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Jason Middlebrook: Artists Reinventing the Ancient Art of Mosaics
February 03, 2018
Ariela Gittlen at Artsy put together an editorial highlighting seven artists working in mosaics. Gittlen explains, "Middlebrook’s mosaics can take on mythic proportions, as in the case of his giant tentacle-like root forms covered in glass or stone."
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Cliff Hengst in Artforum
January 15, 2018
We Are All Made of Light featured by Crave Online 10 Best Art Books of 2017
December 21, 2017
We were excited to see that Rex Ray's We Are All Made Of Light was selected by Crave Online as one of their favorite art books published in 2017! Copies are available through our web store as well as the SFMoMA's bookstore.
California Buckeyes: Music, Words and Hot Dogs
November 28, 2017
California Buckeyes: Music, Words and Hot Dogs
Thursday, 11/30/17, 6–9pm at Gallery 16.
Join us for a night of performance and activation of his new exhibit Together We Make Things Happen. Viewers will be encouraged to find their way to the other side of the Forest, music will add the spontaneity words will give context and hotdogs will be shared to help viewers be prepared to enter the world again. A moment will happen with the creation of either prints or rubbings from the picnic table and various carved surfaces.
This will be a night of music, sound, words and hot dogs—all drawing association with the state of Ohio.
Performers include:
Ash McKernan
Georgie Bundle with Critter
Dani Leone
Fathers
Ha Ha La
Dan Nelson
...and maybe more!
While this is a free event, we ask that you RSVP to reserve a beer and a hot dog.
https://goo.gl/2PJz5p
Opening reception for Together We Make Thing Happen by Nathaniel Parsons
November 11, 2017
Thanks to everyone who came out! We had a blast! Together We Make Thing Happen is up until December 21.
Nathaniel Parsons 7x7 Exhibition Preview by Anna Volpicelli
November 10, 2017
http://www.7x7.com/nathaniel-parsons-gallery16-2508168367.html
Tucker Nichols and Dave Eggers Family Drawing Session and Artist Talk
October 05, 2017
Thanks to everyone who came out for the family drawing session and artist talk! We had a blast, video from event will be posted soon.
Cliff Hengst Leads Closing Procession
October 02, 2017
Cliff Hengst: "The opening was amazing. There were just tons of drags queens walking in and out."
From NBC: "An art gallery owned and operated by the City of San Francisco that held art shows over four decades — featuring everything from drag queens to fine artists in a former auto garage across from City Hall — will have its final sendoff this weekend, capping a 47 year run. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.
(Published Friday, Sept. 29, 2017)"
TUCKER NICHOLS & DAVE EGGERS: All Ages Drawing Session + Artist Talk, October 1st, 2–5pm
September 20, 2017
Gallery 16 is pleased to present an all ages drawing session and conversation with artist Tucker Nichols and writer Dave Eggers. The event is FREE and open to the public please RSVP via Eventbrite, seating is limited. This event is in coordination with Nichols’s solo exhibition Patio Music (Sept 8–Oct 28).
Tucker Nichols & Dave Eggers, Eventbrite RSVP
2–4PM
All Ages Drawing Session
Gallery 16 invites grownups and kids to spend the afternoon drawing and making art with Tucker Nichols and Dave Eggers. This is not solely a children’s event—all ages will enjoy an afternoon of drawing exercises, including methods for destroying rejected drawings, as well as keeping the ones you like. Art materials supplied.
4–5PM
Artists in Conversation
Following the Drawing Session, Tucker Nichols and Dave Eggers will sit down for a casual conversation about their respective creative processes. Over the years the two have collaborated on various projects, most recently the book, This Bridge Will Not Be Gray (Chronicle Books will reissue in Fall 2017). The talk will reveal how these two creative forces work together and bring insight into their personal practices. Other artists and creatives may also gain a few tools as Nichols and Eggers discuss such topics as: What makes for good conditions for creative work, what specific tools they’ve come to rely on, what getting stuck looks like and where chance or coincidence comes into play.