{"id":1761736,"date":"2026-02-11T11:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1761736"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:00:05","slug":"waiting-for-spring-in-the-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1761736","title":{"rendered":"Waiting for Spring in the Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><main class=\"gh-main\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Waiting for Spring in the Bay Area<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">MoMA PS1 announces the artists for its Greater New York exhibition, Pride flag removed from Stonewall National Monument, Jennifer Sammet interviews Mary Lovelace O\u2019Nealon for Beer With a Painter, and don&#8217;t give up on the Bay Area&#8217;s art scene. <\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w160\/2025\/11\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-02-11\">February 11, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Times are hard, but don&#8217;t believe the rumors about the death of the Bay Area art scene. Yes, art institutions and galleries are closing. Yes, the techies have taken over, outpricing artists and polluting culture with their AI inventions. But there&#8217;s an inherent spirit of rebellion to the region that won&#8217;t be quashed so easily, and an inspired community that fights for it every day. We begin today&#8217;s edition with a guide to exciting art shows in the Bay Area this spring. I take it as a tribute to all the wonderful artists, curators, and art workers who call it home. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief <\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/image-55.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1640\"><figcaption><span>Hilary Harkness, \u201cAnswered Prayers\u201d (2024) (\u00a9 Hilary Harkness; photo courtesy Hilary Harkness and PPOW, New York)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"10-art-shows-to-see-in-the-bay-area-this-spring\">10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Spring<\/h3>\n<p>Theresa Hak Kyung Cha\u2019s vital scrolls, muralist Cece Carpio\u2019s first solo show, the Matisse painting that launched Fauvism, the future of Japanese ceramic art, and Trina Michelle Robinson\u2019s imagined heirlooms are some of the shows we&#8217;re excited to see this season.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/2024_IDSVAStudentsatVeniceBiennale_photobyChristopherAndrew-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"2399x1349\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>The Biennale Certificate in Philosophy and Art<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA) invites creatives from all backgrounds to apply for this four-day summer program in Venice.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/image-54-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption><span>A view of Christopher Park in Manhattan showing a flagpole stripped of its large rainbow flag on February 10, 2026 (photo Hrag Vartanian\/Hyperallergic)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A large Pride flag is quietly removed from New York City\u2019s Stonewall National Monument after a directive from the Trump administration, marking an alarming continuation of the federal government\u2019s attacks on LGBTQ+ people.<\/li>\n<li>MoMA PS1 releases the list of 53 artists for the sixth edition of its <em>Greater New York <\/em>exhibition, opening in April. Kenneth Tam, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Farah Al Qasimi, and Ta\u00edna Cruz are among the participants this year. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/image-53-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption><span>From Amanda Ross-Ho\u2019s <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Untitled Damages (ROOM DIVIDER)<\/em><\/i><span> at Leroy\u2019s, Los Angeles (photo Alex Paik\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"amanda-ross-ho-finds-herself-in-her-parents%E2%80%99-art\">Amanda Ross-Ho Finds Herself in Her Parents\u2019 Art<\/h3>\n<p>The artist\u2019s current show is a moving reflection on the ways our identities are inexorably entangled with our relationships and surroundings. | Alex Paik<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"community\">Community <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/mary-l-o1200-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><figcaption><span>Mary Lovelace O\u2019Neal in her studio in M\u00e9rida, Yucat\u00e1n, Mexico (photo Karen Jenkins-Johnson, courtesy Jenkins Johnson Gallery New York and San Francisco)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"beer-with-a-painter-mary-lovelace-o%E2%80%99neal\">Beer With a Painter: Mary Lovelace O\u2019Neal<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cAt this marvelous hard-won age, the days of jumping and dancing with the paintings are over. But I don\u2019t feel limited,\u201d the 84-year-old artist, educator, and Civil Rights luminary tells Jennifer Sammet in an interview. O\u2019Neal splits her time between Oakland, California, and M\u00e9rida, Mexico, where she was staying when she spoke with Sammet over the phone in December.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/01\/NYCEDC-HABG-RFP2025-HyperallergicAnnouncementAd-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Request for Proposals: Operator for the Harlem African Burial Ground Cultural Education Center<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>NYCEDC seeks proposals to conceptualize and operate a cultural education center at the historic East Harlem site in New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Ray Lee on Ed Simon\u2019s \u201cHow Liminalism Became the Defining Aesthetic of Our Time\u201d: <\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">Another example of liminalism is the TV show \u201cSeverance\u201d with its disorienting hallways and nearly empty workspaces.