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
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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
anoka faruqee has been making
some really interesting paintings that riff on the moiré patterns that develop accidentally in digital processes. like her past work, the color palette is quirky and really sophisticated. she’s still experimenting with pattern. … Read More
a studio visit with julie chang
this dialogue and the photos from julie’s studio came out of the lead-up to her solo exhibition in our new york gallery space… todd hosfelt: language is really important in your work. you’ve… Read More
this is not a chair
ruth marten makes really smart artworks drawing on antique etchings. i mean that figuratively — in that her work is inspired by the imagery of the old prints she gets in flea markets… 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
our new gallery space in san francisco
8,900 sq feet of natural light in a former door factory… incredible scale, light and ceiling height. it’s near the california college of the art’s san francisco campus, has plentiful parking, is proximite… 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
a look back at our clementina street gallery
i opened hosfelt gallery in october 1996 – 15 years ago. today is the last day in our clementina street gallery in san francisco. we’ve been here for 13 years. feeling a… 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
an interview with jutta haeckel…
something like a long-distance, digital studio visit… Todd Hosfelt: the process in which you work is related to print making, but seems to me to be unique in painting, would you explain it?… Read More
my writing about jay defeo
for the publication we produced for our exhibition: 1. a compass is an instrument used to describe a circle or arc. Family lore says that as a child Jay DeFeo would spend hours… Read More
i’ve been working
on an exhibition of jay defeo’s work for the last six months (actually, i started working on it in september of 2005 when i first visited the storage facility for jay defeo trust). … Read More
there couldn’t be more difference
between my current shows on the east and west coasts… in my emil lukas show in san francisco, i’ve given 5 large and 4 small artworks 3,500 square feet of space. there… Read More
no wall is safe
we just installed a wall piece at the san francisco gallery. here’s a stop-action video showing the process of julie chang applying huge vinyl stencils to the wall, then painting layer after layer… 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
