Artist and desinger Sherry Olsen makes lots of things. Including chairs and vases for Anthropologie and platters for Chez Panisse.
But it was her story about making arrangements for her father’s death that really struck us and surprised us. We knew right away that we had record her for The Making Of… Listen:
International Orange, the exhibit at Fort Point celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge closes this Sunday, October 28.
We made a visit to the exhibit during its opening weekend and spoke to David Liittschwager, Bill Fontana and many of the artists who created pieces inspired by the bridge.
David Liittschwager used the exhibit to continue his One Cubic Foot project. Listen:
Sound artist Bill Fontana went underneath the bridge to create a live sound and video installation. Listen:
This weekend there are a series of closing events featuring guided tours, live music, food carts, and even a scavenger hunt with prizes created by some of the artists.
Go to www.international-orange.org for more information. And while there take a listen to K-BRIDGE, the virtual radio station created for the exhibit.
When you walk by the Berkeley Art Museum, your eye is immediately drawn to the word, “Snitch” spray painted in huge letters on the museum’s Bancroft side and just like that you are swept into the world of Barry McGee. His current midcareer exhibit at BAM/PFA is open until December 9th and gives us a look into the complex and creative mind of McGee. Using various materials such as empty liquor bottles and surfboards and his extensive collection of drawings, paintings, prints, and installations, it seems like this man never stops creating. Here’s a look at what other street artists have to say about his work from the 2008 documentary, Beautiful Losers, directed by Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard. Hopefully, we will be talking to Barry for The Making Of… in the future.
-Nora
