CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
1111 8th St
415.551.9210
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Bruce Conner, Crossroads, Courtesy the artist and Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles
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Nov 29, 2007 – Jan 26, 2008
Tuesdays (11am–7pm)
Wednesdays (11am–6pm)
Thursdays (11am–7pm)
Fridays–Saturdays (11am–6pm)
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Note: There is an opening reception on Thur Nov 29 (6–8pm).
Politically engaged duo Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla have become a major presence on SF's art scene this fall with their co-curated exhibition at CCA Wattis, Apocalypse Now: The Theater of War. Hearkening back to the Bay Area's early leftist days, the exhibition features notable anti-war art, printed matter, and film from as early as Leonardo da Vinci. Selections from Francisco de Goya's ghoulish prints The Disasters of War and American Civil War photographer Mathew Brady's wrenchingly solemn portraits depict two of the 19th century's worst conflicts. Much of the work delves into the 20th century's tragic quagmires, including Otto Dix's gruesome World War I-inspired nightmares and Dadaist George Grosz's crude caricatures.
