Tag: east bay

• Movement in Many Parts Shotgun Review in Art Practical’s 4.1 Shotgun Issue

  Humans are resilient. Our anatomy is extraordinary and highly complex. We build, construct, destroy, and synthesize. But human nature involves understanding the biology and mechanisms that provoke us to move and accelerate. In Movement in Many Parts, an exhibition curated by Lucy Seena K. Lin and Weston Teruya, artists investigate human evolution through nature and industry. […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  September 29, 2012

  Art, Art Writing and Criticism, Conceptual, conceptual art, Culture Criticism, Film, Observations, Photography, Visual Arts

  bay area, curatorial practice, drawing, east bay, EBALDC, kearny street workshop, lucy lin, painting, photography, Video, visual artists, weston teruya

• 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

• Photos of Ever After Opening @ Chapel of the Chimes

  Ever After, an exhibition curated by curatorial collective, OFFSpace, is one of the most memorable art openings I’ve experienced (ever). The show resides in what most individuals would consider a rather unorthodox and unusual place for an art exhibition – a columbarium. Yes, you read that correctly. This show is in a columbarium. Currently in the process of revising […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  September 18, 2011

  Conceptual, Performance and Conceptual, Visual Arts

  chapel of the chimes, columbarium, curatorial collective, east bay, ever after exhibition, exhibition, offspace, postaday2011

• Take Off Your Pants for Women!!!

  Artists, Emmanuelle Namont Kouznetsov and Elyse Hochstadt certainly caught my attention when I read their request for participation in their latest work. They are developing work around the current political climate. One piece is addressing the ever-changing status of women in culture and how the extreme right/religious right/Tea Party is changing not only legislation but undermining the overall […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  September 12, 2011

  Art, Interactive / Participatory Art, Visual Arts

  bay area, call for participation, east bay, elyse hochstadt, emmanuelle namont kouznetsov, participatory art, postaday2011, San Francisco, Textiles