Bay Area Exhibitions
@SFMOMA: ‘Bruce Conner: It’s All True’ – Oct. 29-Jan 22
Bruce Conner
It’s All True
SFMOMA
151 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94103
October 29th – January 22nd, 2017
Opening: October 29th 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Realist. Surrealist. Hippie. Punk. Bruce Conner (1933–2008) was all of these and more. A pioneer in experimental film, collage, photography, conceptual works, and paintings, he challenged the limitations of medium, genre, and style, constantly breaking new ground. Both of and ahead of his time, Conner continues to exert influence over artists working today. Bruce Conner: It’s All True is the first comprehensive retrospective of this pivotal American artist’s incredible output, bringing together over 250 objects in various media, including film and video, works on paper, assemblages, photographs and photograms, performance, and more. Spanning his five-decade career, the exhibition presents aspects of Conner’s work that have rarely been seen before, from paintings he made in the 1950s to photos from the Bay Area punk scene in the 1970s to video work from the 2000s, as well as numerous works produced in the last decade of his life.
Major sponsorship of Bruce Conner: It’s All True is is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
@ Mills College: Mills Train (An Event Accompanying Root Connection: 20 Years of the Patti Smith Collection) – Oct. 12
Mills Train (An Event Accompanying Root Connection: 20 Years of the Patti Smith Collection)
Curated by: Janice Braun, Robert Byler, Stephanie Hanor
Mills College Art Museum
5000 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94613
October 12th 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
In collaboration with the Mills College Book Art, English, Music, and Dance departments, Slide Space 123, and the F. W. Olin Library, MCAM will host a creative open-house featuring an eclectic schedule of events including musical printing presses, a Walking Magazine, intimate sound installation among rare books, experimental performance, and avant-garde poetry reading.
@ The Oakland Art Museum: ‘All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50’ – Oct. 8-Feb. 12
All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94607
October 8th – February 12th, 2017
Opening: October 8th 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Social movement, political party, cultural influencer, government target, and Oakland-born—there are many ways to feel about the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, founded in October 1966. As the Black Panther Party celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, visit the exhibition All Power to the People for a contemporary view on the legacy of this visionary group, told from multiple perspectives. Rare historical artifacts, first person accounts, and new contemporary art show how the Party continues to inspire culture, activism, and community empowerment on local, national, and international levels.
Gain insights from former Black Panthers, artists, scholars, and community members about the Party—and how it continues to impact our lives and give meaning to the places around us. Examine a sweeping array of artifacts from OMCA’s collection and former Party members, along with never before seen photographs highlighting the everyday experiences and moments within the Party’s history. Uncover little-known aspects of this innovative group’s past in sections focusing on unheralded members of the movement such as women and rank and file, the Panthers’ revolutionary social programs, and how secret government programs led to the Party’s demise and influenced how it is remembered today. Throughout, consider why the Panthers remain controversial to some and inspirational to many, and how their political agenda continues to resonate with the social justice efforts today.
CTRL+SHFT opens STAGING
CTRL+SHFT opens STAGING
CTRL+SHFT Collective in Oakland is pleased to announce Staging, a residency and exhibition by Bay Area artists Melanie Treuhaft, Tammy LePham, and Shanna Sordahl combining experimental elements of architecture, sound, and installation art.
Staging explores the convergence of art, architecture, and sound in an attempt to generate new relationships by making use of the viewer’s procession through adjoining galleries. The artists were inspired by the idea of designing a conceptual framework that allows for multiple unintended consequences. The collaboration combines multiple media creating an immersive environment inspired by scenery designed for theatre. It embraces the challenge of making transitions between spaces meaningful and engaging. The installation, an abstraction of the theatrical set, implicates the audience as subject matter and invites non-directional narratives. Sound, light, structure and image meld to subvert and embellish the gallery’s pre-existing spatial conditions. Intersecting time-based components will continually revive the space and reveal new, expansive connections.
The artists will create the installation at CTRL+SHFT during a three week residency from October 1-21. Please join us for the opening reception on October 21, 2016, from 6-9 pm. Works will be on view October 22 & 23, 2016 from Noon – 6pm and by appointment.
Tammy LePham is a Los Angeles born, Phoenix raised designer that combines her multicultural background with an interest in human behavior. She takes on a multi-scaled approach–from exploring the intimate experiences generated by our built environment to questioning our current urban landscapes. Her investigations focus on challenging existing habits to generate novel social interactions and self-reflective spaces. Tammy received her BS in Interior Design from ASU and her Masters of Architecture from CCA. Her diverse work experience ranges from interior design, exhibition design, and architecture.
Shanna Sordahl is an American-Canadian sound artist/composer/performer/coll
Melanie Treuhaft works with paint on paper, projection and neon to create layered installations that work to diversify the visual possibilities in a space. Her involvement in theatrical scene painting influences and inspires her practice. Melanie grew up in Los Angeles, received her undergraduate degree in Philosophy from the University of Chicago and her MFA from UW Madison. She was an artist in residence at Stonehouse Residency for Contemporary Arts and the Morris Graves Foundation Artist Residency and recently completed a fellowship at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
Image Credit: Melanie Treuhaft About CTRL+SHFT CTRL + SHFT is an arts space for hybridization and experimentation. The collective space consists of artist studios and an exhibition space. The enterprise is run entirely by women artists and curators. CTRL + SHFT welcomes members of the local and international art community to submit proposals for exhibitions and art exchanges. Funds for this exhibition were generously provided by an Alternative Exposure grant from Southern Exposure.
CTRL+SHFT 1430 34th Street Oakland, CA 94608 ctrlshftcollective.com
McNair Evans Solo Exhibition
McNair Evans Solo Exhibition
In conjunction with In Search of Great Men, McNair Evans’ solo exhibition at City Hall. On Wednesday, September 14, 12:00 p.m., McNair Evans will lead a lunchtime walk-through of the exhibition at City Hall. free and open to the public Where: SFAC Main Gallery 401 Van Ness Avenue (War Memorial Veterans Building), Suite 126 San Francisco, CA 94102
