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Apr 28, 2018
Art and Tech Collide in Interactive Media Installations Presented by JD Beltran + Scott Minneman
Apr 28, 2018
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Apr 28, 2018
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Apr 28, 2018
Santiago Montoya on View at Halcyon Gallery
Apr 28, 2018
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Apr 28, 2018
Dr. Roman Kräussl on The True Value of Art
Apr 26, 2018
Dr. Roman Kräussl on The True Value of Art
Apr 26, 2018

On April 4, Dr. Roman Kräussl, Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and Professor of Art-Finance at the University of Luxembourg gave a standing room-only talk at The Battery on the True Value of Art.

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Apr 26, 2018
Joan McLoughlin on Bringing the Start up Model to the Art World
Apr 25, 2018
Joan McLoughlin on Bringing the Start up Model to the Art World
Apr 25, 2018

After a successful career in the medical device startup world, Joan McLoughlin decided to take a risk and pursue her dream – to open up an art gallery.

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Apr 25, 2018
Amy M. Ho's Immersive Light-Based Works at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary
Apr 24, 2018
Amy M. Ho's Immersive Light-Based Works at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary
Apr 24, 2018

For the past several years, the buzz about Oakland’s gallery scene has been growing. Downtown Oakland has fast become a hub for art and culture, along with great food and drinks, and is often a destination for art lovers on the first Friday of each month.

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Apr 24, 2018
A Bay Area Curator Leaves Her Imprint Around the World with re.riddle, an Itinerant Gallery
Apr 23, 2018
A Bay Area Curator Leaves Her Imprint Around the World with re.riddle, an Itinerant Gallery
Apr 23, 2018

After years of working in the art world, Candace Huey, an independent curator who has worked variously for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Bonham's auction house, and for several galleries in the Bay Area, decided that it was time to start her own project.

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Apr 23, 2018
Bringing Art From Africa to Audiences Around the World
Apr 22, 2018
Bringing Art From Africa to Audiences Around the World
Apr 22, 2018

While living in Kenya, Ed Cross discovered a vibrant art scene throughout Africa that was largely unheard of throughout much of the rest of the world.

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Apr 22, 2018
Joaquín Lalanne's Surrealist Vision at Gallery Zielinsky
Apr 21, 2018
Joaquín Lalanne's Surrealist Vision at Gallery Zielinsky
Apr 21, 2018

Visitors to If So, What? will be treated to exhibitions from galleries and artists from around the world. Among the international highlights will be Zielinksy Gallery, a contemporary art gallery specializing in Latin American art, with locations in Barcelona and Brazil.

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Apr 21, 2018
Kira Wampler on Leading Teams, Transforming Companies, and Diving in Head First
Apr 20, 2018
Kira Wampler on Leading Teams, Transforming Companies, and Diving in Head First
Apr 20, 2018

Kira Wampler is a 20-year product and marketing leader who has successfully led teams at major companies, including Trulia, Lyft, and Intuit.

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Apr 20, 2018
Seraphin Gallery on how Diversity and Difference Can Bridge Connections
Apr 19, 2018
Seraphin Gallery on how Diversity and Difference Can Bridge Connections
Apr 19, 2018

In advance of If So, What? we had the opportunity to chat with Alyssa Laverda, Associate Director at Seraphin Gallery. The Philadelphia-based contemporary art gallery will be bringing a wide range of artists to If So, What?

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Apr 19, 2018
G-77 Gallery's Vision of Contemporary Japan
Apr 18, 2018
G-77 Gallery's Vision of Contemporary Japan
Apr 18, 2018

G-77 Gallery was founded by Andrei Mikhilov in St. Petersburg Russia. Mikhilov had a longstanding interest in Japanese art – a country that he had lived in for 10 years – and when he opened G-77 it was one of the first galleries in Russia to represent contemporary international artists with a particular focus on Japan.

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Apr 18, 2018
How a Family-run Business Shaped the Online Art Marketplace
Apr 16, 2018
How a Family-run Business Shaped the Online Art Marketplace
Apr 16, 2018

We sat down with If So, What? media sponsor artnet and brother and sister team Sophie Neuendorf and Jacob Pabst to learn more about their storied, family-run business, the way they see the art world changing, and why they are looking forward to being a part of If So, What? this year.

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Apr 16, 2018
Drew Bennett on Using Art to Build Community
Apr 15, 2018
Drew Bennett on Using Art to Build Community
Apr 15, 2018

In 2007 Bennett, a young Bay Area-based artist, was hired by Mark Zuckerberg to paint the walls of Facebook’s Palo Alto offices, a project that took him four months.

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Apr 15, 2018
Bringing Israeli Art to US Audiences
Apr 12, 2018
Bringing Israeli Art to US Audiences
Apr 12, 2018

In 2009, Roy Seifert saw an opportunity. There were a number of young Israeli artists whose work he was interested in, but there were not enough places for hem to exhibit.

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Apr 12, 2018
A Complex Vision of Contemporary Iran
Apr 10, 2018
A Complex Vision of Contemporary Iran
Apr 10, 2018

In 2008 Roya Khadjavi found herself setting foot in her native Iran for the first time in over 30 years – something she had once promised herself that she would never do again.

