ULRIKA ANDERSSON SITS in her artist's studio and listens to pop music. Her art is all about pop music, and she even merchandises herself like a musician, with T-shirts and posters. For "Power and Affection," she's transformed the gallery into a music fan's living room, with records on the walls, a stereo playing in the background, and her mixed-media artwork everywhere you look. Her works' imagery is mostly figurative and quite stark, with painted and collaged elements in bright colors with sharp outlines, but what she really wants you to focus on is the text that she's drawn or carved into each: "In the end I want to be your friend," "Everyone's sexy," "Can't decide if you're a good kid being bad or a bad kid being good." Song lyrics appeal to Andersson on multiple levels. Mostly she appreciates their straightforward simplicity; they turn complex, awkward emotions into easy phrases, and their universal themes resonate with people around the world. In her artist's statement, she even ties the "something for everybody" appeal of pop music to the socialist political system in Sweden, where she was born and raised. Of course, in popular music, there's usually an inversely proportional relationship between mainstream something-for-everyone-ness and artistic merit – a point that Andersson never fully addresses in her presentation, although she does throw us a few references to her favorite bands (My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth), perhaps to reassure us that her taste is respectable. In the end, the message she hopes to get across might seem a little naive, but genuinely positive and hopeful: it's about love and dignity, empowerment and a willingness to be vulnerable. Her silk-screened T-shirts let you wear your heart on your sleeve, so to speak, and see how the world responds. Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Tues., by appointment, 401 Van Ness, S.F. (415) 554-6080. (Lindsey Westbrook)