DATE CORRECTION: CCA's MFA exhibition opens on Thursday, May 16 and SFAI's MFA reception is Friday, May 17.
 
Truly too much to see this week. Just back from my little trip to New York with only a short time to breath before three MFA shows and two art fairs. These will all house there modicum of hidden gems, waiting for attentive eyes to pick them out of the noise and bluster.

Wednesday:
Representation and its Discontents, w/ John Menick, Pedro Reyes, Althea Thauberger, Bruce Conner, with “Special Opening night addition: Artist and Chez Panisse chef Jerome Waag will serve "Clams a la Hiquily" from 6 to 7pm” at Kadist SF. 

+ a Chris Marker screening at CCA Wattis. (impossible to do both?)

Thursday
How will we make it through all of this? persistance...
ArtPadSF opening night, the ‘cooler’ art fair which this year has quite a number of exciting galleries exhibiting along with some less so. A tip for art fairs in general: Go with your gut the first pass, if the space looks filled with terrible work, move on. Finish a first pass, and let your memory and whims guide what you examine closer.
The same goes for artMRKT, at the unfortunate (for non-car owners) location of Fort Mason. Mostly the older, established spaces here… look for Park Life andEverGold’s team-up space, and nice quiet moments (last year’s highlight for me was a brilliant little Milton Avery). 

I want to say more about fairs in general and the Bay Area’s iteration, another time perhaps...

Thursday is also the opening of CCA's MFA exhibition. 

Friday
TWO grad shows, Berkeley and SFAI. Both shouldn’t be missed with students whose work I am excited about. That being said, will have seen 70+grad displays and 100+fair booths the previous day... 

SFAI Graduate exhibition at the Mint building: for better or worse, given a bit of a theme to go along with its odd venue, this year’s show is again very very short, with only this week/end to catch it. Most of the work will be a mix of disappointing and mediocre (I saw many cringe-worthy things at open studios), but there will be some surprises I hope. 

Saturday
Little Paper Planes Shop opening event! Which, will be more of a party (with fellow Art Carder Jackie Im and I DJing..)
Sunday
Sleep...brunch...sleep...

Wednesday:
+ Althea Thauberger, Bruce Conner, John Menick, Pedro Reyes "Representation and its Discontents: A 24 Hour Exhibition" curated by Joseph del Pesco at Kadist Art Foundation

Thursday:
+ Art Fair: "ArtPadSF 2013" at ArtPadSF (Phoenix Hotel)
+ "2013 MFA Thesis Exhibition" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
+ "2013 MFA Show" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
+ Art Fair: "artMRKT 2013" at artMRKT San Francisco (Fort Mason Center - Festival Pavilion)

Friday:
+ "Currency: 2013 MFA Exhibition" at San Francisco Art Institute (The Old Mint)
+ Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, Erin Colleen Johnson, Jess Rowland, Sahar Khoury, Sean Talley "The 43rd Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition" at Berkeley Art Museum

Sunday:
+ Preview: "2013 Auction Preview" at Headlands Center for the Arts

Wednesday, May 15

Performance: Festival "KUNST-STOFF arts fest" at Kunst-Stoff Arts
SOMA: 1 Grove St, Performances $10-$15, 6-10pm

+ Althea Thauberger, Bruce Conner, John Menick, Pedro Reyes "Representation and its Discontents: A 24 Hour Exhibition" curated by Joseph del Pesco at Kadist Art Foundation
Mission District: 3295 20th Street, at Folsom Street, Free, 5-9pm

Artist Talk: Koo Kyung Sook, Margaret Leininger "Kala Fellowship Talks: Koo Kyung Sook and Margaret Leininger" at Kala Art Institute
Berkeley: 2990 San Pablo Avenue, FREE, 7-9pm

Thursday, May 16

+ Art Fair: "ArtPadSF 2013" at ArtPadSF (Phoenix Hotel)
Tenderloin: 601 Eddy Street, To Purchase ArtPadSF 2013 SFMOMA Seca Art Award Opening Night Benefit Party Tickets: http://artpadsfopeningnight.eventbrite.com/ To Purchase General Admission Tickets: http://ticketf.ly/Zm6vNK, 6-10pm

Screening: Edith, Elías, Erika, Isaias, James, Jo, Karina, Kayleena, Keilani, Lori , MARCUS, Marlyn, Menuka, Silver, Udval, Youth Advisory Board Members: Janice "Out-Of-Order" at Southern Exposure
Mission District: 3030 20th Street , Free, 5-7pm

Amanda, Artist Mentors: Cal Cullen, Christian , Eliza Gregory, Grace, Jason Houck and Isaac Vazquez Mentees: Maeve, Mentees: Maeve, Ubaldo, Veronica Graham "One-on-One Mentorship Final Group Show and Award Ceremony" at Southern Exposure
Mission District: 3030 20th Street , 5-7pm

+ "2013 MFA Thesis Exhibition" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , Free, 6-10pm

+ "2013 MFA Show" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , Free, 6-10pm

+ Art Fair: "artMRKT 2013" at artMRKT San Francisco (Fort Mason Center - Festival Pavilion)
Marina District: Marina Boulevard, 5:30-7:30pm

Friday, May 17

+ "Currency: 2013 MFA Exhibition" at San Francisco Art Institute (The Old Mint)
SOMA: 88 5th Street, Free, 7-9pm

Chritoph Roßner "Kuriositätenkabinett" at Romer Young Gallery
Mission District: 1240 22nd Street, Free, 6-9pm

Grime, Henry Lewis , Lango, Yutaro "Skull & Sword" at FFDG
Mission District: 2277 Mission Street, floor 1, Free, 7-10pm

Jeff Nentrup, Johnpaul Altamirano, Sean Cheetham "Ballad Del Toro" at Fouladi Projects
Hayes Valley: 1803 Market Street, Free, 7-9pm

Ben Cowden, Hannah Quinn, Ian Treasure "Recology San Francisco, Art at the Dump Artist in Residence Exhibitions" at Recology San Francisco Art Studio ( SF Recycling & Disposal's Artist in Residence Studio )
South San Francisco: 503 Tunnel Avenue, free, 5-9pm

+ Dru Anderson, Dusadee Pang Huntrakul, Erin Colleen Johnson, Jess Rowland, Sahar Khoury, Sean Talley "The 43rd Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition" at Berkeley Art Museum
Berkeley: 2626 Bancroft Way, at College Avenue, 6-8pm

Saturday, May 18

Jarrett Earnest, Leigha Mason, Whitney Vangrin "Cerberus" at Meridian Gallery
Downtown: 535 Powell Street, Free, 6-9pm

Kyle Knobel , Walter Logue "Nice One" at Truesilver Gallery
Mission District: 4391 24th Street, Free, 7-11pm

Ben Cowden, Hannah Quinn, Ian Treasure "Recology San Francisco, Art at the Dump Artist in Residence Exhibitions" at Recology San Francisco Art Studio ( SF Recycling & Disposal's Artist in Residence Studio )
South San Francisco: 503 Tunnel Avenue, free, 1-3pm

Sunday, May 19

+ Preview: "2013 Auction Preview" at Headlands Center for the Arts
Marin Headlands: 944 Fort Barry , off Bunker Road, floor 1-4, Free, 3-5pm

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