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Apr 10, 2018
Kevin Abosch on the Commodification of Self and Art
Apr 7, 2018
Kevin Abosch on the Commodification of Self and Art
Apr 7, 2018

Kevin Abosch is a conceptual artist and photographer who has photographed celebrities around the world, including Johnny Depp, MalalaYosafzai, Yoko Ono, and Aung San Suu Kyi

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Apr 7, 2018
Art Beyond the White Cube
Mar 14, 2018
Art Beyond the White Cube
Mar 14, 2018

In 2008, Carrie Scott decided to break the mold. From her perspective as a Director at Nicole Klagsburn Gallery, in the wake of a national financial crisis, continuing to run a gallery with massive overhead costs wasn’t a model that she felt was sustainable.

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Mar 14, 2018
Bringing Diversity to the Contemporary Art Market
Mar 8, 2018
Bringing Diversity to the Contemporary Art Market
Mar 8, 2018

For some galleries, expanding to multiple locations is the mark of success. For Harry Hutchison, Director of Aicon Gallery, he found that just the opposite was true.

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Mar 8, 2018
Contemporary Art with a Digital Edge
Mar 4, 2018
Contemporary Art with a Digital Edge
Mar 4, 2018

While Philippe Hoerle-Guggenheim has always had a passion for art—he says that he began collecting as a child—it was not until later in life that he realized that art could be not only his passion but also his career.

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Mar 4, 2018
Nick Lynch on Using Video Mapping to Make the World a More Beautiful Place
Jan 10, 2018
Nick Lynch on Using Video Mapping to Make the World a More Beautiful Place
Jan 10, 2018

For the uninitiated, projection mapping is a process that essentially turns anything into a platform for video mapping; a skyscraper becomes a virtual ad, a pool table becomes the platform for a dazzling light show.

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Jan 10, 2018
The If So, What? Guide to San Francisco Art Week
Jan 8, 2018
The If So, What? Guide to San Francisco Art Week
Jan 8, 2018

It’s no surprise that the Bay Area has become a new destination for the art and design community given With the reopening of the recently expanded SFMOMA and the new Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive in 2016, the creation of FOG Design+Art 5 years ago, Untitled’s move to San Francisco last year, the new, gorgeous campus for the San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason and the California College of the Arts planned expansion.

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Jan 8, 2018
SuperDesign: Italian Radical Design at R & Company
Dec 18, 2017
SuperDesign: Italian Radical Design at R & Company
Dec 18, 2017

SuperDesign: Italian Radical Design from 1965-1975 is a major retrospective of Italian Radical Design that explores major works by leading figures of the movement, tracing a time of political and social upheaval in Italy through the eyes of the country’s architects and designers.

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Dec 18, 2017
Holiday Gift Guide for Art and Design Lovers
Dec 18, 2017
Holiday Gift Guide for Art and Design Lovers
Dec 18, 2017

It’s that time of year again, the days are short, but holiday shopping hours are long. Finding the perfect gift for everyone on our list is one of our favorite December activities, but as art and design lovers with a list of friends and family with very discerning taste, it can take us awhile to find just the right thing.

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Dec 18, 2017
Must See Events During Miami Art Week
Dec 3, 2017
Must See Events During Miami Art Week
Dec 3, 2017

This week marks the opening of Art Basel Miami Beach, the art fair that has helped turn Miami into a destination for the art and design world. The week is packed with a month’s worth of events, exhibitions, and parties for art lovers.

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Dec 3, 2017
David Gryn, Sound and Technology Curator, about If So, What?
Dec 2, 2017
David Gryn, Sound and Technology Curator, about If So, What?
Dec 2, 2017

“I think about audience as much as I think about how to support artists.” Says David Gryn, who is speaking with me in the lead up to the opening of Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB) about curating film programs, his thoughts on the upcoming fair in Miami, and his new role as Technology and Sound Curator for If So, What?

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Dec 2, 2017
 Curatorial Perspective | Dexter Wimberly
Aug 29, 2017
Curatorial Perspective | Dexter Wimberly
Aug 29, 2017

“I love art that reflects our times, and I am excited to be in the position to work with artists who are shaping contemporary culture and bringing the beauty of under-exposed aspects of modern life to a greater public. It’s important to me to work within contemporary urban history and this means maintaining a critical dialogue with emerging artists, especially those of African descent.

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Aug 29, 2017
Curatorial Perspective | Roya Khadjavi
Aug 28, 2017
Curatorial Perspective | Roya Khadjavi
Aug 28, 2017

I believe in the transformative power of art. Through my curatorial practice, I try to demonstrate what happens when willpower and culture are combined. This occurrence prompts a unifying effect, which - although difficult to arrive to - is ultimately seamless, and acts to bring people of various backgrounds, schools of thought, and levels of education together under one beautiful umbrella of art and appreciation.

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Aug 28, 2017
Curatorial Perspective | Teriha Yaegashi
Aug 28, 2017
Curatorial Perspective | Teriha Yaegashi
Aug 28, 2017

I am hoping to create a fresh sense of vision and wonder, by inviting some of the world’s best art and design galleries, who are each highly esteemed, but may  have never exhibited together. The idea of cross-pollinating among cultures, media, and aesthetics, creates a sense of newness, as well as one of immersion and  inclusion.

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Aug 28, 2017

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