Kasper Rodenborn is back!
You must remember this (Kasper working on the back wall of our outdoor space last year).
Yari Ostovany's Opening
Yari Ostovany with his painting Oracle II
...Pretty is a very dangerous thing versus beauty because sometimes you arrive at something pretty that you could be quite happy with, and some collectors would be quite happy with as well, but something inside is gnawing at you that it is not beautiful, it’s pretty. And then that destroying and rebuilding, that’s also kind of a tricky thing because if you think of it as destroying, that takes you in a different direction but when you step back and look at the longer arc of it, that’s just another step in the evolution of the work. And I always say you can never ruin a painting if you dare to ruin it. If you don't have faith and you get to some place that feels somewhat comfortable, you just stay there, and that I find dangerous. And that’s what Richter is talking about. I actually learned that through Francis Bacon many years ago, if I’m not mistaken, he said that when you get stuck in a painting, it’s usually what you like most in it that’s keeping you, so you have to paint that out. That’s a very difficult thing to do at first because you’re very attached to it. But then you realize it’s not about having a beautiful area in a painting, it’s about having a painting that works as a whole. (From an interview with Yari called Pretty is a Dangerous Thing.)
Peregrine 25
Our gallery will be bursting with Yari's luminous paintings through May 27.
Art Market SF
photo by Jeannie O'Connor
photo by Jeannie O'Connor
Don't miss our treasure chest in the back corner! Six drawers of tiny treasures.
Fort Mason, where Art Market is being held, is one of the most beautiful spots in San Francisco. There's a place you can buy a drink and flop down when you're too tired to walk anymore (above) – and look what you see out the window:
photo by Kevin Fong
P.S. (Sunday) We had a BLAST, especially this one in the middle. Many thanks to our old friends – and all the new ones we made – for stopping by booth 523!
We'll be here for 2 more days! Today, Saturday, from 11-7 pm, and Sunday from 12-6 pm. Booth #523.
Art Market San Francisco
April 26-29 at Fort Mason
Visit us in booth #523.
VIP Preview
Thursday, April 26, 2018 — 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Public Hours
Friday, April 27, 2018 — 11:00am to 7:00pm
Saturday, April 28, 2018 — 11:00am to 7:00pm
Sunday, April 29, 2018 — 12:00pm to 6:00pm
Andrew Ramer's Reading
Andrew Ramer is one marvelous storyteller. He read from two of his books this afternoon: Deathless, and Torah Told Different. His version of the Torah is deep, original, and lots of fun! Both book covers are graced with paintings by our Anne.
Happy Birthday, Jeanie
That's the birthday girl in the middle.
Come on down to FOG and wish Jeanie a happy birthday. During our Fog Family music session today we will pause to sing Happy Birthday and have some bubbly and treats - so please join us from 5 to 6.
Richard Kamler Remembered
Kamler with (left) "Last Statement," 1998, graphite, oil stick on paper, 61 x 31 inches; right: "Boy Warrior," 1975, graphite on paper, 75 x 36.5 inches
by Robert Atkins squarecylinder.com
The artist Richard Kamler, who died on November 1, a day before his 82nd birthday, was unusual: a conceptualist and social practice artist before the terms existed. He was trained as an architect and to say he was unconcerned about conventional disciplinary categories is to be guilty of understatement. His first museum installation, Out of Holocaust (1976), was as close to architecture as he would get again — it was a life-sized replica of a barracks at Auschwitz, produced for the Judah L. Magnes Museum in Berkeley. After that his work eschewed history for more contemporary concerns expressed in more hybrid idioms. He assembled a nationwide network of artists, for instance, to create visualizations of the concept, Seeing Peace, on unused billboards across the US. But it was the violence, racism, and wasted human potential typifying US prisons that became his signature subject. Continue reading.
Richard Kamler's Opening
Richard Kamler's (1935-2017) artist statement begins: In 1963 I had just graduated from UC Berkeley and had gone to New York to begin an apprenticeship with Frederick Kiesler, the visionary painter, sculptor, theater designer and architect. I was climbing the stairs to his studio and heard voices. He had left the door ajar for me and was talking to a museum director from Switzerland. He was saying that "through art we can change the laws of the world.”
This idea that art can engage in worldly affairs–“can change the laws of the world” –is what has driven my work these past 40 years. That art is a catalyst for social change and cultural transformation.
Read the rest of his inspiring statement here.
Tears,
Laughter.
photo by Cheryl Cooper
photo by Cheryl Cooper
Peter Munks, Jeanie Bertrand, Tim Thurman
Hanging Richard Kamler's Show
The show opens this Saturday, April 7, 12-6 pm. Talk at 2 pm.
We're In!
Art Market San Francisco 2014 photo via
FOG is honored to have been accepted into Art Market San Francisco.
A Personal Note: Highs and Lows
19th and Alabama, deep in the Mission and early in the morning, 7:00am. Carmen’s cardiologist rechecks her ex-rays and confirms her diagnosis - respiratory heart failure with enlarged heart and irregular beat. We go to our favorite cafe, The Atlas at 20th and Harrison, have a great breakfast and commiserate.
On the way to our car we see a flat file sitting out on the the street. We nab it and inside is a trove of fabulous colored paper. Anne is way happy, she has wanted a flat file for years.
Back to Carmen: She is now on four medications and has to curtail her exuberance (not easy). We rescued Carmen when she was a year and half, and have loved and lived with her for over 10 years, and our journey continues. Come by and give her your good wishes. -Peter
Color Coordinates
Sydney (above) and Jenny of Sweet Passion Bakery (below)
Tamsin Smith's Poetry Reading
International Women's Day
Connie Harris's Opening
Connie Harris
Friends talked and laughed – and took a good look at the art, too.
Connie gave an inspiring talk. She not only spoke about herself and her art, but stressed the importance of our (her audience) being creative.
And then of course we had lots of questions for Connie about her art.
p.s. The day of the opening just happened to be Connie's birthday!
Hanging Connie's Show
We are so excited to be hanging Connie Harris's show!
Please join us this coming Saturday, 12-6 pm, for the opening. Connie will give a talk at 2.
Behold the Sea
After the Storm II, 2018. Oil on canvas. 30 x 40 inches
Step outside FOG and to the west sits our glorious Pacific in all its splendor. Its grays and blues and clouds and fog form the leitmotif of our existence here in the Sunset. Now step inside FOG, and here is our Pacific rendered expertly in oil paint by local artist Jeffrey Nemeroff. The scenes are all familiar and the varying moods are exquisitely realized. For those of us who cherish the sea, this exhibit satisfies that primal connection we feel. This is the last weekend to catch this exciting show, and you can meet Jeff this Saturday between 3 and 6. –Peter
Celebrating the Year of the Dog
We have many talented neighbors. This is Diana’s dog (at the Sea Bee next door).
The Dog Whisperer
Mamade Kadreebux
One of our singular experiences at FOG was meeting Mamade Kadreebux and his subsequent show with Anne in November 2016. Born on the tiny island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, he embarked on an epic worldwide journey that ended in Berkeley.
It is with great sadness that we learned of his passing at the end of last year. He was the real deal - and spending time with him was a miraculous and enlightening experience. The month of his show was extraordinary - his one of a kind photos and paintings, his five books, his lovely entourage from the Berkeley community he led, and his irrepressible presence. He was a true spiritual leader and an inspiring artist - he touched us all and left the world a better place. -Peter
Mamade and his pals Ibrahim and Munir Jiwa outside the gallery in November 2016.
