Jeff Koons

Starbucks Art in SF

Proposition Hate

Gus Van Sant's Milk recaptures Californian intolerance at exactly the right time.

Punk Family Values

Meet the Rosenthals: two generations of art stars in one six-story warehouse.

Fast Track to Nowhere

It's anime on overdrive in the Wachowski brothers' souped-up, tricked-out Speed Racer.

Watching World Cup at Pompei's Grotto

It's anime on overdrive in the Wachowski brothers' souped-up, tricked-out Speed Racer.

Artjournalism

Bruce Conner, the greatest artist you don't know, uses our Peter Byrne for image-honing purposes. We use Conner to get you to pick up the paper.

Riff Raff

Bruce Conner, the greatest artist you don't know, uses our Peter Byrne for image-honing purposes. We use Conner to get you to pick up the paper.

A Year Later, Remembering Michael Jackson with Edible Tributes

Scott Beale/laughingsquid.comJesus Juice is Humphry Slocombe's top-selling sorbet.​Today is the anniversary of Michael Jackson's tragic death. This blogger plans to spend most of the day alternating between moonwalking, sobbing, and, if we can muster an appetite, eating and drinking San Franci ... More >>

San Francisco Park Life Art Retailer at the Center of Balloon Animal Dispute

fighting over balloons ​As it turns out, children are not the only ones who will fight over balloon animals. A San Francisco art retailer is being sued by the controversial artist Jeff Koons, who claims that the store ripped off his balloon dog idea. Park Life is a retail bookstore and art gallery ... More >>

Jeff Koons Drops Lawsuit Against San Francisco Art Store; Balloon Dog Bookends For Sale

Anyone can twist a balloon and make a dog​Recently we wrote about how New York artist Jeff Koons tried to sue San Francisco's Park Life, an art and book store, for selling its quirky dog balloon bookends. Now Koons, who was ridiculed after ordering the store to yank the dog item from the shelves, ... More >>

New Asia Restaurant Is Loud, Bright, and Very Gold

Jonathan KauffmanNew Asia Restaurant's taro puffs.​ Rice Plate Journal is a yearlong project to canvas Chinatown, block by block, discovering the good, the bad, and the hopelessly mediocre. Maximum entrée price: $10."Ng saap sei! Fifty-four!" the cashier called into the microphone, the numbers ... More >>