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Pablo Picasso

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Cocktails at Grand Café: Classics Meet French Charm

    With bar superstar power in place at Jasper's, Startlight Room, and the Fifth Floor, Kimpton Hotel group seems to be determined to improve the quality of cocktails for visitors and locals alike. Now, Kristin Almy is at the Grand Café, where she's revamped the menu to serve what she describes as "co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Live Review, 4/25/12: Chromeo Moves the Crowd at SFMOMA's Modern Ball

    By JULIA B. CHAN Chromeo Poolside Vin Sol San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Better than: Your local high school's Spring Fling. If revelers at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's annual Modern Ball wanted to make it rain Wednesday, they got their wish both figurati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Mark Lugo, Picasso Thief and Art Lover, Sent to Jail -- Again

    ​SF Weekly readers probably haven't forgotten about Mark Lugo, the audacious art aficionado, who swiped a rare and pricy Picasso piece from a San Francisco gallery last year. After spending six months in jail for his crime, he's now facing more time behind bars -- in New York. According to media r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Mark Lugo, Picasso Thief, Is Guilty of Ripping Off Tête de Femme Sketch from Local Museum

    This would have made for a great Picasso sketch ​Considering he was caught on tape parading around with a rare Picasso sketch under his arm, it's not that surprising that Mark Lugo pled guilty today to charges of stealing a $275,000 Picasso sketch from a local gallery. SF Weekly readers might rec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    'Picasso Man' Nickname Passes From Terry Helbling to Mark Lugo

    Mark Lugo has lost a lot -- but gains a nickname​Those wondering what alleged Union Square Picasso thief Mark Lugo was thinking when he purportedly walked out of the Weinstein Gallery with a $200,000 sketch now have an inkling: It went with his other filched Picasso. A raid on the Hoboken, N.J. wi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 13, 2011

    A Life Story on Canvas

    Mark Lugo has lost a lot -- but gains a nickname​Those wondering what alleged Union Square Picasso thief Mark Lugo was thinking when he purportedly walked out of the Weinstein Gallery with a $200,000 sketch now have an inkling: It went with his other filched Picasso. A raid on the Hoboken, N.J. wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    Mark Lugo, Picasso Theft Suspect, Says Incident Is "Blown Out of Proportion"

    SFPDtete de shame? ​SF Examiner scored a jailhouse interview with the suspected Picasso thief, Mark Lugo, who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of ripping an original drawing from the wall of a Union Square art gallery. Not to our surprise, Lugo doesn't talk about the case or his defense, but he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Mark Lugo Arrested in Picasso Theft

    Busted!​Update: police arrested a New Jersey man on suspicion of stealing a valuable Picasso original drawing. Read updated details after the jump. Original story: Police say they have arrested the man who they believe ripped an original Picasso drawing from the wall of a Union Square art gallery ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 6, 2011

    Our Epicenter of Creativity

    Busted!​Update: police arrested a New Jersey man on suspicion of stealing a valuable Picasso original drawing. Read updated details after the jump. Original story: Police say they have arrested the man who they believe ripped an original Picasso drawing from the wall of a Union Square art gallery ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Picasso Theft: Police Impound Taxicab

    Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

  • Film

    June 29, 2011

    Arthouse Movie Listings June 29-July 5

    Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 15, 2011

    "Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National": The Women Who Inspired Picasso

    Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2010

    Be Cool, Man

    Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 29, 2010

    “A Picasso” deals with fascism, criticism, and art

    Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 18, 2010

    Garbage gallery: At Recology, turning trash into treasure

    Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

  • Film

    May 19, 2010

    (100) Days of Summer Movies

    Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2009

    Museum Quality

    Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2009

    World's Best Hoarders

    Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2009

    That’s Life

    Police say they have spoken to the cab driver who picked up a ballsy thief after he ripped an original Picasso pencil sketch from the wall of a Union Square art gallery yesterday morning. Cops have also impounded the taxi cab used in the theft. Meanwhile, police are reviewing surveillance released b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    Sf Gov InAction: Special Faux-Guest Edition!

    Do you ever get tired of doing the same thing every week? Me too. So this week I decided to imagine how SF Gov InAction would look if it were written by five of this city's most ... um ... noteworthy ... pundits. You say "parody," I say "homage." Either way: Enjoy. Monday, June 29 11 a.m. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2009

    Herb & Dorothy

    Do you ever get tired of doing the same thing every week? Me too. So this week I decided to imagine how SF Gov InAction would look if it were written by five of this city's most ... um ... noteworthy ... pundits. You say "parody," I say "homage." Either way: Enjoy. Monday, June 29 11 a.m. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    SF Weekly Contest: Name That Harlequin Object!

