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WAYNE SMITH: NEW MUSIC
October 22, 2016
We're digging these ambient sounds coming out of artist AND musician Wayne Smith's studio! Aero-Mic'd is just one of the many musical projects that the artist pursues, rounding out his visual art practice. Kudos to the artist—looking forward to that cassette release!
Fall News Letter 2016
October 15, 2016
Since May, Michelle Grabner's solo exhibition, Michelle Grabner: Weaving Life into Art, curated by Tricia Y. Paik at Indianapolis Museum Of Art has garnered much praise and attention. The show will be up until November 15th.
The Thing Quarterly recently released its 27th issue with Michelle Grabner this month. It is a fully functional gingham soccer ball but it also functions as a rebuttal to Ken Johnson's 2014 NY Times review of the artist's exhibition last fall at James Cohan Gallery, in which he referred to her work as that of a boring 'soccer mom'. Served!
This past Friday, October 9, UCSF hosted its 19th Annual Art For Aids Auction. This year's auction was in held in honor of beloved artist Rex Ray, who passed away February 9, 2015. Griff Williams spoke about Rex’s life and art at the event. His original print, Plastmatia, brought in nearly $9,000 for the cause.
Huge Congrats to Amy Franceschini / Futurefarmers who were nominated for the UK’s leading biennial art prize Artes Mundi. Artes Mundi 7 will present a major exhibition of new works by the shortlisted artists from October 21, 2016 to 26th February 2017 at National Museum Cardiff.
The shortlist for Artes Mundi 7 brings together 7 international contemporary artists who directly engage with everyday life through their practice and who explore contemporary social issues across the globe.
Artist Jason Jägel will be discussing the inspiration behind his mural in current exhibition You Know I’m No Good, on view at the Contemporary Jewish Museum through November 1. 'Gallery Chat with Jason Jägel' will be Oct 30 @ 12:30pm at the CJM.
You Know I’m No Good presents works by a selection of contemporary artists that directly relate to the life and music of Amy Winehouse.
This past month at the Tang Museum at Skidmore College, artist, comedian and performer Cliff Hengstdid a top-notch performance of "Mr. Akita", a one man play "in which a Borscht Belt comedian and an op-art painting, Sunburn by Emily Joyce, go 'head to façade' in a reminiscence of love, sex, art, failure and the sublime." The play was written and directed by Asher Hartman who called Hengst's a "magnificent performance."
Also just announced: Cliff Hengst is one of the five 2015 recipients of the Big Mac Arthur Awards. Awards ceremony will be held Saturday, October 24 at the Mel-O-Dee Lounge. Award ceremony and karaoke begin at 8 pm. The Big Mac Arthur Award is bestowed annually upon those deserving individuals who experienced mild disappointment when they learned they did not receive a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant.
Tucker Nichols and Dave Eggers have just put out a new book, This Bridge Will Not Be Gray, published by McSweeney's, which was released this month.
"Eggers’s featherlight humor provides laughs throughout...Nichols’s (Crabtree) construction-paper cutouts and hand-lettering provide a series of puckish visual counterpoints for the story’s two important messages: that situations and objects that appear unchangeable do, in fact, come from somewhere, and that adults can squabble even more foolishly than children." - Publisher's Weekly
TUCKER NICHOLS: INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE
October 11, 2016
Tucker Nichols' recent SFMOMA commission was featured in Interior Design Magazine. The article highlights the installation site, In Situ—a restaurant located on the Third Street side of the museum, pairing a curated menu by renowned chefs with a curated exhibition space. Nichols had this to say about In Situ: "Everything I've tasted there has been crazy delicious."Image courtesy the artist's Instagram, @tuckernichols.
ALA EBTEKAR: 2017 SECA ART AWARD FINALIST
October 08, 2016
Congratulations to Ala Ebteker for his selection as a 2017 SECA Art Award finalist!Since 1967, the Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art Award has recognized more than seventy Bay Area artists, supporting them at early stages in their careers. More information on this prestigious opportunity can be found on SFMOMA's website.
LIBBY BLACK: ART IN AMERICA & SCULPTURE MAGAZINE
October 03, 2016
Libby Black's recent G16 exhibition was reviewed by not just one, but TWO publications this month! Image courtesy the artist's Instagram, @libblack.In the current issues of Art in America and Sculpture Magazine, A Light That Never Goes Out received some wonderful words by Matt Sussman and Maria Porges—thanks very much to both writers.For inquiries regarding available works by Libby Black, please contact the gallery.
