Category: Curatorial Practice

• Meridian Gallery, Gallery Profile published to Asterisk SF Magazine’s Throwback Issue

  On a clear, breezy evening on any given opening exhibition night, glowing lights emanate into the street from Meridian Gallery, revealing an exquisite exterior as well as an equally timeless and beautiful interior on the 500 block of Powell Street. The 100-year-old Victorian building certainly perseveres through the city’s constant evolution. Architect C.A. Meussdorffer designed […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  May 8, 2012

  Art, Curatorial Practice, Performance and Conceptual, Photography, Sculpture, Visual Arts

  asterisk sf, bay area, gallery profile, meridian gallery, San Francisco, visual and performing arts

• In the Currents Review in Art Practical’s 3.14 Issue Sidesplitting

  It has been too long since my last Shotgun Review for Art Practical! I wrote about In the Current show, which showcases some phenomenal Iranian artists! Below, you will find my write-up. Please enjoy and I highly recommend stopping by the exhibit. Enjoy! *          *          *   […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  May 4, 2012

  Art Writing and Criticism, Culture Criticism, Curatorial Practice, Observations, Painting, Photography, Visual Arts

  Art Practical, asian resource center gallery, east bay, iranian, oakland, shotgun reviews

• Information Gathering (Minus the Heavy Encyclopedias) ~ How do you research and gather information?

  What is Curation? from Percolate on Vimeo. Brooklyn based Creatives, m ss ng p eces, created a video (for Percolate) asking some of the top information gatherers or content curators what curation looks like in our highly globalized and heavily virtual, interactive, internet based world. It’s definitely important for someone like me who wants to […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  March 16, 2012

  Culture Criticism, Curatorial Practice, Observations

  content curation, curation, information gathering, internet, m ss ng p eces, percolate, research

• San Francisco Printmaking Duo, Colpa Press, Re-invent the Newsstand

  EDICOLA OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE This March 15th, 2012, marks the opening of a reinvention of the traditional newsstand. Colpa Press will partner with the Central Market Street Revitalization Program to create a venue for artist books, prints, and albums, on the corner of Market and 6th Street. Edicola is dedicated to providing a platform for emerging artists to […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  March 7, 2012

  Art, Art Practice, Art Theory and Movements, Artist’s Studio, Conceptual, Curatorial Practice, Interactive / Participatory Art, Visual Arts

  bay area, carissa potter, colpa press, luca antonucci, media, newsstand, printing, printmaking, publishing, San Francisco

• Feelin’ Lucky at SOMArts Cultural Center – Opening Night for Get Lucky: The Culture of Chance

  Pretty exciting to blog on the fly! I’m currently at the Get Lucky: The Culture of Chance opening night. Many people and such a great line up of wonderful artists looking at chance while paying homage to art icon, John Cage! More to come…

  Dorothy R. Santos

  January 7, 2012

  Art Practice, Conceptual, Curatorial Practice, Interactive / Participatory Art, Multi Media, Performance and Conceptual, Post Modernism, Visual Arts

  art practice, chance, conceptual, creative process, john cage, new media, somarts cultural center

• Oh, Don Draper…

  Check out essay, Project Projects: Slides, PowerPoints, Nostalgia, and a Sense of Belonging by Orit Gat on Rhizome.

  Dorothy R. Santos

  December 5, 2011

  Culture Criticism, Curatorial Practice, Observations, Perception, Photography

  culture, don draper, mad men, nostalgia, orit gat, postaday2011, rhizome, technology