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-none kg-cta-minimal kg-cta-no-dividers  kg-cta-link-accent \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><span>Commenting privileges are reserved\u00a0for paid members.\u00a0<\/span><span>Join us today<\/span><span>!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/image-52-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\"><figcaption><span>Diana Davies, \u201cDance at Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse\u201d (1971) (all images courtesy New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"how-stonewall-broke-through-barriers-with-love-and-resistance\">How Stonewall Broke Through Barriers with Love and Resistance<\/h3>\n<p>A New York Public Library exhibition shows how so many people at the time of Stonewall \u2014 and after \u2014 have been able to live more wholly integrated lives. | Jeanna Kadlec<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-grey kg-cta-immersive    \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>Featured Opportunity<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>The Image Centre \u2013 Research Fellowships: Photography<\/strong><\/b><br \/><span>In 2026, five fellowships of $2,500\u2013$10,000 (CAD) will support research projects on The Image Centre\u2019s photography collections. Open to students, scholars, and artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Deadline: March 15, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>theimagecentre.ca\/fellowship<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more in\u00a0this month\u2019s list of opportunities\u00a0for artists, writers, and art workers!<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Waiting for Spring in the Bay Area<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">MoMA PS1 announces the artists for its Greater New York exhibition, Pride flag removed from Stonewall National Monument, Jennifer Sammet interviews Mary Lovelace O\u2019Nealon for Beer With a Painter, and don&#8217;t give up on the Bay Area&#8217;s art scene. <\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w160\/2025\/11\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-02-11\">February 11, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Times are hard, but don&#8217;t believe the rumors about the death of the Bay Area art scene. Yes, art institutions and galleries are closing. Yes, the techies have taken over, outpricing artists and polluting culture with their AI inventions. But there&#8217;s an inherent spirit of rebellion to the region that won&#8217;t be quashed so easily, and an inspired community that fights for it every day. We begin today&#8217;s edition with a guide to exciting art shows in the Bay Area this spring. I take it as a tribute to all the wonderful artists, curators, and art workers who call it home. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief <\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/image-55.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1640\"><figcaption><span>Hilary Harkness, \u201cAnswered Prayers\u201d (2024) (\u00a9 Hilary Harkness; photo courtesy Hilary Harkness and PPOW, New York)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"10-art-shows-to-see-in-the-bay-area-this-spring\">10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Spring<\/h3>\n<p>Theresa Hak Kyung Cha\u2019s vital scrolls, muralist Cece Carpio\u2019s first solo show, the Matisse painting that launched Fauvism, the future of Japanese ceramic art, and Trina Michelle Robinson\u2019s imagined heirlooms are some of the shows we&#8217;re excited to see this season.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/2024_IDSVAStudentsatVeniceBiennale_photobyChristopherAndrew-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"2399x1349\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>The Biennale Certificate in Philosophy and Art<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA) invites creatives from all backgrounds to apply for this four-day summer program in Venice.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/image-54-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption><span>A view of Christopher Park in Manhattan showing a flagpole stripped of its large rainbow flag on February 10, 2026 (photo Hrag Vartanian\/Hyperallergic)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A large Pride flag is quietly removed from New York City\u2019s Stonewall National Monument after a directive from the Trump administration, marking an alarming continuation of the federal government\u2019s attacks on LGBTQ+ people.<\/li>\n<li>MoMA PS1 releases the list of 53 artists for the sixth edition of its <em>Greater New York <\/em>exhibition, opening in April. Kenneth Tam, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Farah Al Qasimi, and Ta\u00edna Cruz are among the participants this year. