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Stereoscopic photo exhibit to have railroad museumgoers doing a double-take
Unlike the ubiquitous cellphone snappers of today, individuals who wished to photograph the development of the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s — and actually had the equipment to do to — were...
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Sacramento art walk: Best of Second Saturday
Sacramento art critic Victoria Dalkey recommends five must-see exhibits for Second Saturday on Sept. 13. Artist: Pat Mahony Title: Summer Cloud Medium:Oil on canvas 18" x 24" for Victoria Dalkey Sakata...
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There will be much to savor in shows at the Crocker Art Museum and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
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At JayJay, a marriage of the eccentric narrative art
A joint show at Jay Jay of the work of Suzanne Adan and Michael Stevens starts out with a bang. One of Michael Stevens’ thought-provoking works, “Mouthpiece Pine,” is on view at Jay Jay. Stevens and...
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Kara Walker explores race and history in Crocker exhibit
Some some will find this exhibit of 58 works offensive while others will marvel at it. “The Keys to the Coop” is a 1997 linocut on paper by Kara Walker, part of the Crocker Art Museum exhibit.
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Best of Second Saturday
Sacramento art critic Victoria Dalkey recommends five exhibits to see on the Second Saturday art walk on Oct. 12, 2013. Jack Ogden “Staged” at b sakata garo. “Adam and Eve” by Arthur Sordillo, 1977. “...
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An appreciation: Jose Montoya’s legacy of art and activism remembered
Editors note: Sacramento-resident Jose Montoya poet, painter, community organizer, educator, Chicano-rights advocate and agent provocateur died Sept. 25 at the age of 81, leaving a formidable...
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Paintings damaged by fire sprinkler in Sacramento
A curator said that a malfunctioning fire sprinkler caused damage to paintings at a midtown art complex. David Winfield looks over the damaged frame from one of his wife's oil paintings that was...
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Dalkey: Jack Ogden at b. sakata garo
Tough, gritty, uncompromising. These words come to mind in looking at Jack Ogden’s recent paintings. Jack Ogden’s “Step by Step” (oil on canvas) portrays the artist in a studio, with the tools of his...
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San Francisco artists turn trash-dump finds into treasures
Yulia Pinkusevich excavated a pile of broken wood, discarded windows, squashed toys and other urban flotsam at the public dump one fall afternoon until she uncovered a plastic board dotted with holes....
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Art preview: Wayne Thiebaud’s “Memory Mountains” in S.F.
Many of the mountain paintings slated for his upcoming show in San Francisco will overcome you. “Green Hill Farms” by Wayne Thiebaud features a large blunt mountain looming over the farms. “Blue Ridge...
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Art, antiquities offered at show to benefit the Crocker
The 42nd annual Arts and Antiques Show and Sale is being held at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H St. The event, organized by the Art Service Group, is a benefit for the Crocker Art Museum. A...
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Art review: “David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition”
The term “a bigger exhibition” is an understatement for the largest show in the history of San Francisco’s de Young Museum. David Hockney’s “Self Portrait with Red Braces” is part of the de Young show....
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Best of Second Saturday
Sacramento art critic Victoria Dalkey recommends five exhibits to see on the Second Saturday art walk
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Two artists offer their visions
Works by Jeff Myers on display at Alex Bult; Ron Peetz at Axis “Catalina” by Jeff Myer
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Joan Moment, Roger Berry at JayJay
Two of Sacramento’s top abstractionists share exhibition space this holiday season. “Night Waves” is an acrylic on canvas by Joan Moment. “Motzart” by Roger Berry
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Art: Pop surrealism meets self portrait in Julie Heffernan’s Crocker...
“Sky is Falling,” a show of recent large-scale paintings by Julie Heffernan on view at the Crocker Art Museum, takes us into the realm of pop surrealism. Julie Heffernan’s 2008 work “Self-Portrait as...
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Book of Dreams: Freedom of creating art inspires women in community program
Linda Tiefenthaler used to spend much of her day on her sofa, reading and avoiding the financial, physical and mental hardships facing her. With art hanging on the wall made from palm froms and...
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Best of Second Saturday
Sacramento art critic Victoria Dalkey recommends five exhibits to see on the Second Saturday art walk
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Sacramento City Council approves investment in arts campus
The City Council made a $5 million investment in Sacramentos cultural institutions on Tuesday night by approving a plan to convert a closed adult school into an office and rehearsal campus for the...
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