgan. Through Sat/5.

The Lab 2948 16th St; 864-8855. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm, and by appt. "The Living LABoratory," installation by Lise Swenson. Through Thurs/3.

Limn Gallery 292 Townsend; 977-1300. Wed-Sat, 11am-5:30pm; Sun, 9am-3pm. "SuperLuminal," work by Johanna Grawunder. Through Sat/5.

Linc Real Art 1632 Market; 503-1981. Wed-Sat, noon-6pm. "Nest Egg Omelette." They're such simple pictures, but Tucker Nichols's drawings aren't so easy to explain. Each one is perfect and finished in its own way, while at the same time, as casual and unassuming as a page ripped from a sketchbook. His works seem coy and suggestive at first, coaxing us to think beyond the edges of the paper and imagine what the enigmatic words and images are trying to get at. But they also revel in their own smallness and self-reflexivity, refusing to point outside themselves and instead pulling us into their insulated little world. Other noteworthy artists participating in this show include Thomas McGovern, Sam Tchakalian, and Clayton Bailey. Oct 15. (Westbrook).

Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery 49 Geary; (415) 625-1350. Tues-Fri, 11am-5:30pm; Sat, 11am-5pm. "Maybelle Crick," work by Clare Rojas (reception Thurs/3, 5:30-7:30pm). Through Nov 2.

Lola Gallery 2519 Mission; 401-6800. By appt. "Riding the Range," western landscapes. Through Nov 30.

Marcel Sitcoske 20 Hawthorne; 434-4804. Tues-Sat, 10am-6pm; Mon, by appt. Work by Emil Lukas. Through Oct 12.

Mission Cultural Center 2868 Mission; 821-1155. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. "Voices on Paper: A 25 Year Retrospective of Posters and Prints by Mission Gráfica." Through Oct 12.

New Langton Arts 1246 Folsom; 626-5416. Tues-Sat, noon-6pm. "Bags," a new visual and sound installation by Nick Bertoni and Laetitia Sonami; "Day Jobs," work by Maya Kalogera, Valery Grancher, Mark Tribe, and Jody Zellen. Through Oct 19. See Critic's Choice.

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

Pierotti 900 Hyde; 353-6650. Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm. "California Coastal, 2002," oil paintings by Alicemarie Mutrux. Through Thurs/3.

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. Through Sat/5.

San Francisco Academy of Art College Gallery 688 Sutter; 931-5892. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. "Sentiment and Function," work by Kristiana Spaulding. Through Thurs/3.

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. Through Wed/2.

SRO Gallery 2344 Market; 566-5361. Call for hours. "City People: American Urban Life of the 1930's-40's," work by Isabel Bishop, John Sloan, Harry Sternberg, and others. Through Oct 12.

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. Through Wed/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. Through Oct 10.

Bay Area

ACCI 1652 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 843-2527. Tues-Thurs, 11am-6pm; Fri, 11am-7pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. "Re-Imagings: Artistic Perspectives on Sexuality and Disability," 16 jury-selected works by local Bay Area artists. Through Wed/2.

African American Museum and Library 659 14th St, Oakl; (510) 637-0200. Tues-Sat, noon-5:30pm. "Mary Ellen Pleasant: Mother of Civil Rights in California," text, images, and artifacts of and about Pleasant. Through Mon/7.

Albany Arts 1251 Solano, Albany; (510) 526-9558. Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm; Sun, noon-5pm. Watercolors by Chi Zhu. Through Sat/5.

Creative Growth Art Center 355 24th St, Oakl; (510) 836-2340. Mon-Fri, 11am-5:30pm, and by appt. "Other Spaces/Other Places," curated by Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson; "Brut Love Satellite Exhibition," work by artists with disabilities from Creative Growth Art Center. Through Oct 11.

East Bay Municipal Utility District Administration Building 375 11th St, Second fl lobby, Oakl; (510) 287-0143. Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm. "Grabarte Artists," works by Monica Marini, Andres Cisneros-Galindo, Maria Vera, Rafael Gil, and Nestor Govanes. Through Oct 11.

Gallery 555 555 City Center, Oakl; (510) 238-2200. Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm. "Balancing Acts," works by Ann Weber. Through Oct 10.

Headlands Center for the Arts 944 Fort Barry, Sausalito; (415) 331-2787, ext 28. Tues-Fri, Sun, noon-5pm. Work by Katharina Grosse. Through Wed/2.

Oakland History Room Oakland Public Library, 125 14th St, Oakl; (510) 238-3222. Mon-Tues, Sat, 10am-5:30pm; Wed-Thurs, noon-8pm; Fri, noon-5:30pm; Sun, 1-5pm. "A History of Gambling in Emeryville," pictures, pamphlets, and poker chips from the city's gambling past. Through Fri/4.

Pacific Art League of Palo Alto 668 Ramona, Palo Alto; (650) 321-3891. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat, 10am-4pm. "Pacific Prints 2002," 45 works using new and traditional printmaking techniques (reception Fri/4, 6-8pm). Through Nov 27.