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February 22, 2011

Weekly Outlook

Recently, I asked three random people on the street: "What is art?"

Guy 1: "What is art? Shit, it's a waste of time. That's what art is."
Guy 2: "Me?" Guy 2 turned his head from left to right. "Yes, I said." "Um, well, I don't know. You know, painting and stuff. I guess."
Gal 1: "Interpretation through a chosen medium."

What is art to you? Check out the goings on this week to find inspiration.

Hints: Experimental film paired with live sound art at ATA, freshly made art at Southern Exposure's rad Monster Drawing Rally, Maniac Gallery returned from LA, and Lagos Roots Afrobeat Ensemble at Oakland Museum of California.

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Editor's Picks

Wednesday:
+ David Trulli "Beyond Daylight" at Robert Berman / E6 Gallery

Thursday:
+ Sol LeWitt "Photographic Works 1968 - 2004" at Fraenkel Gallery
+ En, Madison Brookshire, Paul Clipson , Radiant Husk, Sean McCann, Tashi Wada, Zach Iannazzi "Fog Tropes" at A.T.A.

Friday:

+ Song Dong "Dad and Mom, Don’t Worry About Us, We Are All Well" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

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+ James Bradley "EXIT ILLUMINAZI" at Maniac Gallery

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+ Benefit: Alberto Cuadros, Bert Bergen, Brad Borevitz, Eric Cabunoc, Jaime Cortez, Kati, Lisa Congdon, Luke Butler, Mara Baldwin, Mark Benson, Michelle Blade, Robin Denevan, Ryan De La Hoz, Sarah Applebaum, Steven Barich, Taylor Crawley, Val Britton , Zina Al-Shukri "Southern Exposure's 11th Annual Monster Drawing Rally" at Southern Exposure

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+ Performance: "O ZONE: Soundtrack??"The Drum" Featuring Lagos Roots Afrobeat Ensemble at Oakland Museum of California

+ Panel Discussion: "Political Poster Jam" Honoring the history of political posters in the Bay Area, and OMCA's acquisition of the All Of Us Or None political poster collection at Oakland Museum of California

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+ Workshop: "Machine Project Presents Confuse-a-tron" L@te Friday at Berkeley Art Museum

Saturday:
+ "Exultation" Sex, Death and Madness in Eight Surrealist Masterworks at Frey Norris Gallery

+ Artist Talk: Song Dong "Dad and Mom, Don’t Worry About Us, We Are All Well" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

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+ Panel Discussion: "Censorship in the Arts: A Trend or Just a Passing Fad" at Performance Art Institute
+ Panel Discussion: "Censorship in the Arts: A Trend or Just a Passing Fad" at Performance Art Institute

Sunday:
+ "Gallery Talk: Michelle Barger" for Eva Hesse: Studiowork at Berkeley Art Museum

Monday:
+ Artist Talk: Elliott Hundley "Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation Distinguished Visiting Fellow for Interdisciplinary Painting Practices" at San Francisco Art Institute

Full Listings (All Art Events This Week)

Tuesday, February 22

Ian Robert Mullen, Mike Kimball , William Edwards "Fresh Air" at 111 Minna Gallery
SOMA: 111 Minna Street, Sketch Tuesday; Free, 6-10pm

Felix G. Rivera "Urban Color/Suiseki" at LightRoom Gallery
Berkeley: 2263 Fifth Street, 2-4pm

Wednesday, February 23

+ David Trulli "Beyond Daylight" at Robert Berman / E6 Gallery
Civic Center: 1632 Market Street, Suite B, 6-9pm

Lecture: Laurel Nakadate "CCA's Film Program Lecture" at California College for the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , Timken Lecture Hall, Free, 7-9pm

"Jim Melchert In Conversation W/ Maria Porges" CCA's Design and Craft Lecture Series at California College for the Arts (CCA)
Oakland: 5212 Broadway Avenue, at College Avenue, Nahl Hall, Oakland campus, Free, 7:30-9pm

"Marie Watt" The Mills College Art Lecture Series at Mills College Art Museum
Oakland: 5000 Macarthur Boulvard, Danforth Lecture Hall in the Aron Art Center, FREE and open to the public, 7pm

