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Bad Unkl Sista’s Butoh Transcends the Sense of Self

Elizabeth Coleman — Fri, 10 May 2013 05:07:03 +0000

There is a wide array of reactions to a Bad Unkl Sista Butoh-inspired performance, ranging from confusion and shock, to wonder and amazement. But no matter what the reaction, each member of the audience — and the dancers themselves — leave the performance feeling somehow changed by the experience. Anastazia Louise, the artistic director and choreographer [&hellip

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Feature: The Erotic Reading Circle

Setsu Uzume — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:49:22 +0000

One thing you can say about San Francisco is that it is a sex-positive city. I once bought a dozen red roses from my local florist and he reminded me not to scatter petals across white sheets because they will stain. I got the same candor at the Erotic Reading Circle, a monthly writers’ group [&hellip

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Art Trends: Gummy Bear Art

Elizabeth Coleman — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:03:33 +0000

Though the gummy bear is now over 90 years old, it still holds a place in contemporary culture. Today, the gummy bear is widely recognized as a symbol of popular consumerism and bygone childhood days; it has been replicated into gummy bear cartoons, stuffed animals, toys…and art. Surprisingly, “gummy bear art” has become something of [&hellip

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Review: Women of the Underground: Art by Zora von Burden

Julie Davis — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:41:34 +0000

A collection of in-depth interviews, Women of the Underground: Art takes an inside look at the work of 24 female artists who are “cultural architects, influencing generations with art that is innovative, pushes boundaries, and dares to question, investigate and redefine society in the spirit of the underground.” Perhaps because of these general parameters, Women [&hellip

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Top 10: Taxidermy Artists

Elizabeth Coleman — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:00:44 +0000

Reminiscent of Victorian fascination with oddities and collectibles, taxidermy art has had a modern resurgence. Taxidermy was once about the preservation of dead animals; but nowadays artists are using this medium to explore universal themes and create unique and beautiful works of art. In many ways, taxidermy can be viewed as mankind’s longing to create meaning in [&hellip

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Top 5: End of the World Artists

Elizabeth Coleman — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:30:14 +0000

With the end of the world supposedly just days away, doomsday theories involving earthquakes, meteor collisions, famine, nuclear war, economic collapse and even alien invasion run amok. Horror and beauty have often gone hand and hand in modern art, and artists have recently turned to thematic elements of the apocalypse, death and destruction, resulting in [&hellip

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Interview with Virtuoso and Activist Christen Lien

Setsu Uzume — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:14:06 +0000

Christen Lien has been alternately called an activist, virtuoso and musical samurai because of her incredible performances on the viola and passion for civic responsibility. I first saw Lien perform during the Revelations: Myths + Meditations event at the Soundwave ((5)) HUMANITIES festival in San Francisco. Held in the city’s Episcopal Church of St. John [&hellip

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Morgan Thorson’s Spaceholder Festival

Alicia Coombes — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:01:36 +0000

What do an auctioneer, an archaeological dig, your trash from last year and repetitive movement have in common? Choreographer and 2010 Guggenheim Fellow Morgan Thorson might have an answer in her latest dance performance piece, Spaceholder Festival, playing at the ODC Theater in San Francisco on October 5, 6 and 7. After reading some of [&hellip

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Soundwave ((5)) HUMANITIES Festival

Setsu Uzume — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:06:52 +0000

Three months ago, San Franciscans patiently lined up outside of the California Academy of Arts and Sciences to score entry into one of the most unusual after-hours NightLife events of the year: the opening night of the Soundwave ((5)) HUMANITIES Festival. This summer marked the fifth season of Soundwave, MEDIATE Art Group’s innovative art and [&hellip

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