Art Review
KAWS Makes Art for the Tech Bro Era
His exhibition at SFMOMA could have examined the collapse of culture at the hands of commodity, but instead it nudges us toward the gift shop.
Max Blue
Max Blue has contributed art criticism and reporting to Artsy, BOMB and Hyperallergic, among others. His short fiction has appeared in The MacGuffin and North Dakota Quarterly. He lives in San Francisco.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Fall
Artists on Black Oakland history, Suzanne Jackson’s diaphanous suspended paintings, Julio César Morales’s poignant watercolors, and much more.
Guide
10 Bay Area Art Shows for the Dog Days of Summer
New takes on bird-watching, erotic energy, “no places,” student strikes, California’s Black history, and more.
Art
From the River to the Bay Calls for Art as Resistance
While other Bay Area spaces have silenced Palestinian artists or remained silent themselves, a show at SOMArts Cultural Center asks visitors to take a stand.
Guide
10 Exhibitions to See in San Francisco This Spring
An overdue retrospective of Ruth Asawa, Wayne Thiebaud’s art historical influences, Susan Weil’s otherworldly experiments, and more.
Art
Photography’s Impossible Attempt at Freezing Time
A photo’s presence suggests the fear of its absence, the artist’s fear of time slipping away.