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111 Minna Gallery

August 7 - September 1, 2008

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111 Minna Street San Francisco, CA 94105
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Opening Reception Thursday, August 7th, (6pm-late) A DEBUT EXHIBITION WITH RISING STARS BRETTY AMORY, SETH ARMSTRONG, ANDREW HEM, JOHN WENTZ! A group show featuring works by four emerging California talents. The Gallery will host an art opening Thursday, August 7th at 6pm. The art opening is FREE and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view from Thursday, August 7th through August 31st. In a debut Minna exhibit, the four emerging artists navigate both interior and exterior landscapes to contemplate the notion of journey and observance within the framework of a dynamic cultural matrix. FEATURED ARTISTS Consisting of a provocative collection of new works in a debut exhibition of four emerging California artists. BRETT AMORY, a San Francisco-based artist, tackles the cacophony and estranged anonymity of urban life in his “Waiting” and “Passport” series and collection of new works. www.BrettAmory.com SETH ARMSTRONG is a Bay Area artist whose painting layer diverse urban and exotic landscapes populated with citizens and tourists masquerading as nondescript superheroes. www.SethArmstrong.com ANDREW HEM, the exhibition’s sole Los Angeles artist, portrays thoughtful hipster geishas against the backdrop of iconic landmarks and exposes the urban landscape as fresh, real and complex. www.AndrewHem.com JOHN WENTZ, a Bay Area artist, features grey-scale illustrations of post-apocalyptical scenes transforming iconic scenes of childhood by punctuating the atmosphere with vintage superheroes.