Guest CuratorRare Device
Rena Tom and Lisa Congdon are the talented team behind Rare Device, a design store and gallery in Brooklyn and SF. They were kind enough to host this real-live show in their San Francisco store.
California Dreaming
California exists to many as the final frontier of the American Dream. A madly optimistic mash up of inspiration, absurdity and pioneer spirit. If there are rules of engagement, not many people follow them. There is a struggle here to define and change yourself, but in every mythological promise there is a reality exposed in the California sun. Curated by Lisa Congdon and the Beholder's Suzanne Shade, the show features 7 artists from San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Martha Rich"I Don't Belong Here"
Lisa Congdon"Stay Golden"
Naoki Mitsuse"Omar of Humboldt"
Mike Monteiro"Let's pretend we're working class"
Timothy Buckwalter"Money owned him. Money bored him. Money moved him. Money ran him. It called his shots. He stayed cool with it. He stayed justified."
Lisa Congdon"California Redwood"
Naoki Mitsuse"Drink Water"
Jennifer O'Keeffe"Overlook Voice-over"
Suzanne Husky"Untitled"