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The following article was originally published by Bay City News in June 2026. Instead of evoking the illusionistic depths of representational painting, San Francisco artist Ranu Mukherjee’s latest show “The Long Middle” at Gallery Wendi Norris in San Francisco exposes the painted surface as a complex and multi-layered series of screens. The scrims... + The post San Francisco artist Ranu…
The following article was originally published in the June issue of Bathers Minimag courtesy of the Bathers Library. Southern Exposure’s grand gallery currently features a single, profound projection. The twenty-minute film by Mohammad Tatour stitches a selection of footage and audio files, curated by Ahmad... + The post MY NAME IS PALESTINE: Echoes from The Palestinian Museum’s Online Music…
The following article was originally published by Bay City News in June, 2026. Rose B. Simpson’s new show, “Lexicon”—the first solo exhibition of a contemporary Native American artist at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, on view through February 2027—includes a massive Southwestern sun mural in terracotta, teal, black and white... + The post Rose B. Simpson’s ‘Lexicon’ lowriders at the de…
The following review was originally published by Square Cylinder in June 2026. In her latest solo exhibition titled “Arcane Appetites,” Nancy Friedmann-Sánchez’s slyly decorative still life works reflect upon centuries of colonial trade relations. Each of the thirteen new paintings and a single wooden screen at... + The post Nancy Friedmann-Sánchez: Arcane Appetites appeared first on Coco…
The following comic was first published by Hyperallergic in March 2026. The post Lee ShinJa’s Handwoven Portals appeared first on Coco Picard .
The following article was first published by Square Cylinder in April, 2026. Sky Hopinka repurposes this expansive exhibition space into a screening room for “Sonic Transmissions.” This solo-exhibition, curated by Gina Basso, features three large screens on one wall, upon which six looping films alternate between... + The post Sky Hopinka Sonic Transmissions at /(slash) appeared first on Coco…
The following article was first published by Square Cylinder in March, 2026. In “Immortal,” John Paul Morabito pays tribute to the iconic pop musician Sylvester (1947-1988) with five abstract, woven, and lushly beaded tapestries in a show named after the singer’s posthumous album of the same... + The post John Paul Morabito Immortal at Nancy Toomey Fine Art appeared first on Coco Picard .
The following article was first published by Square Cylinder in February, 2026 Picture a dark, windowless room, sealed off from all but three projectors. The floor of the room is appointed with freshly laid industrial carpet — not visible, but sensible through one’s feet. It absorbs... + The post Anthony McCall First Light at Fort Mason Center for the Arts appeared first on Coco Picard .
The following article was first published by Square Cylinder in February, 2026. Carrie Hott’s latest exhibition, titled “years ago,” was inspired by a three-month residency at the UC Davis Center for Spaceflight Research where Hott accessed ongoing research into sustaining human life in outer space. The... + The post Carrie Hott years ago at et al. appeared first on Coco Picard .
The following article was first published by Square Cylinder on Dec. 5. Feast is on view at Johansson Projects until January 3rd, 2026. L. Song Wu’s “Feast” takes its inspiration from South Korean Mukbang videos to reflect upon banal but disconcerting appetites of modern women with food. Song’s... + The post L. Song Wu: Feast at Johannson Projects appeared first on Coco Picard .