AltWeeklies Wire
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.
Tags: visual arts
In Pen and Inknew
They are unschooled, undisciplined, and often unpopular, but it's outsider artists like convicts who can sometimes shape mainstream culture.
Tags: visual arts
Larger Than Lifenew
Artist Anselm Kiefer makes books out of lead, clay, even semen.
Tags: visual arts
Drawn Togethernew
Why the surging popularity of yaoi -- graphic boy-on-boy comics -- might be the source of the genre's downfall.
Tags: visual arts
Writing His Futurenew
Vulcan, the erstwhile king of spray can art, wants to leave the streets behind without losing his soul.
Tags: visual arts
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.
Tags: visual arts
Eject d'Artnew
Just when Huck Gee is gaining international recognition for his edgy dolls, this country wants to kick him out.
Space: The Final Frontiernew
The San Francisco art collective Rebar wants to redefine where we live, one gonzo project at a time.
Tags: visual arts
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.
