There it is: a white wall, a few brown stairs in the frame of an opendoor, just a fraction of a red chair on lower right. Hello, what do we have here? Art. Art who? Art from Charles Sheeler.
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Over the weekend, San Francisco’s Ping Pong Gallery hosted a lively show called "This Time I Wanted You to Know." In two- and three-dimensional works, Brian Wasson takes on a wide range of ideas, exploring contemporary portraiture, the ambiguous icon and the structure and meaning of duality.While the 33-year-old artist’s themes may be weighty, his true craft lies in his ability to choose materials and subject matter that evoke sweet waves of nostalgia and comfort.If minimalism could be a grilled cheese sandwich, Wasson’s exhibition just might be it.
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Deep in the heart of the Tenderloin are two adjacent galleries that distinguish themselves as much by their spirit and location as by the artwork inside.White Walls (along with its next-door neighbor Shooting Gallery) hosts a show called "My Favorite Color." The exhibit’s contents aren’t necessarily linked by a curatorial theme, but they do reflect gallery owner Justin Giarla’s interest in pop art, tattoo art, underground comics and street art in general.
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Life is imitating art in a spooky way. Last year, Iris Yamashita wrote the script for Clint Eastwood’s "Letters from Iwo Jima." In the movie, the opening and closing sequences focus on a bag of letters dug up from the blood-soaked battlefield on the Pacific island; these messages from the soldiers to back home in Japan form most of the narration throughout the film.
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Did Britney Spears shave her head torebel against her overprotective mother — or just to give her overtreated tresses some tough love?
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Oh, Britney, Britney, Britney. We don’t even know where to start.In the course of a few days, Britney checked in and out of rehab, flew to Florida, and sheared her hair — leaving many fans wondering if she’d lost her head.Yep, the newly bald pop diva shaved her own head Friday night at an L.A. salon — after a hairdresser reportedly tried to dissuade her. She then hit a tattoo parlor for some new body art.
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Everything about the Chinese New Year is intriguing and fun, even if you don’t happen to get a red envelope. Take something as basic and simple as asking what year is being celebrated beginning Feb. 18, when the lunar calendar indicated the arrival of another Year of the Pig. Our 2007 may be 4645 or 4705 in the Chinese calendar, but in fact it’s impossible to say that either those numbers or any other is correct. (Unlike the Jewish year of 5767, which is fairly reliable.)
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"Babel," the Oscar-nominated film by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, weaves together four stories connected by a single handgun. The film is not just a lesson on violence, but also in the sometimes tragic consequences of human actions. The international, all-star cast features Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and the brilliant Rinko Kikuchi and Adriana Barraza. Compelling, expansive, thoughtful and well-acted, the movie is extraordinary, and it’s not surprising that it’s nominated for multiple Academy Awards.
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Dark-haired, attractive and petite, Delia Ehrlich, with her chic, short, swept-back hair, welcomes me to her home and wastes no time in ensuring I have something to drink. Her welcome is more than words. It’s action. Her warmth is more than posture. It’s real.
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Presidents Day weekend marks the occasion for the annual Classic Car Show presented by the San Francisco Bay Area Model A Club. The show is indoors on Pier 45 (at the foot of Taylor Street) at Fisherman’s Wharf, continuing from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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