The Visual Movement

From One Revolution to Another - Carte Blanche to Jeremy Deller is on view at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris until January 4, 2009.

Anno Domini presents…

“Victoria Everlasting” debut solo exhibit by Derek Weisberg featuring a site-specific sculptural installation.

Derek Weisberg’s sculptures are inspired by the classical imagery of a time when art was created for the inspiration of the people to connect with the divine.

Exhibit on view through April 19th, 2008
Gallery hours: Tues. - Fri., Noon - 7pm; Sat., Noon - 5pm

Southern Exposure’s 8th Annual Monster Drawing Rally
This live drawing event has more than 130 artists that will create drawings, live and in person.
All drawings will be $60 each. All proceeds support Southern Exposure’s Exhibitions and Artists in Education Programs.

Where: The Verdi Club
2424 Mariposa Street (between Hampshire and Potrero) San Francisco

When: Friday, February 22, 2007
6:00 - 11:00 pm

Suggested donation: $5 and up

For a full list of artists go to www.soex.org.

Participating artists include:

Brad K. Alder, Ulrika Andersson, Kathy Aoki, Brooke Appler, Mike Arcega, Seth Armstrong, Kelly Ball, Jessie Balmer, Steven Barich, David Benzler, Bert Bergan, Robert Bilensky, Michelle Blade, Eric Bodine, Chase Bowman, Joe Byrnes, Michael Campbell, Monica Canillo, Neftali Carriera, John Casey, Ajit Chauhan, Susan Chen, Randy Colosk,  Jaime Cortez, Ilana Crispi, Jessica Cusik, Gibson Cuyler, Veronica De Jesus, Sonja Derman, Joan Di Stefano, Tony Discenza, Inga Dorosz
Catherine Haley Epstein, Marcela Florez, Matt Furie, eddie gesso, Lori Gordon, Terrance Graven, Michael Hall, Martha Sue Harris, Jonn Herschend, Amy Hibbs, Katrine Hildebrandt, Amanda Hughen, Suzanne Husky, John Isaacson, Erik Jacobsen, Hellen Jo, Sarah Klein, Justin Klein, Evri Kwong, Max Lariviere-Hedrick, Chris Leib, Poopy Lickles, Kenneth Lo, Martin Machado, Kari Marboe, Christian Maychack, Mike McConnell, Kim Miskowicz, Kyle Mock, Cynthia Ona-Innis, Kelly Ording, Deth P Sun, Kottie Paloma, Piero Passacantando, Matthew Pawlowski, Alison Pebworth, Hilary Pecis, Ferris Plock, Mel, Prest, Lisa Ricci, Ricardo Richie, Lordy Rodriguez, Michael Rosenthal, Anthony Ryan, Andrew Schoultz, Emily Sevier, Sham Sham, Angela Simione, Sarah Smith, Jennie Smith, Lisa Solomon, Alphonzo Solorzano, Jennifer Starkweather, Kirk Stoller, Tim Svenonius, Stephanie Syjuco, Rebecca Szeto, Hadi Tabatabai, Owen Takabayashi, Charlene Tan, Weston Teruya, Tracy Timmons, Jessica Tully, Kelly Tunstall, Aiyana Udesen, Jina Valentine, Adrian Van Allen, Jamie Venci, Katie Vida, Andy Vogt, Victoria Wagner, Jerad Walker, Tyson Washburn, Marci Washington, Colie Wertz, Megan Wilson, Jenifer Wofford

Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956) was a prominent avant-garde artist. He was a painter, sculptor and graphic artist, and eventually a photographer beginning in the early 20s. The exhibit will display about 120 original prints and photomontages.

The exhibition is presented by The Museum Moscow House of Photography and curated by its Director, Olga Sviblova.

For further information please go to: www.russianact.co.uk

Where: The Hayward Gallery, London
When: 7 February - 27 April 2008

Graham Hudson

Locust Projects opened the 2008 season with a solo exhibition by artist Graham Hudson. Hudson spent two months in Miami researching and developing ideas for his site- specific/sympathetic installation using both found and bought objects incorporating sculpture, light and sound elements played through record players.

Where: Locust Projects, 105 NW 23rd Street
When: Now thru February 9, 2008

MAIN SPACE: Nina In Position

“Nina In Position presents diverse artistic strategies that complicate the legibility of lack and difference in America…The exhibition’s curatorial focus aims to unlock the ways in which artistic exercises, histories, and narratives are re-signified within contemporary visual culture.”

Participating artists: Kelly Barrie, Justin Beal, Huma Bhabha, Anya Gallaccio, Wade Guyton, Barkley Hendricks, Roni Horn, Igloolik Isuma Productions, Mary Kelly, Charles Long, Michelle Lopez, Andrew Lord, Robert Mapplethorpe, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Jack Pierson, Michael Queenland, Marco Rios, Amanda Ross- Ho, Julia Scher, Haim Steinbach, Lisa Tan, Josh Tonsfeldt
Curated by Jeffrey Uslip

When: January 25 - March 29, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 24th, 6-8pm
Where: Artists Space

Art: Josh Tonsfeldt, Untitled, 2005, Bone and mechanics, 11.5 x 2.5 x 2 inches

For Tent and Trade: Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving at the de Young Museum

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco presents a selection of 40 of the finest rugs, bags, and tent and animal trappings from Turkmenistan, northwest Iran, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan.

Run: December 15, 2007, through April 27, 2008.

de Young
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118

photo:
Left: Camel trapping for bridal procession (khalyk), Central Asia, Yomut Turkmen people, ca. 18th century. Gift of George and Marie Hecksher. Right: Storage bag (juval) face (detail), ca. 1850–1875. The Caroline and H. McCoy Jones Collection