Category Archives: art

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Karla Kane’s golden west

Posted on August 16, 2012 by markweiss86

I’ve always had a soft spot for Karla Kane of the Corner Laughers ever since I first read about her or them in an article by Kimberley Chun in the Chronicle a couple years ago. I’ve only seen her or … Continue reading →

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Accept the good

Posted on August 6, 2012 by markweiss86

I chatted with a nice lady from Colby Posters in LA and would love to design and order some posters just for the heck of it. But it’s weird I am blogging about a hypothetical letterpress poster project. “Accept the … Continue reading →

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Owen Smith and Ruth Belikove in Albany

Posted on July 27, 2012 by markweiss86

Terry and I went to Albany one Sunday afternoon to greet Santa Fe painter Mateo Romero but an added bonus of the event was meeting Albany painter Owen Smith, who happened to create the cover of The New Yorker the … Continue reading →

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A picture is worth 109 KB

Posted on July 14, 2012 by markweiss86

I met the brothers Cory and Eric Fraser jamming at a private function in Los Altos Hills and enjoyed their duo versions of Hendrix and Sinatra; they told me that in a former life they were signed to a major … Continue reading →

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Ava Mendoza Trio at Smith-Andersen Gallery Saturday Sept. 8

Posted on July 12, 2012 by markweiss86

Ava Mendoza Trio will perform at the opening party for “Gender Specific Take It Or Leave It” a group show at Smith-Andersen Gallery in Palo Alto, Saturday, September 8, 2012, at approximately 4 p.m. The event overall is listed as … Continue reading →

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Jody Naranjo hmm

Posted on June 4, 2012 by markweiss86

Endemic to the nature of the culture cloud is drifting from topic to topic, or is it just me? I started by going back into “Maynard Dixon” and after about 35 clicks I found myself on Marti Struever’s site looking … Continue reading →

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Maynard Dixon Sunset Magazine

Posted on June 3, 2012 by markweiss86

Sunset Magazine’s annual fair included a rummage sale that featured at least two Maynard Dixon covers for sale, posters for $15 — the website indicates they were normally $50. I may have to look into writing something more articulated about … Continue reading →

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The sound of saran

Posted on May 26, 2012 by markweiss86

At the after-party for Beth Custer’s show Friday at Montalvo, I spent some quality time with Mamoru, a Japanese artist-in-residence there. Mamoru — no last name needed; like Madonna or Beyonce — is a minimalist artist, who works with sound. … Continue reading →

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Dog day morning

Posted on May 25, 2012 by markweiss86

I met these three dogs, the mother and her two pups, mixes of Maltese, Javanese and Terrier. Then others started shooting the same group. Then I pulled from my archive this view of Mathilda, who does not waltz but her … Continue reading →

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artMRKT and Modest Mouse

Posted on May 21, 2012 by markweiss86

I wore a fake press pass — from Microsoft opening a few weeks ago — to artMRKT in SF and publicist Wendy Norris upgraded me to an actual press pass. I shot photos of Max Fishko, the co-founder of the … Continue reading →

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