John Wentz Solo Exhibition | Opening Reception Photos
Sponsored by emptykingdom.com | EK Interview: John Wentz | Hi-Fructose Magazine Review

“My process involves taking seemingly disparate images, which are derived from dreams and memories. These images are then synthesized on the picture plane to form a language or narrative. A systematic form of geometry is then used to give the pictures structure and unify the images giving them integrity with the rectangle that holds them.”
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THURSDAY | MAY 24 | 8PM-2AM | $10 | 21+ |
Space: ZAPPA ROOM | Open to the Public |
Please join Beautiful Machines for our EP Release Party! A night of electronic rock and synth music. Dancers, Costumes, Visuals, Lasers, Lights, DJs, Drink Special, Artwork and one hell off a kick as party.
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FRIDAY | JUNE 15 | 6:32PM-MID | TICKETS | 21+ |
Presented by SAVE THE WAVES | Space: Entire venue | Open to the Public |
VIP Reception 5:30 – 7pm |
Live Music + DJs + Surf Films + Live & Silent Auction + Raffle
Save The Waves Coalition is excited to announce its sixth annual Life Is A Wave fundraiser and benefit party, a yearly celebration of grassroots coastal environmentalism through music, art, film, and community. This year, the dynamic celebration will be on Friday June 15th, once again at the incomparable 111 Minna Gallery in ...
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THURSDAY MAY 17-20 | 21+ |
111 Minna Gallery at Art Pad SF @ the Iconic Phoenix Hotel | Room # 27 |
Featuring art work by:
Kelly Tunstall, Alex Huxley, Jhina Alvarado, Lindsay Kustusch, John Wentz, Josh Lawyer, NoMe Edonna, David Ball, Katherine Brannock, Mike Shankman and unique mid-century modern furniture by Jeremiah Nielson
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TUESDAY | JUNE 12 | 12:30-1:30PM | 21+ |
Presented by THE CENTER FOR THE ART OF TRANSLATION |
Space: Entire venue | Open to the Public |
Join us at this Lit&Lunch to discuss the fine art of translating fairy tales. Noted writers and translators Kate Bernheimer, Ilya Kaminsky, and Maria Tatar talk about My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me, their anthology of fairy tales.
Here they discuss the unique craft of translating myth and the history of fairy tales. They also talk about why the tales in this book were too ...
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WEDNESDAY | MAY 23 | 6PM | RSVP | 21+ |
Presented by Tech in Motion | Space: Entire venue | Open to the Public |
Tech in Motion SF welcomes you to Technical Topics Night, where you meet and network with fellow techies from the San Francisco area and discuss what technology you are into right now!
This will be a casual event to meet new people and discuss some fun technical topics.
The Tech in Motion San Francisco networking event will be taking place on May 23rd at 111 Minna Street a local SOMA Art Bar, and it will ...
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The first amazing gallery spotlight we’re shining is on 111 Minna Gallery, a San Francisco institution that has been around since 1993, specifically known for its focus on underground, low brow, edgy and often controversial art. Micah LeBrun, the curator of this laid back gallery, speaks with us about their selection process and the interplay between art as art, art as business, and the internet.
Hey Micah, can you tell us about the vision or philosophy behind the 111 Minna Gallery? Do you think it has or will change over time?
I think Eiming’s ...
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SATURDAY | JUNE 9TH | 3PM-6PM | 21+ |
Presented by YERBA BUENA ALLIANCE | Space: Entire venue | Open to the Public |
Art galleries in the Yerba Buena Neighborhood, San Francisco’s most dynamic arts community, are joining forces to host the 2012 Yerba Buena Gallery Walk. The Gallery Walk will feature free admission and refreshments, along with ample opportunities to experience art. The participating galleries offer a diverse look at contemporary, emerging, and established artists working in a variety of mediums.
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Mike Shankman Solo Exhibition |
OPENING RECEPTION | Friday | JUNE 1 | 5PM – LATE |
From bright urban landscapes to dystopic wastelands, modern suburbs to ruined homesteads, Mike Shankman’s paintings explore cycles of collapse and regeneration, entropy and development. As part of this show, Shankman explores the innards of newly demolished interior spaces.
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A group exhibition presented by LAST GASP |
OPENING RECEPTION | FRIDAY | JULY 6 | 5PM-LATE | THROUGH JULY 28th |
Nurse Mercy" by Ed Hardy
Featured artists:
Rogelio Martinez, Mark Bode, Isabel Samaras, Mark McCloud, Shawn Barber, Justin Green, Michael Hernandez de Luna, Clayton Bros, Jennybird Alcantara, Wilfred Satty, Kevin Taylor, Nicole Buffett, Junko Mizuno, Nora Rodriguez, David Choong Lee, Henry Lewis, Jay Howell, Don Ed Hardy, Doug Hardy, Horitaka, & Kyotaro.
More to be announced!
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SATURDAY | JUNE 9 | MONTHLY | 10PM-2AM | $10 | 21+ |
Presented by 111 Minna | BLUFIZZ | Fran Boogie | Space: Entire venue | All 90's dance, all night long!
Hip Hop, Pop, Rock, R&B, Miami Bass, House, Reggae, Slow Jams. With DJs: MEI LWUN, SCOTTY FOX, GOLDENCHYLD, ROYCE RUFINO. Hosted by Randall Rufino & Fran Boogie.
May Birthday Celebrants FREE ALL NIGHT. Celebrate Your Birthday at Back to the 90s!
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By the blind architect
John Wentz is a teacher at the Academy of Art in San Francisco with a perspective that all teachers would do well to adopt. As an artist he pushes the envelope, challenging the manner in which we, as a culture, view heroes, the idea of archetypes and the effect on future generations of depriving them adequate heroes and stories. His interview blew my mind. Read it.
Introduce yourself, what is your favorite, sandwich, have you ever died your hair, are you right or left handed? You know, the usual…
Howdy. I’m a native Californian born and raised in the Bay Area. ...
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