The significant new show at the de Young Museum (one of the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums, “FAMSF”) explores the…
Art & Architecture
The interrelationship between art and science in the first half of the 20th century is fascinatingly explored in the Berkeley…
Ever since His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani of Qatar visited in 2009 the “Maharaja: The Splendour of…
When the names of husband and wife, Charles Eames (1907-78), and (Bernice) Ray Eames (1912-88) are mentioned, most think of…
On September 18, 2018, I had the pleasure of interviewing Max Hollein, who became the new Director of New York’s…
In a rare combination of beauty and scholarship, San Francisco’s Legion of Honor Museum is presenting “Truth and Beauty: The…
When most of us think about the brilliant and influential Belgian artist, René Magritte, we imagine his two most iconic…
“Artists always want to see something. They don’t make the work so they can sell it, they make it so…
Yes, there was an actual person named Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) from whence the epithet originated. The Venetian libertine and adventurer,…
Curators of The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) explored their storage facilities and put together the first…
Since the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA) reopened its doors a year and a half ago, showcasing a…
A new and unique exhibit of more than 120 creations and artifacts highlighting the fabulous style, artistry and complexity of…
What’s the best way for opera to gain new audiences? The most obvious answer is to encourage new audiences to…
Everyone wants to be loved but being hated has been a badge of honor for generations of modernist artists. If…