SAN FRANCISCO ART GALLERIES OPENINGS
FIRST THURSDAY; 07.02.09
(with assistance from RWM and Kathryn Arnold)

General comment by AB: You would think the impending Fourth of July holiday weekend would herald a pretty skimpy Thursday in terms of art opening options, but nooooo. Not here in that nexus of high refinement, blustery fog-addled Ess Eff, as our local art palaces trot out no less than two dozen new shows. Yes my artful darlings-- circumstances necessitate a brief hiatus from burgers, beer and cherry bombs in order to grease the air foils on my zippiest brogues, perform sundry ablutions and purification rituals, and otherwise gird my loins for this exciting episode's looming profusion of visual delights. Care to tag along and chock those creative jowls? OK...

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111 Minna Gallery: Hamburger Eyes - Exodus, A Photographic Transmogrification.

Photographers: David Potes, Alexander Martinez, Dobrin, Heather Renee Russ, Jai Tanju, Jason Roberts, Michael Jang, Oscar Medoza, Patrick Griffin, Dennis McGrath, Ray Potes, Ryan Furtado, Ted Pushinsky.

Comment by AB: Another frontal assault on unmasked reality courtesy of San Francisco's conspicuously vanguard photography collective Hamburger Eyes. And it's not just new stuff either. From vintage images by Michael Jang and Ted Pushinsky to today's down and dirty street corner smack, the in your face attitude manifests the notion of as-is, rather than as we'd like it to be. It's not always pretty, but it's definitely an experience. Go see.