“At Long Last” with Katherine Westerhout and “Disaster and its Opposite” with Jim Haynes in the gallery until February 18.
Westerhout and Haynes were both featured in the following review by Kenneth Baker in the San Francisco Chronicle: “Katherine Westerhout: The Time of Passing History”.
Also over at Square Cylinder David Roth has this to say in: “Katherine Westerhout at Electric Works.”
And over at Flavorpill, Jeanne Storck reports in “Katherine Westerhout: At Long Last”
Join us at 2 PM Saturday for a glass of champagne and an artist walk-through with Katherine Westerhout.
This weekend is the second in the San Francisco Art Dealers Association’s First Saturday programs in which member galleries each month will host various events.
Grossinger’s Pool, Catskills
Kudos to David Tomb. His Border Troop is now in the collection of the Consulate General of the United States, Tijuana – prominently displayed in the newest Embassy in the world and one of the largest.
“Making artwork of the birds is a way to connect and personalize my experience of seeing the birds.” Tomb relates.“The ultimate goal is to have people think: ‘That animal is incredible.’”
Read more in the Huffington Post about Tomb’s efforts to use his art to save endangered birds.
And you can see his latest installation
Jeepney Projects Worldwide: Vanishing Birds of the Phillipines
Feb. 2 – 29
The Bone Room, 1573 Solano Avenue, Berkeley, California
Artist Talk: Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.
Buy a print and support the work of Jeepney Projects Worldwide.
January 13- February 18
Artist Reception: Friday, January 13, 6-8 PM
Electric Works is pleased to announce At Long Last Katherine Westerhout’s third solo show in the main gallery. In this exhibition Westerhout continues her exploration of urban disused architectural spaces including such locations as Oakland, California; Yonkers, New York; Liberty, New York; Rantoul, Illinois; and Gary Indiana, among others. In this new body of work Westerhout still maintains her strict guidelines for photographing —only using available light and no staging of the areas in which she photographs—and these restrictions only add to the power of the rich highly detailed photographs she has generated for this exhibition. From a series shot at the one-time glamorous getaway known as Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel, where outside vegetation is literally taking over the vast swimming hall to the poetic but decaying Palace Theatre from Gary, Indiana, Westerhout’s work documents not only the beauty of a bygone era, but also comments on where America has been and reflects on where it is going.
Westerhout received her B.A. in Art/Photography from San Francisco State University and began exhibiting in the late 1990′s. She has shown widely in the United States and abroad. Among her collectors are the San Jose Museum of Art and the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University.
Electric Works is pleased to welcome back to the Project Space visual and sound artist Jim Haynes. Haynes creates almost-abstract images via a unique photographic and rust process. The resulting images feel like half-remembered dreams of the American landscape. Haynes is also branching out in new directions with this show: color photography is making its first appearance in his work at the gallery. This body of work not only contrasts nicely with the almost-black and white nature of his earlier work, but also reveals Haynes as a sensitive and subtle creator of photographic images, no matter the medium.
Jim Haynes lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. His work has been exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Exploratorium (San Francisco), Westspace (Melbourne, Australia), Diapason (New York), Jack Straw Productions (Seattle), Works (San Jose), Eyedrum (Atlanta), The Fugitive Art Center (Nashville), and Varnish (San Francisco). He writes about sound art, noise culture, minimalism, and general music experimentation for The Wire, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, Metro Pulse, The Sound Projector, and Chunklet.
Join us to tomorrow from 2-4 PM for the first First Saturday.
Yes, we will be serving up cookies and hot chocolate and inspired by Robert Barnes illustrated lunch bags our “creation station” will be set up for the decorating of brown bags with markers and stickers and the hair dryer will be poised ready to reveal the magic of Jordan Crane’s Keep Our Secrets and our store is stocked full of McSweeney McMullens titles for some great 2012 reading.
This weekend inaugurates the San Francisco Art Dealers Association’s First Saturday program, in which member galleries each month will host various events.
Rounding out the year with a few last but not least newsworthy notes.
Visit with Jennifer Starkweather and Amanda Hughen at In The Make. During this studio conversation they talk about their collaborative practice and how they worked together on their Bay Bridge project and Approach, Transition, Touchdown their recent exhibition at Electric Works.
Noah with Enrique Chagoya’s 2012 slot machine.
