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25 Sep 2024

How Dark Garden Became SF’s Corsetry Haven for 35 Years

Autumn Addame’s Dark Garden has been creating exquisite designs for 35 years, and her annual Femme-centric soiree Praise is an antidote to the heavy male aspects of Folsom Street Fair, featuring live music, local and imported performers, and even Argentine Tango dancers.

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12 Sep 2024

How Joel Hernandez’s Sculptures Capture SF’s Spirit

Conchas, avocados, burritos, and beer, all with a curious mustachioed face peeking out, greet visitors to artist Joel Hernadez’s online shop. A San Francisco artist, Hernandez is a master of papier-mâché sculpture who has found acceptance and inspiration from The City. His upcoming show, which opens November 1 at Mag

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15 Aug 2024

How Art Transformed the Bay During a Pandemic

Painting the Void: How Art Transformed the San Francisco Bay Area During A Global Pandemic

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09 Aug 2024

Has the Haight Ashbury Street Fair fallen to our AI overlords?

The artist who won the Haight Ashbury Street Fair’s 2024 poster contest has been accused of using AI. What’s the truth, and what does it mean for art in San Francisco? The Haight Ashbury intersection and surrounding neighborhood are quintessential SF. Hippie, counterculture, music-focused – the street fair that started

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07 Aug 2024

The Incredible ‘Noir’ Pole Dancing & Cabaret in Berkeley

At one point four performers were spinning around a single poll tossing dollars in the air simultaneously.  There’s a fun murder mystery unfolding during the performance with creative scene changes and fun, decadent pantomime.

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01 Aug 2024

Calamity Fair’s Solo Show “All The Little Things That Happened In Our Heads”

As a neighbor and friend of the gallery, I often pop in to see the shows and chat about art and life, so I’m excited to see all the drawings John’s been making sitting at the front desk at the gallery for the past years, patiently working on the pointillism and patterns of each piece while greeting people coming in and handling the hardships that you encounter while living and having a business in the TL.

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28 Jun 2024

The Art of Moving Massive Art: Inside Artifact Logistics

Giant sculptural art is a wonder to be seen. Depending on the piece, you can walk around it and interact with it. As viewers, we tend to pick apart the meaning behind the art we’re looking at or we think about how it was constructed. But… how did it get

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21 Jun 2024

The Artists Behind Naga & The Captainess: A Burning Man 2024 Highlight

There’s one part of Burning Man that is universally understood – the art installations featured are some of the most incredible in the world. This year, my favorite piece is Naga And The Captainess (Naga), a magnificent 150-foot interactive art installation that blends impeccable craftsmanship with captivating storytelling. Currently being

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