see the call to action page at the Oakland Cultural Trust
All posts for the month March, 2010
help stop the 50% arts cut in oakland
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 29, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/29/help-stop-the-50-arts-cut-in-oakland/
artist David Goines
the legendary (and one of my favorite) berkeley graphic artists David Goines has created the March 2010 cover of The Monthly
check out the digital version of the upscale east bay magazine and the blockprint “Year of the Tiger”
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 29, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/29/artist-david-goines/
typical berkeley scene
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 28, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/28/typical-berkeley-scene/
60 boxes project
There are 60 Utility Boxes within the Downtown Berkeley Area. All of them are grey. The 60 boxes project will work to transform these boxes into art.
Using the theme “Sustainability” we will create 60 mini-murals on the boxes around town and create a “walking tour” website for the public.
Earth Island Institute has support from the Civic Arts Commission to produce this effort, secure funding, hire artists and begin painting. All images will go the Civic Arts Commission for final approval.
WHAT: Artist and business meet and greet with the 60 boxes project
WHEN: Thursday, April 1st at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Earth Island Institute, at the David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Suite 460 Berkeley, CA 94704
HOSTED BY: Ariana Katovich and Julia Robertson
CONTACT: 510.859.9154 or ariana@earthisland.org
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 26, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/26/60-boxes-project/
buy local berkeley
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 26, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/26/buy-local-berkeley/
kala art institute – TGIT
“Kala TGIT! – Art, Wine & Music”
Kala Art Institute
Berkeley, California
2990 San Pablo Avenue
$5 donation
5:30-7:30pm
music by Man OverBoard
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 23, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/23/kala-art-institute-tgit/
bipartisan healthcare imagery
an interesting (if brief) close reading by Christopher Knight for the LA Times of a specific, official white house photograph
A bipartisan picture of healthcare reform
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Posted by pivotartgallery on March 22, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/22/bipartisan-healthcare-imagery/
the @ at the moma
The Museum of Modern Art in New York admits the @ into its architecture and design collection.
read more in the NY Times
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 22, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/22/the-at-the-moma/
the Lab auction!
The Lab Annual Art Auction!
Saturday, March 20, 2010, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
2948 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 19, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/19/the-lab-auction/
100 words on photography
The 100 words: Photographers Speak series on the NPR blog ‘The Picture Show’ is a quick way to get an interesting dose of images and hear from photographers, in their own words about what they do and why. I especially like the latest post and images by Suzanne Opton.
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 18, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/18/100-words-on-photography/
artist Tom Shannon on TED
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 17, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/17/artist-tom-shannon-on-ted/
a view of the golden gate from berkeley
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 16, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/16/a-view-of-the-golden-gate-from-berkeley/
artist Gabriela Bulisova
if you are anywhere on the east coast, please see these images. they are all the things photographs can be – powerful, relevant, inspiring, engaging.
Here is an excerpt from the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts exhibition:
“… Like so many great documentary photographers of the past, Bulisova is not a dispassionate observer, but rather an active advocate for her subjects, someone who combines a fierce belief in social justice with sensitivity to the formal elements of the photographic image. She is sensitive to her subjects’ despair and suffering and respects their dignity and resilience in the midst of often-unimaginable hardship. She, like so many socially committed photographers before her, believes that an image can reveal the truth and move the public to take action…”
Gabriela Bulisova
The Option of Last Resort: Iraqi Refugees in the United States
at the DCCA
March 9 – May 30, 2010
more information about the artist can be found by following the links below.
http://www.photoshelter.com/user/gabrielabulisova
http://www.metrocollective.org/home/
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 15, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/15/artist-gabriela-bulisova/
James Buckhouse: Serg Riva
All Fashion is Fiction – online project by artist James Buckhouse
read the curatorial essay and see the interview here: BAM/PFA NetArt
read the blog here: http://sergriva.blogspot.com/
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 14, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/14/james-buckhouse-serg-riva/
east bay outdoor art
see more images here
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 13, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/13/east-bay-outdoor-art/
Berkeley Rep: Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West
WHAT: Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West, the world premiere of a new show investigating the mystery of photography.
WHO: Written by Naomi Iizuka Directed by Les Waters
WHERE: Berkeley Repertory Theatre – Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison Street @ Shattuck, Berkeley, CA 94704
WHEN: February 26 – April 11, 2010
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 11, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/11/berkeley-rep-concerning-strange-devices-from-the-distant-west/
Big Time: newyorker.com
one of my favorite contemporary art writers, Peter Schjeldahl reviews “Skin Fruit,” at the New Museum
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 10, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/10/big-time-newyorker-com/
artist David Maisel
“By slightly changing our angle of observation, a copse of seemingly random trees reveals itself as an orchard. This specific angle of observation, then, has an independent validity, revealing an order not of the viewers making. Such a surprise visit of the orchard effect is always pleasurable-filled with the delight of recognition, a sense of community of all explorers who also touch base at this common spot.”
The above quote from the novel ‘Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance‘ (about a photograph, actually) by Richard Powers has a nice resonance to the work currently on display at The Brower Center; The Lake Project. By changing our perspective we can gently surprise ourselves and come to understand (or be reminded) that there is a beauty in learning.
David Maisel
Artist Talk – The Lake Project
Thursday, March 11 at 7 pm
In the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Theater
The David Brower Center
Price: $10
Tickets available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 9, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/09/artist-david-maisel/
california is climate!
A 1958 promotional film for the eastern San Francisco Bay Area emphasizing its excellent weather, advanced infrastructure, and cultural and economic advantages.
- from the incredible Prelinger Archives
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 8, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/08/california-is-climate/
MICA documentary up for an Oscar
MICA documentary up for an Oscar – baltimoresun.com
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Music by Prudence
• documentary short
• 2010 • USA/Zimbabwe
• 32:30 minutes
• TV Broadcast scheduled to take place on May 12, 2010
• see the films site here
• learn more about MICA here
Posted by pivotartgallery on March 7, 2010
http://blog.pivotartgallery.com/2010/03/07/mica-documentary-up-for-an-oscar/
featured artist Seren Moran
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