A must read – Printintersting’s interview and walkthrough Electric Works with Noah Lang who pulls out the stops and pulls out the drawers of the flat files and even shows Marcel Dzama’s The Cabin of Count Dracula, twenty lithographs and a vinyl record housed in a LincolnLog-esque box lined with faux beaver fur.
Kudos to Katherine Westerhout. Her photograph Eastern State Penitentiary II is included in “SNAP: A National Juried Exhibition of Photography” at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek until February 19th.
David Tomb continues his work with the Great Philippine Eagle and other beautiful endemic birds of the Philippines, including the Rufous Hornbill. His installation at the Bone Room, 1573 Solano Ave, Berkeley will highlight sounds of the Mindanao jungle. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, February 2 from 7-9 pm.
David has long been a champion of the El Triunfo Biosphere Preserve. Learn more about how you can win a trip – Just donate $10 and be entered into the drawing. Contest closes February 28, 2012.
Happy Holidays!
A big thanks to all who helped to make Electric Works especially bright this season!
To all the folks who filled the gallery with laughter and applause!
To the McSweeney’s McMullens crew!
To the artists and illustrators!
Jordan Crane, Matt Furie, Walter Green, Lisa Hanawalt, Ian Huebert, Jason Jägel, Amy Martin, Brian McMullen, Tucker Nichols, Scott Rideout, Scott Teplin.
To the artists who hosted our Reading and Drawing Hours!
Matt Furie & Aiyana Udesen
Scott Rideout
Christian Robinson
To Sarah Klein for curating Imagine That our animated film program
and Christian Robinson for charming the audience with his animated Dinosaur Song!
To all the kids young and old, inspired by the Robert Barnes 1032 Illustrated Lunch Bags, who decorated their own!
Join us on Saturday January 7 from 2-4 for hot cocoa and cookies for a closing reception. This will be the first “First Saturday” organized by the San Francisco Art Dealers Association (SFADA). Galleries in San Francisco and Oakland will be hosting special events every first Saturday. For a complete listing of participating galleries visit www.sfada.com
TWO FREE KID-FRIENDLY ART EVENTS THIS WEEKEND!
Saturday December 17, 2011
FILM NIGHT!!!
doors open at 5:30 PM, show starts at 6 PM
“Imagine That” is an animation screening curated by Sarah Klein that features kid-made cartoons, suitable for adults, and adult-made animations fitting for kids. Featuring a variety of techniques and approaches these animations explore the limits of outer space, familiar landscapes, big places and small spaces.
Sunday December 18, 2011 at 2pm
Reading and Drawing Hour with Matt Furie and Aiyana Udesen
Spend the afternoon scribbling with local artists Matt Furie and Aiyana Udesen! After reading a few of their favorite children’s books, the artists will be available to answer questions and draw with kids.
www.mattfurie.com/
www.aiyanaville.com/
Electric Works is pleased to announce McSweeney’s McMullens: Artwork from Children’s Books, plus 1,032 Illustrated Lunch Bags, a group show celebrating the artwork of McSweeney’s McMullens, the children’s book imprint launched by McSweeney’s earlier this year.
IN THE MAIN GALLERY: the exhibition will focus on the original artwork from the first several books in the series, as well as sneak peeks at the artwork from a handful of books in progress. The main gallery will feature work by Lisa Brown, Jordan Crane, Matt Furie, Walter Green, Lisa Hanawalt, Ian Huebert, Jason Jägel, Amy Martin, Brian McMullen, Jon & Tucker Nichols, Scott Rideout, Scott Teplin and many others.
Please note a change of hours for this exhibition: in addition to our regular hours, we will be open on the following Sundays, Noon-5 PM: December 4, December 11, and December 18th.
Special Gallery Hours
Tues-Fri 11-6 PM / Sat 11-5 PM / Sun 12-5 PM
www.sfelectricworks.com
CAPTION TOP: Campfire Song by Sarah Klein with Orange Sherbet
CAPTION MIDDLE: Cat by Aiyana Udesen
CAPTION BOTTOM: In the gallery with Jason Jägel
Bring your brown bag and enjoy your lunch while appreciating the awesome sight of some 1032 lunch bags created by Robert Barnes. During the years that his girls were in school, he not only made their PBJs he designed their lunch bags every day.