May 2013–February 2014
Proximities, a three-part exhibition, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
Proximities 1: What Time is It There
Elisheva Biernoff, Lisa K. Blatt, Ala Ebtekar, James Gobel, Tucker Nichols, Larry Sultan, Andrew Witrak
Proximities 2: Knowing Me, Knowing You
Kota Ezawa, Mik Gaspay, Michael Jang, Pawel Kruk, Barry McGee, Anne McGuire, Charlene Tan
Proximities 3: Import/Export
Rebeca Bollinger, Amanda Curreri, Byron Peters, Leslie Shows, Jeffrey Augustine Songco, Imin Yeh
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
A three-part exhibition that explored the relationship and context between artists working in the Bay Area, their relationship the Asian Art Museum and Asia.
Proximities 1, title wall, projection by Lisa K. Blatt
Tucker Nichols
Larry Sultan
Foreground, Andrew Witrak
Foreground, Andrew Witrak, Background Lisa K. Blatt
Ala Ebtekar
Ala Ebtekar
James Gobel
Elisheva Biernoff
Elisheva Biernoff, multiple
Proximities 2. Pawel Kruk. The Lost Interview, 2009; single-channel video; dimensions variable. Courtesy of the Artist.
Proximities 2. Michael Jang. Self-Portrait, 1973; gelatin silver print; 11 x 14 inches. Courtesy of the Artist and Stephen Wirtz Gallery.
Michael Jang, "Chopsticks", from "The Jangs" series, 1973, gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Stephen Wirtz Gallery.
Proximities 2. Charlene Tan, "Love Forever: an Homage to Kusama", 2010
Proximities 2. Kota Ezawa. Self-Portrait as Someone Else, 2013; single-channel video; dimensions variable. Courtesy of the Artist and Haines Gallery.
Proximities 2. Barry McGee. Untitled, 2012, 2012; acrylic on wood; dimensions variable. Courtesy of the Artist and Ratio 3.
Proximities 3, Amanda Curreri, “Double Barbershop Poles (Masked, Unmasked, and Askew)” (2011)
Proximities 3, Jeffrey Augustine Songco, “Blissed Out” (2013), HD looping video. PP
Proximities 3, Left: Leslie Shows’s “Cantra” (nd), right, Rebecca Bolinger’s “Untitled”(2013), and in the background is Byron Peters’s “Untitled” (2012)
Proximities 3, Amanda Curreri, including (top left) “Double Barbershop Poles (Masked, Unmasked, and Askew)” (2011) and (bottom left) “Identity and Privilege Card, Expired” (2011)
Proximities 3, Imin Yeh, “Paper Bag Project” (2013), handmade paper bag
Selected Press:
Sarah Hotchkiss. "Proximities 1 @ Asian Art Museum." Square Cylinder, June 10, 2013.
John Held. "Proximities 1: What Time is it There? at The Asian Art Museum, San Francisco." SFAQ Online, June 11, 2013.
San Francisco Art Enthusiast. "Proximities 1: “What Time is it There?” at Asian Art Museum." SF Art Enthusiast, June 13, 2013.
Sarah Hotchkiss. "Proximities 2 @ Asian Art Museum." Square Cylinder, October 16, 2013.
Renny Pritikin. "Proximities 2: Knowing Me, Knowing You." Art Practical, November 19, 2013.
Kimberly Chun. "'Proximities 3: Import/Export': Asian connection." San Francisco Chronicle, December 25, 2013
San Francisco Art Enthusiast. "Interview with Glen Helfand, Curator of 'Proximities' at Asian Art Museum." San Francisco Art Enthusiast, January 7, 2014.
An Xiao. "Import, Export, Art, and Asia." Hyperallergic, January 21, 2014.
Sarah Hotchkiss. "Proximities 3 @ Asian Art Museum." Square Cylinder, January 22, 2014.
Anuradha Vikram. "#Hashtags: The Importer/Exporter." Daily Serving, February 10, 2014/
Heidi Rabben. "Proximities 3: Import/Export." Art Practical, February 17, 2014.
December 2012
Fabricators
Creativity Explored & Jack Fischer Gallery
A collaborative project in which a group of developmentally disabled artists created new works fabricated by a group of interdisciplinary students as part of the community-based Engage program at California College of the Arts.
Press:
Lia Wilson. "Fabricators: Blurring the Insider/Outsider Boundary." Daily Serving, December 20, 2012.
September–December 2012
Co-curated with Cydney Payton
Walter and McBean Galleries, San Francisco Art Institute
Pawel Althamer, Roberto Behar & Rosario Marquardt, David Gissen, Amy M. Ho, Paul Kos, Roy McMakin, Christian Nagler & Azin Seraj, Ben Peterson, Michael Robinson, Jonathan Runcio, Mungo Thomson, and Together We Can Defeat Capitalism
Roberto Behar & Rosario Marquardt
Jonathan Runcio, foreground; Amy M. Ho, staircase
Paul Kos
David Gissen
Mungo Thomson, Yoga Brick Wall
From left, Ben Peterson, Christian Nagler & Azin Seraj
Ben Peterson, detail
Christian Nagler & Azin Seraj, still from Market Fitness
Selected Press:
Jeanne Gerrity, "Review: Temporary Structures," Art Practical, October 9, 2012
Julia Glosemeyer, "The Good, The Bad, and The Temporary," Daily Serving, September 27, 2012
Sarah Hotchkiss, "The Enduring Legacy of Temporary Structures," KQED Arts, October 4, 2012
Courtney Malick, "Temporary Structures," Artforum, October 30, 2012
David M. Roth, "Temporary Structures @ SFAI," Square Cylinder, September 20, 2012
"SFAI Exhibition Temporary Structures Explores Impermanent Architecture and Systems as the Site of Human Interaction, Spectacle, and Fun," Benzinga, September 6, 2012
Temporary Structures brochure pdf here
Fall 2006
Particulate Matter, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA
Andrea Bowers, Chris Finley, Karl Haendel, Florian Maier-Aichen, Danica Phelps, and Pamela Wilson-Ryckman
and rotating shows by Lisa K. Blatt, Elise Irving, and Daniel Tierney
Images from catalog designed by Martin Venezky Appetite Engineers
Andrea Bowers
Karl Haendel
Florian Maier-Aichen
Chris Finley
Pamela Wilson-Ryckman
Danica Phelps
