Posted on June 27, 2008 by judy24
Judy Johnson-Williams and I went to the opening of this show back in March, and it is weird but I haven’t talk to one other woman who has seen it - SO GO IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT! It is a great show with some very provocative installations.
Organized by Yerba Buena Center of the Arts [...]
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Posted on June 16, 2008 by judy24
(fyi, if the slideshow stops, click the “X” in the upper right corner)
We went to opening night of Chihuly at the de Young, June 14 - September 28 and it was spectacular. The de Young did not disappoint with the terrific lighting and installation that really showed of the beauty of the magical environments [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2008 by judy24
My partner got a beautiful Buddhist painting handed down to him. His mom’s aunt brought it back from China. We have always wanted to know more about it and have wondered what it may be worth. Now we will get a chance to ask the experts!
A Sotheby’s Appraisal Event in Celebration of
Power and Glory: Court [...]
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Posted on June 4, 2008 by judy24
Healing Arts
Thursday, June 5
5 to 9 pm
FREE with Museum Admission ($5 after 5 pm)
The Asian Art Museum kicks off its third season with multi-sensorial offerings of healing
arts from all over Asia: acupuncture, cupping, Japanese shiatsu, Thai foot massage,
and more. Sample tea, check out medicinal herbs from China, Japan, India and Tibet,
have your pulse diagnosed, tour [...]
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Posted on May 2, 2008 by judy24
One of the best store environments I have seen in a while! The Pt Reyes Surf Shop has a sand box in front of their dressing room, complete with a slide. My guess is many surfing mom and dads or maybe just parents that want to browse at cool clothes, come here and have a [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2008 by judy24
YBCA is having another spectacular party as to celebrate the opening of the exhibition Anna Halprin: At the Origin of Performance. Halprin will present an excerpt of her piece, Awaken, with dancers Iu-Hui (Ue) Chua, Christian Nagler, Terre Parker, Joy Cosculluela and Soto Hoffman in YBCA’s Bamboo Courtyard.
Pioneer of postmodern dance and performance, Halprin is [...]
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Posted on December 3, 2007 by judy24
“I do not think my work is about my work.
I think my work is about you.”
- Olafur Eliasson, 2007
Judy and I went to SF MOMA to see the Olafur Eliasson show called, “Take Your Time”. I snapped the photo above while the guard wasn’t looking. This is the Color Tunnel that is at the [...]
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Posted on September 5, 2007 by judy24
“You know we as bodies inherit ourselves as both containers and as being contained” - Ann Hamilton
I really love Ann Hamilton’s work. it is installation and performance and combines elements to let us see the unseen in a new way. Check out this earlier blog entry about the piece below.
Ann Hamilton
indigo blue, 1991/2007
Cotton clothing, wood [...]
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