CLIFF HENGST AS BOBBY COUPON
September 15, 2016
Join us Saturday, December 10th from 8pm as Cliff Hengst performs as Bobby Coupon in Lounge Lessons: A Musical Journey of Life Reflections and Motivation Through Song—a lounge act meets motivational seminar of Hengst’s own creation, first debuting earlier this year in three consecutive sold-out shows at Machine Project in Los Angeles.
This is a one-night only performance at G16 with limited seating. See you there!
ROBERT HARDGRAVE: STUDIO VISIT
August 05, 2016
"Working in this way has taught me that there are no wrong answers. Failure is a teacher. The only thing left to do is trust myself to create imagery that is honest to who I am. Stress and self-doubt are natural human feelings. For me, I just work through them until those feelings are overpowered by the excitement of what is being made." –Robert Hardgrave
Fore more from Robert Hardgrave describing his acrylic toner transfer technique and his wholistic approach to working in the studio, check out the September 2016 issue of Juxtapoz Magazine.
LIBBY BLACK AT BERKELEY ART CENTER
July 28, 2016
Quiet Please: The Mental Game of Art and Tennis at Berkeley Art Center is on view July 30–August 28th, featuring works by artists examining "the call and response relationship between artist and viewer, using the sport of tennis as a metaphor to this exchange." Libby Black presents a collection of 2D and 3D works that engage the audience in exactly this manner. Congratulations to the artist and kudos to BAC for putting together this great show.
G16 AT MINNESOTA STREET PROJECT
July 11, 2016
Gallery 16 is excited to announce a G16 Pop-Up show at Minnesota Street Project for the month of July in conjunction with the inaugural SF Art Book Fair. It is in this context that we present this exhibition of artists that have considered the book as a subject in their practice. The many works in this exhibition utilize the embedded qualities found in the book as a subject of consideration.
Curated by Griff Williams, the exhibition “Remainder” includes works by Michelle Grabner, Ala Ebtekar, Libby Black, Nigel Poor, Cliff Hengst, Alice Shaw, Wayne Smith, Martin Mcmurray, Graham Gillmore, Rudy VanderLans, William Kentridge, Shaun O’Dell, Robert Hardgrave and Tucker Nichols.
Summer Gallery Events and New Print Editions
June 24, 2016
Gallery 16 is pleased to announce its first solo exhibition with Seattle based artist Robert Hardgrave. For the past decade, Hardgrave has made a significant contribution to visual arts in the Pacific Northwest. The artist has become known for his inventive use of material and it’s improvisational spontaneity. Robert’s latest works involve toner transfer printing, a process that allows the artist to bridge the gap between printmaking and painting.
Ala Ebtekar, Under Every Deep a Lower Deep Opens (Hafez), 2015, 30'' x 40'', edition of 10, pigment ink printed over vintage book pages on Rives BFK white 270 gsm paper
Ala Ebtekar is widely known for his work in painting, drawing, and installation. His work explores the juncture between history and myth, melding together Persian mythology, science, philosophy, and pop culture. Gallery 16 Editions and Ala worked for two years to create two distinct but interconnected print editions. The concept was to use two books important to Ebtekar’s work as the literal physical support for each print. The two books are the Divan-e-Hafez, Persian poet Hafez’s revered collection of works, first published in 1680 and Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Riverside Edition, published in 1889. We’re proud to announce that these prints were recently added to the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Bruno Fazzolari, Dat Rosa (BFP 223), 2016, 44" x 28", edition of 10, carbon pigment print on Hahnemuhle Museum Etching natural white paper
Bruno Fazzolari is a San Francisco based artist. We are pleased to announce the release of four new original prints with the artist, titled Dat Rosa. These compositions are inspired by collage that the artist created during his residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts. Fazzolari describes the origin of the prints, “Dat Rosa is a body of work inspired by my color responses to fragrances. I experience color responses to scent, a phenomenon called synesthesia.”
We are excited to announce a G16 Pop-Up gallery at Minnesota Street Project for the month of July. We will be presenting a show titled “Remainder”. It is in conjunction with the SF Art Book Fair and will include works by Michelle Grabner, Ala Ebtekar, Harrell Fletcher, Libby Black, Darren Waterston, Cliff Hengst, Wayne Smith, Josh Jefferson, Martin Mcmurray, Carol Selter, Graham Gillmore, Rudy VanderLans, William Kentridge and Tucker Nichols