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 | 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...
by John Jerney | Feb 1, 2010 | Exhibitions, Featured
Boogie Bird Copyright © 2010, Chor Boogie It was 9pm on a Friday in San Francisco, cold and rainy. It’s not the kind of night when it’s particularly fun to be out, but that didn’t seem to stop dozens from braving the elements to catch sight of a rare species unique to...
by John Jerney | Dec 21, 2009 | Exhibitions
Gloria Swanson, ca. 1930, with Cartier bracelets Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco In the early years of the twentieth century, as the royal courts of Europe were basking in the final glow of a fading brilliance and the Gilded Age of the New World was propelling an...
