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Taking the Corps Out of Corporation

by Noah Dillon
Berenice Abbott, Ian Davis, CHRIS DORLAND, Kota Ezawa, Louis Faurer, Yevgeniy Fiks, Jacqueline Hassink, Lewis Hine, Dorothea Lange, Phillip Toledano at Winkleman Gallery January 4th, 2012 - February 11th, 2012
Posted 1/9/12

I like Winkleman Gallery’s “Corporations Are People Too,” though I am wary of attempts to capitalize on the populist outrage unleashed by the Occupy protests this past fall. And there may be more pressing contemporary artworks that also address the increasingly queasy relationship between people and commerce. With those caveats out of the way, “Corporations” has some wonderful pieces and feels urgent. The springtime of 2012 may see the “change in conversation” around economic inequali... [more]

They Were There

by E-Slant Team
Robert Arneson, Lutz Bacher, Kota Ezawa, Roger Fenton, Francisco Goya, Danny Lyon, Catherine Opie, Trevor Paglen, Adrian Piper, Andy Warhol, Carrie Mae Weems, Fred Wilson at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive July 22nd, 2009 - December 20th, 2009
Posted 7/29/09

Material Witness brings together works of art from the Berkeley Art Museum collection, ranging from Francisco Goya's The Disasters of War to new acquisitions such as Carrie Mae Weems's The Capture of Angela, that can be seen as forms of witness. Evidencing truths and questioning commonly held beliefs in modes that vary from reportage to activist response, the works in Material Witness offer distinctive, often critical views of current affairs and cultural memory. Goya's famous series of eighty-fiv... [more]

Kiki at Ratio 3

by Ava Jancar
D-L Alvarez, Lutz Bacher, Nayland Blake, Jerome Caja, Kota Ezawa, Vincent Fecteau, Cliff Hengst, Scott Hewicker, Rick Jacobsen, Chris Johanson, Keith Mayerson, karla milosevich, Yoko Ono, Catherine Opie, Rex Ray, Brett Reichman, Michelle Rollman, Wayne Smith, Jim Winters at Ratio 3 June 27th, 2008 - August 2nd, 2008
Posted 6/28/08

Just down the street from its original location at 14th and Guerrero, the Kiki Gallery--by all accounts a tiny, interdisciplinary space--has been resurrected by artist Colter Jacobsen and writer Kevin Killian at Ratio 3. Comprised almost entirely of works shown at Kiki, during its short yet fervent 18 month run, the exhibit chronicles Kiki owner, Rick Jacobsen’s vision and devotion to the arts in San Francisco. Opened in 1993, Kiki played host to a number of interestingly themed shows (t... [more]

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Making the Private Public, or How Dick Cheney and Reality TV Has Shaped the New Normalcy

by John Daquino
Sophie Calle, Mohamed Camara, Thomson & Craighead, Eyebeam R & D, Hasan Elahi, Kota Ezawa, Miranda July & Harrell Fletcher, Jonah Peretti & Michael Frumin, Guthrie Lonergan, Jill Magid, Jennifer & Kevin McCoy, Trevor Paglen, Corinna Schnitt, Sharif Waked at Artists Space April 26th, 2008 - June 21st, 2008
Posted 6/15/08

Borrowing its title from the historic speech given by vice president Dick Cheney in the wake of 9/11, where he referred to the increased security and surveillance as "the new normalcy" of contemporary life, this exhibition features the work of thirteen artists that touch upon a number of issues regarding the shrinking boundaries between private and public spheres. Though this theme has been well e... [more]