studio visit with alan rath

this conversation with alan rath took place at his studio ahead of his solo exhibition irrational exuberance. th:   this show seems like a turning point in your work.   there are no screens.   no… Read More →

curating an opening exhibition

while our new space is gorgeous, a gallery is only as good as the art in it…  an inaugural show is the benchmark, setting your audiences’ expectations.   we couldn’t open with a solo… Read More →

our new san francisco exhibition space

it was going to take an extraordinary space to replace our beautiful clementina street gallery, but that building was to be demolished to make way for a condo development and we were ready… Read More →

an object of desire

an ottoman by christopher kurtz, made of reclaimed first-growth redwood. i love the mass. the weight and bulk made elegant by the hover off the ground. the historical reference to tufted upholstry. the… Read More →

art dubai 2012

we’re back in dubai showing at the art fair. and there’s a dust storm…   so there’s this weird haze… but the fair looks great. we’re showing work by luka fineisen, driss ouadahi, alan… Read More →

luka fineisen

  this e-mail dialogue with luka fineisen took place over many weeks as we prepared for her solo exhibition in our new york gallery.    i’ve spared you the construction and shipping logistics… TH: … Read More →

roller coaster art

some images of a public sculpture in duisburg, germany designed by the artists heike mutter and urlich genthin. called “tiger and turtle magic mountain,” it’s a “roller coaster” you walk  instead of ride. … Read More →

liliana porter – “man with axe”

we have a show of liliana porter’s newest work at our gallery in new york.   the  centerpiece is a sculptural installation called “man with an axe” in which a man in a suit… Read More →

we’re at the PULSE art fair in miami…

here are some (not-very-good-quality iphone) photos of our booth… a driss ouadahi painting, photographs by jay defeo… the door of jonathan brand’s paper mustang, (one-half of) a painting by jutta haeckel, a thread… Read More →

jim campbell at sfmoma

jim campbell’s large-scale piece, “exploded views,” commissioned by sfmoma, is up in their atrium.    2,800 flickering LEDs, suspended from the ceiling create low resolution imagery of dancers from alonzo king’s lines ballet. here’s… Read More →

marco maggi in bogota

marco has installed an exhibition at NC-arte, an art foundation in bogota, colombia. called “radical optimism,” it begins in the atrium with a 10 meter column, wrapped in yellow post-its, then spreads across… Read More →

jonathan brand is installing

a full-scale 1969 ford mustang  – made of watercolor paper – in the new york gallery. as a kid, the artist restored three vintage cars with his father.  the last one, a 1969… Read More →

adaptive radiation

is a concept in evolutionary science in which a pioneering organism enters an environment where it has little competition.   it reproduces profusely and differentiates rapidly and extensively, though never departs too dramatically from… Read More →

tilted plane – an installation by jim campbell

we’ve just opened the 9th solo show that jim campbell has done with hosfelt gallery.  this one in our new york space.   there’s one piece in each of the four rooms.  each piece,… Read More →

last evening we opened the 200th exhibition

that i’ve curated in my career.   crazy.  the show is the san francisco iteration of the show of artists associated with düsseldorf.    here are some installation shots taken by david.   click on them… Read More →

we’re opening our show of artists from düsseldorf

in the new york gallery tonight.    here are some installation shots: an installation by luka fineisen made from artificial hair and an existing skylight. paintings by stefan ettlinger… and jutta haeckel. a “bubble”… Read More →

jim campbell is installing three pieces

in madison square park in manhattan.    here is a time lapse movie jim’s assistant, craig dorety, made of one aspect of the installation… the piece will open tomorrow night and be up through… Read More →

“exploded view (birds)” by jim campbell

from our current show in the san francisco gallery: “exploded view (birds)” 2010 custom electronics, 1152 LEDs , steel and wire 46 x 72 x 38 inches