San Francisco is hosting four spectacular solo shows this month. Gallery 16 brings Rex Ray'sĀ fine art back to California after a four-year hiatus, and, on the heels of a nationally-acclaimed retrospective, entitled Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video, Gallery Paule Anglim presents a selection ofĀ Carrie Mae Weems' photography. Then there's Ana Teresa FernĆ”ndez's show atĀ Gallery Wendi NorrisĀ and a series byĀ Lydia Panas atĀ Corden|Potts Gallery. Ā
Ana Teresa FernƔndez: Foreign Bodies
This collection of oil on canvas paintings and photographic prints document performances by Mexican-nativeĀ Ana Teresa FernĆ”ndez. The collection explores how women navigate the geographic, social, and physiological boundaries between the United States and Mexico. The underwater depictions of FernĆ”ndez riding through the sinkhole waters in Mexico are disorienting, portraying the artistsā own body as a distant and foreign site.
Foreign BodiesĀ runs from April 3rd to May 31st atĀ Gallery Wendi Norris,āØ 161 Jessie Street. The opening reception will be hosted on Thursday, April 3rd from 6 to 8 p.m.
Rex Ray: Solo Show
San FranciscoāsĀ Rex RayĀ may haveĀ worked on commercial projectsĀ with corporate giants such as Apple, Sony, DreamWorks and Swatch, but his talent doesn't stop at graphic design. He draws on multiple disciplines to create highly collectibleĀ paintings, collages and prints. āI fell into a crazy group of Marxist, intellectual gays in Colorado in the 1970s,ā Ray has said. "They had a very democratic approach to art, where they believed that all art forms were the same. There was no hierarchy between Fine Art and commercial.ā Ā
This solo show runs from April 4th to May 16th at Gallery 16,āØ 501 Third Street. The opening reception will be hosted on Friday, April 4th from 6 to 9 p.m.Ā
Carrie Mae Weems: Subject and Witness
As the title of this exhibit suggests, photographer Carrie Mae WeemsĀ positions herself both behind the camera and in front of its lens.Ā Her masterpieces represent the complexity of the human race and inspireĀ conversation about identity, gender, race and class.Ā Itās no wonder why she was a winner of the MacArthur Fellowship,Ā often known as the āgeniusāĀ grant.Ā
Subject and WitnessĀ runs through April 18th atĀ Gallery Paule Anglim, āØ14 Geary Street.Ā
Lydia Panas: Falling from Grace
Photographer Lydia Panas focuses on exposing her subjectsā depth. This intriguing series features models sitting against a black background with food or animal parts in hand. Though they are straight-faced, they convey subtle expression through their posture and relationship with their props.Ā Ā
Falling From Grace runs from April 3rd to May 31st at Corden|Potts Gallery,āØ 49 Geary Street, Suite 410. The opening reception will be hosted on Thursday, May 1st at 5 p.m.
