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Neglected Treasuresnew

A famed Mexican artist painted six murals for the 1939 World's Fair in San Francisco. One famously disappeared. The others have practically been ignored.
SF Weekly  |  Ron Russell  |  01-16-2008  |  Art

In Pen and Inknew

They are unschooled, undisciplined, and often unpopular, but it's outsider artists like convicts who can sometimes shape mainstream culture.
SF Weekly  |  Ella Lawrence  |  12-28-2006  |  Art

Larger Than Lifenew

Artist Anselm Kiefer makes books out of lead, clay, even semen.
SF Weekly  |  Karen Zuercher  |  12-01-2006  |  Art

Drawn Togethernew

Why the surging popularity of yaoi -- graphic boy-on-boy comics -- might be the source of the genre's downfall.
SF Weekly  |  Eliza Strickland  |  11-02-2006  |  Art

Writing His Futurenew

Vulcan, the erstwhile king of spray can art, wants to leave the streets behind without losing his soul.
SF Weekly  |  Ryan Blitstein  |  09-11-2006  |  Art

Portrait of the Artist as an Old Mannew

After a lifetime in the arts, Christopher Lane is wrestling with poverty, mental illness, and a massive debt.
SF Weekly  |  A.C. Thompson  |  06-26-2006  |  Art

Eject d'Artnew

Just when Huck Gee is gaining international recognition for his edgy dolls, this country wants to kick him out.
SF Weekly  |  Eliza Strickland  |  04-10-2006  |  Art

Space: The Final Frontiernew

The San Francisco art collective Rebar wants to redefine where we live, one gonzo project at a time.
SF Weekly  |  Ryan Blitstein  |  03-27-2006  |  Art

Let's Go to Printnew

Emily McVarish's exploration of negative space as it exists in real life is the theme of a multiyear project on the reason why San Francisco is so resistant to change.
SF Weekly  |  Matt Smith  |  11-23-2005  |  Art

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