    Pablo PicassoPicasso, unlike Michela Alioto-Pier, thinks that a child can indeed be a 'harlequin object' This week Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier made a proposal that San Francisco "adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and supporting its inalienable freedoms for children an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2009

    I Fold

    Pablo PicassoPicasso, unlike Michela Alioto-Pier, thinks that a child can indeed be a 'harlequin object' This week Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier made a proposal that San Francisco "adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and supporting its inalienable freedoms for children an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2008

    He Has Visions

    Pablo PicassoPicasso, unlike Michela Alioto-Pier, thinks that a child can indeed be a 'harlequin object' This week Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier made a proposal that San Francisco "adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and supporting its inalienable freedoms for children an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    Mike Maxwell's "Human's Nature" at Gallery Three

    Pablo PicassoPicasso, unlike Michela Alioto-Pier, thinks that a child can indeed be a 'harlequin object' This week Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier made a proposal that San Francisco "adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and supporting its inalienable freedoms for children an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2008

    Serial Farter Strikes BART, Writes About It

    Pablo PicassoPicasso, unlike Michela Alioto-Pier, thinks that a child can indeed be a 'harlequin object' This week Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier made a proposal that San Francisco "adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and supporting its inalienable freedoms for children an ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 19, 2008

    Show at Mission 17 Deconstructs Destruction

    Pablo PicassoPicasso, unlike Michela Alioto-Pier, thinks that a child can indeed be a 'harlequin object' This week Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier made a proposal that San Francisco "adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and supporting its inalienable freedoms for children an ... More >>

  • Film

    April 25, 2007

    Repertory Film Listings

    Repertory Film Listings

  • Culture

    June 28, 2006

    Picture This

    The surprising history of Pablo Picasso, book illustrator, and the artists he inspired

  • Culture

    March 29, 2006

    Commercial Art

    Toilet paper on Aisle 3; fine art on Aisle 4

  • Culture

    January 25, 2006

    Flatlands

    Two exhibits offer opposing views on photography

  • Calendar

    October 19, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Two exhibits offer opposing views on photography

  • Calendar

    April 6, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Two exhibits offer opposing views on photography

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2003

    Paint It Orange

    Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere in Half Moon Bay

  • Culture

    March 26, 2003

    Worth a Thousand Words

    A printmaking exhibition tells short, sharp stories

  • Music

    March 26, 2003

    Aphex Twin

    26 Mixes for Cash

  • Culture

    October 31, 2001

    Speaking Volumes

    In the middle of the tug- of-war over artists' books

  • Calendar

    May 9, 2001

    Picasso, Action Hero

    A one-of-a-kind documentary of the artist at work

  • Culture

    November 15, 2000

    The Magnificent Andersons

    Two local showings of an extensive collection provide an embarrassment of riches

  • Calendar

    October 13, 1999

    Double Takes

    "Degas to Picasso: Painters, Sculptors, and the Camera"

  • Calendar

    June 16, 1999

    It's a Ring Thing

    "Degas to Picasso: Painters, Sculptors, and the Camera"

  • Calendar

    October 7, 1998

    Night + Day

    "Degas to Picasso: Painters, Sculptors, and the Camera"

  • Calendar

    December 17, 1997

    Night + Day

    "Degas to Picasso: Painters, Sculptors, and the Camera"

  • Calendar

    December 3, 1997

    Night+Day

    "Degas to Picasso: Painters, Sculptors, and the Camera"

  • Music

    December 4, 1996

    Genuine Artlessness

    NorCal transplant Jonathan Richman finds the words

  • Calendar

    August 14, 1996

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    NorCal transplant Jonathan Richman finds the words

  • Culture

    July 3, 1996

    La Hell Epoque

    Picasso and Einstein (and Steve Martin) at The Lapin Agile

  • Calendar

    June 19, 1996

    Night+Day

    Picasso and Einstein (and Steve Martin) at The Lapin Agile

  • Calendar

    June 12, 1996

    REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

    Picasso and Einstein (and Steve Martin) at The Lapin Agile

  • Calendar

    November 15, 1995

    Slap Shots

    Picasso and Einstein (and Steve Martin) at The Lapin Agile

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