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For Bay Area artist Marcel Pardo Ariza, representation matters

For Bay Area artist Marcel Pardo Ariza, representation matters

  • by JL Odom
  • Jan 23, 2025

It's a sunny Sunday afternoon in San Francisco's Mission District — a welcomed reprieve from the more frequent chilly, overcast, windy and rainy conditions in the city this time of the year.

Going Out, Jan. 23-31, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Jan. 23-31, 2025 arts & nightlife events

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 22, 2025

DoublePlusGood arts and nightlife still exist in the bubble of Bay Area liberalism amid these stultifyingly absurd times. Art explores, nightlife endures. Check out Going Out.

'Black Box: A Photographic Memoir' Dona Ann McAdams' intimate collection of stories and images

'Black Box: A Photographic Memoir' Dona Ann McAdams' intimate collection of stories and images

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 18, 2025

From urban protests to plaintive animal farm imagery, Dona Ann McAdams collection of photos and brief essays in "Black Box: A Photographic Memoir" offer a view into the artist's life and work, their parallels, as well as her artistry.

'Hockney's Pictures' - More work by the master in a new book

'Hockney's Pictures' - More work by the master in a new book

  • by Robert Brokl
  • Jan 13, 2025

"Hockney's Pictures" is an updated and expanded version of the volume from 2004, edited and with a minimum of texts by Andrew Brown, and packed with 522 illustrations. Artist David Hockney's droll wit is also on display.

Ajuan Mance's 'Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw'

Ajuan Mance's 'Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw'

  • by Laura Moreno
  • Jan 11, 2025

Talented local artist and cartoonist Ajuan Mance recently published "Gender Studies: True Confessions of an Accidental Outlaw," a graphic memoir that gives plenty of food for thought.

Going Out, Jan. 2-11, 2025 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Jan. 2-11, 2025 arts & nightlife events

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Jan 1, 2025

Here's an idea for a New Year's resolution. See a show in a theater you've never been to. Attend a music concert without checking out the band on YouTube first. Stop by a gallery you haven't been to and see some art. All these options in Going Out.

Going Out, Dec. 12-21, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Dec. 12-21, 2024 arts & nightlife events

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Dec 11, 2024

There's something in the air besides pollutant particulates, and that's the holiday spirit. Whether you're a "Come all ye faithful" type or a downright Scrooge, it's inescapable, so dig in and enjoy it.

High spirits, wild rides & queer curiousities: Last-minute gifts for the holiday season

High spirits, wild rides & queer curiousities: Last-minute gifts for the holiday season

  • by Jim Gladstone
  • Dec 10, 2024

Belly up to the bar for a round of potable last-minute gifts, and some choice boozeless booty as well. We've checked our list twice with online purveyors to make sure anything you order by Dec. 15 will arrive in time for Christmas.

Going Out, Nov. 28-Dec. 6, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Nov. 28-Dec. 6, 2024 arts & nightlife events

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Nov 27, 2024

Baby, it's cold outside, but despite the weather, with some of our favorite bars and nightclubs suffering robberies, it's important to support them as much as you can, like the SF Eagle. Attend your favorite nightlife and arts events listed in Going Out.

'Leonardo da Vinci' - Documenting the supreme Renaissance Man

'Leonardo da Vinci' - Documenting the supreme Renaissance Man

  • by Tim Pfaff
  • Nov 23, 2024

Ken Burns documentaries are their own category. There are documentaries, and then there are Ken Burns documentaries. Burns' latest, with Sarah Burns and David McMahon, "Leonardo da Vinci" (PBS), crowns his achievements to date.

Going Out, Nov. 21-29, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Nov. 21-29, 2024 arts & nightlife events

  • Nov 20, 2024

Button up your overcoat because it's getting dark by three, it seems. Take good care of yourself and enjoy some arts and nightlife events, all in Going Out.

'Mel Odom: Gorgeous!' - Luminary artist's works collected in a new book

'Mel Odom: Gorgeous!' - Luminary artist's works collected in a new book

  • by Cornelius Washington
  • Nov 19, 2024

Illustrator par excellence Mel Odom used his formidable talents to introduce to the world the emerging gay culture of the 1970s. His new book, "Mel Odom: Gorgeous" is a celebration of a career that is staggering in its versatility.

'1001 Movie Posters' - New book celebrates the art of marketing movies

'1001 Movie Posters' - New book celebrates the art of marketing movies

  • by David-Elijah Nahmod
  • Nov 18, 2024

"1001 Movie Posters: Designs of the Times" is a big book, clocking in at 638 pages. It's a hardcover book and quite heavy. There are literally 1001 poster images between its covers, beginning from 1895, when the very first short films were shown.

Going Out, Nov. 14-22, 2024 arts & nightlife events

Going Out, Nov. 14-22, 2024 arts & nightlife events

  • by Jim Provenzano
  • Nov 13, 2024

Yes, people are still going out, and celebrating life, almost as an act of defiance (but hopefully not indifference). Gather together at some of the many arts and nightlife events, all in Going Out.