BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 18, 2023
contemporary art
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Visual Art
NOVEMBER 06, 2023
Mercury 20 Gallery artists show strong technical skills, struggle to convey cogent artistic messages
Visitors may be surprised that the gallery staffers themselves are the artists whose work is exhibited; depending on the date of one’s visit, they may benefit from access to the artists who offer unparalleled insight into the works shown.
Visual Art
NOVEMBER 06, 2023
Mercury 20 Gallery artists show strong technical skills, struggle to convey cogent artistic messages
Visitors may be surprised that the gallery staffers themselves are the artists whose work is exhibited; depending on the date of one’s visit, they may benefit from access to the artists who offer unparalleled insight into the works shown.
Visual Art
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Animation artist Kongkee merges past, future in ‘Warring States Cyberpunk’
Though some viewers may be overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the artist’s fantastical story, it’s only a glimpse into the frightening possibilities of the future, and Kongkee knows perhaps better than anyone the existential anxiety that plagues both past and present.
Visual Art
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Animation artist Kongkee merges past, future in ‘Warring States Cyberpunk’
Though some viewers may be overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the artist’s fantastical story, it’s only a glimpse into the frightening possibilities of the future, and Kongkee knows perhaps better than anyone the existential anxiety that plagues both past and present.
Visual Art
MAY 27, 2020
'A moving canvas’: Contemporary art curator Abby Chen talks artistic healing, activism
Now the head of contemporary art at the SF Asian Art Museum, Chen remains passionate about serving this flourishing art scene.
Visual Art
MAY 27, 2020
'A moving canvas’: Contemporary art curator Abby Chen talks artistic healing, activism
Now the head of contemporary art at the SF Asian Art Museum, Chen remains passionate about serving this flourishing art scene.
Visual Art
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
In ‘Defying the Narrative,’ artists reject homogenization of African art
“Defying the Narrative: Contemporary Art from West and Southern Africa,” which opened this past Saturday, showcases the widely varied works of 14 artists hailing from a range of African countries.
Visual Art
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
In ‘Defying the Narrative,’ artists reject homogenization of African art
“Defying the Narrative: Contemporary Art from West and Southern Africa,” which opened this past Saturday, showcases the widely varied works of 14 artists hailing from a range of African countries.
Columns
JULY 13, 2018
ART NEVER: How contemporary art ruined my life
I felt guilty for seeing art as a form of escape into some higher, more elite plane of existence instead of just an extension of the life I was already living.
Columns
JULY 13, 2018
ART NEVER: How contemporary art ruined my life
I felt guilty for seeing art as a form of escape into some higher, more elite plane of existence instead of just an extension of the life I was already living.
