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smoke signals: viviendo pa’ la ciudad

Exhibitions

smoke signals: viviendo pa’ la ciudad

Presented by YBCA

October 26, 2012–February 17, 2013

William Cordova attempts to reconcile themes of displacement and transition through his use of urban ephemera to shape what he describes as our contemporary situation.

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Nayland Blake: FREE!LOVE!TOOL!BOX!

Exhibitions

Nayland Blake: FREE!LOVE!TOOL!BOX!

Presented by YBCA

October 12, 2012–January 27, 2013

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David Shrigley: Brain Activity

Exhibitions

David Shrigley: Brain Activity

Presented by YBCA

June 22–September 23, 2012

Showcases the diversity of the artist’s work offering insightful and often surreal commentary on the absurdities of life, death and everything in between.

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Nathalie Talec: The One Who Sees Blindly

Exhibitions

Nathalie Talec: The One Who Sees Blindly

Presented by YBCA

April 21–July 8, 2012

Talec brings together elements representative of her ongoing artistic concerns.

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Mark Bradford

Exhibitions

Mark Bradford

Presented by YBCA & SFMOMA

February 17–May 27, 2012

The artist’s first museum survey, introduces Bay Area viewers to a remarkable contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles.

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John Mark Ikeda: What Suits Us

Exhibitions

John Mark Ikeda: What Suits Us

Presented by YBCA

January 26–June 24, 2012

Ikeda deconstructs the iconic business suit — which he equates with the failed economy — stripping it down to its component parts and pinning it to the wall like a specimen, with accompanying business accessories, in an attempt to reconstitute it as a symbol of power.

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Gina Osterloh: Anonymous Front

Exhibitions

Gina Osterloh: Anonymous Front

Presented by YBCA

January 21–April 8, 2012

The artist addresses perception, the body as prop, identity, and sight and blindness through photographic works, sculptures and video.

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Allan deSouza: Close Quarters and Far Pavilions

Exhibitions

Allan deSouza: Close Quarters and Far Pavilions

Presented by YBCA

October 1, 2011–January 8, 2012

The exhibition connects and reveals an invented and phantasmagoric unfolding of time, space, and longing.

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castaneda/reiman: Portrait of the Ground

Exhibitions

castaneda/reiman: Portrait of the Ground

Presented by YBCA

September 29, 2011–January 22, 2012

castaneda/reiman, create a minimalist installation using the landscape as their starting point.

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