Thursday, February 24

Amy M. Ho, Annie S. Koh, Arthur Huang, Brandon Bigelow, Hiroko Kikuchi, Jean Chen, Jeremy Liu, Kira Greene, Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, Yosh Han "A Sensory Feast" curated by Ellen Oh, Sita Bhaumik at SOMArts Cultural Center
SOMA: 934 Brannan Street, 7-9pm

+ Sol LeWitt "Photographic Works 1968 - 2004" at Fraenkel Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 4, 10:30am-5:30pm

David Clarke, Helen Carnac, Katy Hackney, Robert Ebendorf, Thomas Hill "Host" An Installation by UK Furniture Maker David Gates at Velvet da Vinci
Russian Hill: 2015 Polk Street, 6-8pm

+ En, Madison Brookshire, Paul Clipson , Radiant Husk, Sean McCann, Tashi Wada, Zach Iannazzi "Fog Tropes" at A.T.A.
Mission District: 992 Valencia Street, $6-10, 8pm

Thea Rae at Basement Gallery Oakland
Oakland: 1027 3rd Street, floor 1, 7pm

Friday, February 25

+ Song Dong "Dad and Mom, Don’t Worry About Us, We Are All Well" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, 8pm-Midnight

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EVA and FRANCO MATTES aka 0100101110101101.ORG "Colorless, Odorless and Tasteless" at Cain Schulte Gallery
Downtown: 251 Post Street, floor 2, 5:30-7:30pm

+ James Bradley "EXIT ILLUMINAZI" at Maniac Gallery
Tenderloin: 727 Leavenworth Street , floor 1, 8-10pm

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"ArtSeed at Arion Press in the Presidio" at Arion Press
Marina District: 1802 Hays Street, Presidio, floor 1, 5-7:30pm

Aimee Friberg, Tabitha Soren "Dreamtime" curated by Bayvan at Branch Gallery
Oakland: 455 17th Street, Suite 301, free, 6-9pm

+ Performance: "O ZONE: Soundtrack??"The Drum" Featuring Lagos Roots Afrobeat Ensemble at Oakland Museum of California
Oakland: 1000 Oak Street, 5pm-12am

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+ Workshop: "Machine Project Presents Confuse-a-tron" L@te Friday at Berkeley Art Museum
Berkeley: 2626 Bancroft Way, at College Avenue, $7, free for UC Berkeley students, faculty, staff and BAM/PFA members, 6-9pm

Saturday, February 26

+ "Exultation" Sex, Death and Madness in Eight Surrealist Masterworks at Frey Norris Gallery
SOMA: 161 Jessie Street, first floor, 4-7pm

"Pangea" Art at the Forefront of Cultural Convergence at Frey Norris Gallery
SOMA: 161 Jessie Street, first floor, 4-7pm

P. K. Frizzell curated by Misho at Misho Gallery
SOMA: 680 8th street, Suite 230, 1-4pm

? leonardogillesfleur at Catharine Clark Gallery
SOMA: 150 Minna Street, (time not confirmed, check with gallery)

+ Artist Talk: Song Dong "Dad and Mom, Don’t Worry About Us, We Are All Well" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, 2-4pm

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Workshop: Rab Terry "New Venetian Plaster Paintings" at Studio Gallery
Downtown: 1815 Polk Street, 4-5pm

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+ Panel Discussion: "Censorship in the Arts: A Trend or Just a Passing Fad" at Performance Art Institute
Downtown: 575 Sutter Street, 2:30 pm

+ Panel Discussion: "Censorship in the Arts: A Trend or Just a Passing Fad" at Performance Art Institute
Downtown: 575 Sutter Street, 2:30 pm

Closing reception: "Zimoun" Solo Exhibition at Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
Downtown: 55 Taylor Street, Suggested donation: $5 to $20, 7pm-12am

Sunday, February 27

Rab Terry "New Venetian Plaster Paintings" at Studio Gallery
Downtown: 1815 Polk Street, 2-6pm

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"Godwaffle Noise Pancakes" at The Lab
Mission District: 2948 16th Street, 12pm

+ "Gallery Talk: Michelle Barger" for Eva Hesse: Studiowork at Berkeley Art Museum
Berkeley: 2626 Bancroft Way, at College Avenue, Gallery 3 - Included with museum admission, 2pm

Monday, February 28

+ Artist Talk: Elliott Hundley "Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation Distinguished Visiting Fellow for Interdisciplinary Painting Practices" at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, 7:30pm

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