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It's summer as all get-out. This usually means a bit of a slow down in the galleries, but though there are certainly less shows opening each week there are still plenty of great events and exhibitions to see. If anything, it is maybe a little easier to shake the wheat from the chaff. (I’m in a bit of a mood for idioms and aphorisms, apologies...)

One space continuing to present interesting programming is Royal NoneSuch Gallery in Oakland.

Wednesday there is a screening of Pina Bausch’s excellent dance work, Café Muller. Subject of the recent 3D film by Wim Wenders, ‘Pina’, the recently deceased Bausch had a unique relationship between herself and her company, and an innovative and raw style. Additionally, short works that presaged and influenced her practice will be screened.

And this weekend George Pfau’s residency begins at the same space. He will be there on-site pursuing various projects and research, with open studio hours Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday from 1-6pm between June 15 through July 6, 2012. His practice explores the human body, viewed through the lens of the ‘zombie’. There will be a talk later in the month, but for now, the chance to visit this sort of ‘pop-up studio’ is exciting.

Curiously Direct
No particular picks this week, but I'd suggest attempting to attend one of the myriad Southern Machine Exposure Project events, scattered across private residences in the bay area between now and June 30th. Reservations are required for each, making it a bit of a hassle (in my opinion), but there are tons of great artists participating. For more info, go to http://soex.org/southernmachine.html
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Wednesday:
+ Screening: "Pina Bausch Screenings: Cafe Muller & Its Influences" curated by Jennifer Marie Hoff at Royal NoneSuch Gallery

Thursday:
+ Bryson Gill, Jacob Tillman , Michelle Blade, Rachel Kaye, Sarah Thibault "Immaterial" at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art
+ Colter Jacobsen "Mysterious Object at Noon (Oh Distance Has A Way of Making Love Understandable)" at SF Arts Commission Gallery

Friday:
+ Deric Carner "The Light That Failed" at Romer Young Gallery
+ Performance: Adam Brochstein, Chris Duncan, Steve Holzer "Machine Deva" at MacArthur b arthur

Wednesday, June 13

Ana Teresa Fernandez, Chad Hasegawa, Eric Staller, Favianna Rodriguez, Ricardo Richey with Evan Bissell "Motion Graphics: In and Beyond the Street" at Intersection for the Arts (Intersection 5M)
SOMA: 901 Mission Street, at 5th Street, floor 1, Free, 7-9pm

+ Screening: "Pina Bausch Screenings: Cafe Muller & Its Influences" curated by Jennifer Marie Hoff at Royal NoneSuch Gallery
Oakland: 4231 Telegraph Avenue, Free, 6:30-8:30 pm

Thursday, June 14

Jun Kaneko at Rena Bransten Gallery
Downtown: 77 Geary Street, floor 2, Free, 5:30-7:30pm

Nick Ervinck "GNI-RI Jun2012" at Highlight Gallery
Downtown: 17 Kearny Street, Free, 6-8pm

+ Bryson Gill, Jacob Tillman , Michelle Blade, Rachel Kaye, Sarah Thibault "Immaterial" at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art
Downtown: 1 Sutter Street, floor 3, Free, 5:30-8pm

+ Colter Jacobsen "Mysterious Object at Noon (Oh Distance Has A Way of Making Love Understandable)" at SF Arts Commission Gallery
Civic Center: 401 Van Ness Avenue , at McAllister Street, Free, 12-2 pm

Cardboard Institute of Technology "CIT presents Cardburg 2012: The Super Track" curated by Carrie Lederer at Bedford Gallery (Walnut Creek)
East Bay: 1601 Civic Drive, floor 1, $5, 6-8pm

Friday, June 15

Michael Walsh, Sean Barton "It's A Long Way To The Top" at 1AM Gallery
SOMA: 1000 Howard Street, free, 6:30-9:30pm

Book launch: Rex Ray "Information" at Gallery 16
SOMA: 501 Third Street, Free, 6-9pm

Artist Talk: Tahiti Pehrson "Sea of Love" curated by Meg Shiffler at SF Arts Commission Gallery
Civic Center: 155 Grove Street, Free, 6-7:30pm

+ Deric Carner "The Light That Failed" at Romer Young Gallery
Mission District: 1240 22nd Street, Free, 6-9pm

Eric Shaw "Through the Blinds" at Park Life
Richmond District: 220 Clement Street, Free, 7-9pm

+ Performance: Adam Brochstein, Chris Duncan, Steve Holzer "Machine Deva" at MacArthur b arthur
Oakland: 4030 Martain Luther King Jr Way, floor 1, Free, 8-10pm

Performance: Adam Brochstein, Chris Duncan, Steve Holzer "Machine Deva" at MacArthur b arthur Oakland: 4030 Martain Luther King Jr Way, floor 1, free, 8-10pm

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Marya Krogstad "Hypnagogic" Marya Krogstad featuring videos by Rebecca Parks-Ramage and Jonathan Sajda at Aggregate Space
Oakland: 801 West Grand Street, Free, 6-10pm

Saturday, June 16

Ellen Kooi at Catharine Clark Gallery
SOMA: 150 Minna Street, Free, 12-3 pm

Lauren Kelley "Upside" at Catharine Clark Gallery
SOMA: 150 Minna Street, Media Room, 12-3 pm

Book Signing: "Artists Talk & Book signing - Beth Yarnelle Edwards & Frank Yamrus" curated by Gwen Lafage at Carte Blanche
Mission District: 973 Valencia Street, floor 1, Free, 5.30pm-8pm

Tour: Daniel Clowes "Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes" curated by Rene de Guzman , Susan Miller at Oakland Museum of California
Oakland: 1000 Oak Street, Free with gallery admission, 1-2 pm

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