Archive for the 'Art' Category
By Tim Foster
Bytes of Reality, the Crocker’s new exhibit of work by Daniel Douke showcases 24 exquisite trompe l’oeil creations by the southern California artist. Read more »
by Melody Stone Photos by Bob Herron
The coordinators of the Trash Film Orgy spent 11 years screening other people’s films before they decided it was time to launch their own horror movie endeavors. Read more »
By Tony King
It’s one of those slate grey nuclear winter-esque days in Sacramento, and Jairus Tonel has done the impossible: he’s managed to out-dapper the wait staff of The Shady Lady. Smartly kitted-out in a tie, dress shirt, designer jeans, a tan waistcoat and brown dress shoes, Tonel sips scotch through his ever-present smile. Read more »
American Gothic: Regionalist Portraiture from the Collection
Nelson Gallery
Through March 13,
I zipped over the causeway last month to check out the Grand Opening of the new Richard Nelson Hall – I’ve got plenty of fond memories of the old Nelson Gallery, so I was somewhat concerned. Wow. Read more »
By Tim Foster
Stunning.
It’s the best single word to describe Inferno of the Innocents, the exhibit of work by Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein that opened at the Crocker on January 29th Read more »
By Liv Moe Photos by Scott Duncan
December is not the best time to survey the status of Second Saturday. Each winter, the monthly event goes into a sort of suspended animation; it gets cold, Christmas parties start to rival art receptions, and the galleries themselves have holiday parties which upstage their own monthly events. Bit by bit Second Saturday starts to look like a ghost town. Read more »
By Tim Foster Photos by Scott Duncan
In the grand scheme of things, ten years isn’t an awfully long time. A decade can skip by, seemingly in the blink of an eye. That’s in the real world. In the art world, a decade is more like an eternity. Read more »