The relationship between nature and man (as far as the two entities can justifiably be separated) is often somewhat of a bad marriage. Inextricably dependent on one another, each wields immense destructive power over the other. Lynch sides with nature, questioning man's tendency for claiming ownership over the natural world, yet focuses his criticism on the subject with both humor and great sensitivity. Image from Everything's Going South on Bunnywax One room of the exhibit is entirely occupied by heavily abstracted bird sculptures resting atop wooden installations that appear to be docks. Their bodies are modeled in a graceful but... Read More

When I first saw Johansson Projects' inaugural press release for Excavations, I thought the title might prove most valuable not as a one off event, but as an annual exhibit. In constant return, tilling and re-tilling the soil each time our articulations become too content, too static or cocksure. Especially as Oakland presses forward in its Brooklyn-brother way, and not as the younger sibling to New York, but to the often marginalized provincialism and politic of the San Francisco art scene. But even at the doors, over the clamoring talk and leaning to see through the shoulders of the crowd... Read More