• Columns

Atlas San Francisco: Dig Beneath Beautiful

A few years back, I realized I couldn't pose as any kind of expert on the Bay Area's writing and art scenes without investigating the curatorial collective called the Black Aesthetic. The group was…

• By
  Kevin Killian
• May 1, 2019 9:18 am

• Features

Atlas San Francisco: Withdrawal Symptoms

If you drove southeast down Third Street from San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art and just kept driving, hugging the bay as closely as possible, you'd eventually leave behind the touristy San…

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  Kevin Killian
• Feb 1, 2019 10:37 am

• Columns

Atlas San Francisco: Rebels in the Palace

in late April 201, my wife and I noticed the lights aglow over the golf course and recalled that the Legion of Honor was having an opening—for Urs Fischer, of all people!

• By
  Kevin Killian
• Nov 1, 2018 8:06 am

• Features

Up Close 2016: San Francisco

Kevin Killian discusses exhibitions and changes in the Bay Area over the last year.

• By
  Kevin Killian
• Dec 20, 2016 2:28 pm

• Features

Up Close: The Bittersweet Dreams of David Cunningham

In the midst of San Francisco’s DIY art scene, architect David Cunningham’s project space (2007-10) fostered unfettered experimentation and a joyous sense of community.

• By
  Kevin Killian
• Feb 23, 2016 2:57 pm