Email Author Jonathan Curiel

2011 Stories by Jonathan Curiel

• Photographs that Go Deeper -- Literally

  published April 13, 2011

  Twenty years after the birth of photography, Charles Baudelaire called the medium an invention of the superficial, saying its emphasis on... More >>

• "Line of Sight" and "History's Shadow": Photography That Goes Beneath the Surface

  published April 13, 2011

  Twenty years after the birth of photography, Charles Baudelaire called the medium an invention of the superficial, saying its emphasis on... More >>

• "Leonardo Drew": Art Review

  published April 13, 2011

  If you gathered charred wood from a series of beach fires; mixed it with black sticks, twigs, and giant roots; then stuck it all on a... More >>

• "Are We There Yet? 5,000 Years of Answering Questions with Questions": Art Review

  published April 13, 2011

  The contemplative walk is rightfully celebrated as a ritual of high importance, and here, at last, is the perfect museum hybrid: an audiovisual... More >>

• The Undiscovered Bali

  published March 16, 2011

  Beautiful items from Bali? That’s expected in a major exhibit such as "Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance." What isn’t are the layers that... More >>

• Muslim Photographer Surveils His Own Life in a Post-9/11 World

  published March 16, 2011

  Wearing garish green flip-flops and sporting dyed yellow hair, Hasan Elahi is standing in the Intersection 5M gallery and talking about his... More >>

• "Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico": Art Review

  published March 16, 2011

  The term "ancient wonder" usually refers to the pyramids of Egypt or the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, but the American hemisphere also spawned a... More >>

• "Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance": Art Review

  published March 16, 2011

  Beautiful items from Bali? That's expected in a major exhibit like this one. What isn't are the layers that announce unpleasant truths or cause... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Absurdity, Street Art, and Millions of Dots: the Finalists for Three SF Weekly Grants

  published Feb 16, 2011

  SF Weekly's Artopia highlights exceptional Bay Area artists. More than 300 people submitted entries this year for three $1,500 grants that we call "Masterminds." We received a lot of deserving work, a... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Meet More Finalists Competing for Three SF Weekly Mastermind Grants

  published Feb 15, 2011

  SF Weekly's Artopia highlights exceptional Bay Area artists. More than 300 people submitted entries this year for three $1,500 grants that we call "Masterminds." We received a lot of deserving work, a... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Meet the Finalists in SF Weekly's 2011 Masterminds Grant Competition

  published Feb 14, 2011

  SF Weekly's Artopia enters its fourth year of highlighting exceptional Bay Area artists. More than 300 people - a record number - submitted entries this year for our three $1,500 grants. We received ... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Masterminds 2011: SF Weekly Recognizes Local Artists

  published February 16, 2011

  Now in its fourth year, SF Weekly's Artopia is continuing its efforts to spotlight Bay Area artists who deserve more attention. Vying... More >>

• Godfather of street art Dan Witz hides his work in plain sight

  published January 19, 2011

  It's just after noon on a recent Wednesday in San Francisco, and Dan Witz is driving a rental car on Highway 101 north, approaching the Vermont... More >>

• Various: "Volume 14: Middle East": Art Review

  published January 19, 2011

  Never mind the talking heads of journalism and academia. What do video artists think of doings in the volatile Middle East? Given the chance to... More >>

• Max Cole: "Terra Firma": Art Review

  published January 19, 2011

  Full of repeated strips and lines, Max Cole's abstract paintings are exquisite and even hypnotic. Get too close to pieces like Flow or... More >>