by John Jerney | Apr 2, 2014 | Exhibitions
When you hear the word yoga, your thoughts might turn to scenes of Indian yogis engaged in mystical rites, steeped in an ageless Hindu tradition. Or you might think of the purely exotic, conjuring images of near-naked ascetics covered in ash and saffron. Most likely,...
by John Jerney | Dec 7, 2012 | Exhibitions
Long associated with the New York City art scene of the late 1950s and early 1960s, Jasper Johns has also traditionally drawn substantial interest here in the San Francisco Bay Area, his work featured in several notable public and private collections. Perhaps most...
by John Jerney | Aug 12, 2012 | Exhibitions
Untitled Film Stills Copyright © Cindy Sherman In 1977, at the age of twenty three, Cindy Sherman began work on a series of 8 x 10” black and white photographs in which the young, aspiring art student recorded herself acting out a sweep of female roles and types....
by John Jerney | Mar 6, 2010 | Performance
A spider and her web Copyright © 2010, Cirque du Soleil Grasshoppers bound, spiders crawl, beetles and ladybugs scamper, and fireflies flitter. All is well in this complex and frenetic ecosystem. Until, of course, a mysterious egg appears, carried on the back of a...
by John Jerney | Feb 16, 2010 | Exhibitions
Samurai have long held an iconic position in Japan, as have the various depictions of this pre-industrial military nobility. From stoic swordsman in attentive service to the aristocracy to post-modern and futuristic robotic warrior, the samurai has established itself...
