Email Author Traci Vogel

2009 Stories by Traci Vogel

• "The Matchbox Show"

  published December 23, 2009

  The matchbox is a slightly archaic item these days, which makes it a resonant subject for art. At "Matchbox Show," 50 artists reinterpret 500... More >>

• "Winter Group Show"

  published December 23, 2009

  There are no angles or themes at White Walls' "Winter Group Show," just a huge selection of work by well-known and up-and-coming artists such as... More >>

• "Primero la Caja": Pablo Guardiola

  published December 16, 2009

  The title of Pablo Guardiola's solo show translates to "First the Box," a richly ambiguous phrase that echoes the artist's grand talent for... More >>

• "Matchbox Show": Group Show

  published December 16, 2009

  The matchbox is a slightly archaic item these days, which makes it a resonant subject for art. At "Matchbox Show," 50 artists reinterpret 500... More >>

• A grab bag of art shows plays Santa to the masses

  published December 16, 2009

  If you have always wanted to start an art collection, this is your season. The shopping gods have deemed December the month when galleries and... More >>

• "One Day: A Collective Narrative of Tehran"

  published November 25, 2009

  For a moment last June, America's fascination with Iran shifted from nuclear to Twitter. The San Francisco–based microblogging company's... More >>

• "Dear Catastrophe"

  published November 25, 2009

  Stranger things than usual are afoot in the Artists' Television Access window display. Stephanie Mansolf has installed a diorama, complete with... More >>

• Stephanie Mansolf, "Dear Catastrophe"

  published November 18, 2009

  Stranger things than usual are afoot in the Artists' Television Access window display. Stephanie Mansolf has installed a diorama, complete with... More >>

• Adam Chapman, "Diagram of Isolated Moments Forming a Memory"

  published November 18, 2009

  Looking at an Adam Chapman work is an eye-crossing activity. His digital-video portraits literally coalesce as you watch, starting out as... More >>

• One Day reveals Iran's gridlock and anxiety

  published November 18, 2009

  For a moment last June, America's fascination with Iran shifted from nuclear to Twitter. The San Francisco–based microblogging company's... More >>

• "Wonderland"

  published October 21, 2009

  Curator Lance Fung likes big, sprawling projects. He organized the "Snow Show" for Italy's 2006 Winter Olympics, pairing architects and artists... More >>

• "Mauricio Ancalmo: Dubitatio"

  published October 21, 2009

  S.F. artist Mauricio Ancalmo's four-part film installation takes full advantage of the basement gloom of Baer Ridgway's lower-level gallery.... More >>

• Gray Area's new gallery hopes to cast light on an underserved neighborhood

  published October 21, 2009

  The Tenderloin has long been a gray area, famous for its unsolved crimes, foggy demographics, and wayward tourists. The reinvention of the... More >>

• "Wonderland"

  published October 21, 2009

  Curator Lance Fung likes big, sprawling projects. He organized the "Snow Show" for Italy's 2006 Winter Olympics, pairing architects and artists... More >>

• "Sean Talley"

  published September 16, 2009

  The strange little minimalist white box of a gallery that is Jancar Jones excels at mounting shows that somehow suit its constraints (75 square... More >>

• "On a Neck: Nathan Redwood"

  published September 16, 2009

  A little Salvador Dalí, a little collage, a little fingerpainting. Nathan Redwood's decidedly odd acrylic paintings are a mixed bag in... More >>

• At his desk in the gallery, Pawel Kruk will see you now

  published September 16, 2009

  Artistic disciplines love to commingle metaphors. Actors paint scenes, writers sculpt dialogue, and dancers translate the "language" of... More >>

• Harpoons and Harbingers

  published September 2, 2009

  Candice Breitz Oct. 1-Dec. 20 at SFMOMA, 151 Third St. (at Mission), S.F. $9-$15; 357-4000 or More >>

• "Ours"

  published August 19, 2009

  Alex Schweder's installation show is built for two, so take a friend along when you visit. Schweder, an architect, explores social... More >>

• "ThankYouGoodbye"

  published August 19, 2009

  Progress waits for no gallery. For the past seven years, Varnish Fine Art has occupied a retrofitted brewery building in SOMA, a space it... More >>

• Strange things await in the woods in Christopher Russell's oil paintings

  published August 19, 2009

  When we head into the forest, we pack along our own personal mythologies. These influence whether we find trees inspiring or ominous, whether... More >>

• "Louise LeBourgeois, Hunt Rettig, and Kim Frohsin"

  published August 5, 2009

  Rettig has invented a novel way to capture light: He loops strips of paper and metal into biomorphic teardrop and petal shapes, which he then... More >>

• Hilary Pecis: "Intricacies of Phantom Content," and Elyse Mallouk: "Trickle-Down: Yours for the Mining"

  published July 15, 2009

  Pecis recently graduated from the California College of the Arts M.F.A. program, but she's already a veteran of the gallery scene. Her... More >>

• Hunt Rettig: "New Work"

  published July 15, 2009

  Rettig has invented a novel way to capture light: He loops strips of paper and metal into biomorphic teardrop and petal shapes, which he then... More >>

• Terrance Graven bites into the dark side, and draws blood

  published July 15, 2009

  Stooped under a coffin-shaped sculpture that hangs from the ceiling, Terrance Graven lifts up a bone-handled knife. He's a peculiar,... More >>