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/image-53-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption><span>From Amanda Ross-Ho\u2019s <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Untitled Damages (ROOM DIVIDER)<\/em><\/i><span> at Leroy\u2019s, Los Angeles (photo Alex Paik\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"amanda-ross-ho-finds-herself-in-her-parents%E2%80%99-art\">Amanda Ross-Ho Finds Herself in Her Parents\u2019 Art<\/h3>\n<p>The artist\u2019s current show is a moving reflection on the ways our identities are inexorably entangled with our relationships and surroundings. | Alex Paik<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"community\">Community <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/mary-l-o1200-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><figcaption><span>Mary Lovelace O\u2019Neal in her studio in M\u00e9rida, Yucat\u00e1n, Mexico (photo Karen Jenkins-Johnson, courtesy Jenkins Johnson Gallery New York and San Francisco)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"beer-with-a-painter-mary-lovelace-o%E2%80%99neal\">Beer With a Painter: Mary Lovelace O\u2019Neal<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cAt this marvelous hard-won age, the days of jumping and dancing with the paintings are over. But I don\u2019t feel limited,\u201d the 84-year-old artist, educator, and Civil Rights luminary tells Jennifer Sammet in an interview. O\u2019Neal splits her time between Oakland, California, and M\u00e9rida, Mexico, where she was staying when she spoke with Sammet over the phone in December.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/01\/NYCEDC-HABG-RFP2025-HyperallergicAnnouncementAd-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Request for Proposals: Operator for the Harlem African Burial Ground Cultural Education Center<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>NYCEDC seeks proposals to conceptualize and operate a cultural education center at the historic East Harlem site in New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Ray Lee on Ed Simon\u2019s \u201cHow Liminalism Became the Defining Aesthetic of Our Time\u201d: <\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">Another example of liminalism is the TV show \u201cSeverance\u201d with its disorienting hallways and nearly empty workspaces.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-none kg-cta-minimal kg-cta-no-dividers  kg-cta-link-accent \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><span>Commenting privileges are reserved\u00a0for paid members.\u00a0<\/span><span>Join us today<\/span><span>!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/image-52-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\"><figcaption><span>Diana Davies, \u201cDance at Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse\u201d (1971) (all images courtesy New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"how-stonewall-broke-through-barriers-with-love-and-resistance\">How Stonewall Broke Through Barriers with Love and Resistance<\/h3>\n<p>A New York Public Library exhibition shows how so many people at the time of Stonewall \u2014 and after \u2014 have been able to live more wholly integrated lives. | Jeanna Kadlec<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-grey kg-cta-immersive    \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>Featured Opportunity<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>The Image Centre \u2013 Research Fellowships: Photography<\/strong><\/b><br \/><span>In 2026, five fellowships of $2,500\u2013$10,000 (CAD) will support research projects on The Image Centre\u2019s photography collections. Open to students, scholars, and artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Deadline: March 15, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>theimagecentre.ca\/fellowship<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more in\u00a0this month\u2019s list of opportunities\u00a0for artists, writers, and art workers!<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>Times are hard, but don&#8217;t believe the rumors about the death of the Bay Area art scene. Yes, art institutions and galleries are closing. Yes, the techies have taken over, outpricing artists and polluting culture with their AI inventions. But there&#8217;s an inherent spirit of rebellion to the region that won&#8217;t be quashed so easily, and an inspired community that fights for it every day. We begin today&#8217;s edition with a guide to exciting art shows in the Bay Area this spring. I take it as a tribute to all the wonderful artists, curators, and art workers who call it home. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief <\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/image-55.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1640\"><figcaption><span>Hilary Harkness, \u201cAnswered Prayers\u201d (2024) (\u00a9 Hilary Harkness; photo courtesy Hilary Harkness and PPOW, New York)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"10-art-shows-to-see-in-the-bay-area-this-spring\">10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Spring<\/h3>\n<p>Theresa Hak Kyung Cha\u2019s vital scrolls, muralist Cece Carpio\u2019s first solo show, the Matisse painting that launched Fauvism, the future of Japanese ceramic art, and Trina Michelle Robinson\u2019s imagined heirlooms are some of the shows we&#8217;re excited to see this season.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/2024_IDSVAStudentsatVeniceBiennale_photobyChristopherAndrew-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"2399x1349\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>The Biennale Certificate in Philosophy and Art<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA) invites creatives from all backgrounds to apply for this four-day summer program in Venice.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/image-54-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption><span>A view of Christopher Park in Manhattan showing a flagpole stripped of its large rainbow flag on February 10, 2026 (photo Hrag Vartanian\/Hyperallergic)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A large Pride flag is quietly removed from New York City\u2019s Stonewall National Monument after a directive from the Trump administration, marking an alarming continuation of the federal government\u2019s attacks on LGBTQ+ people.<\/li>\n<li>MoMA PS1 releases the list of 53 artists for the sixth edition of its <em>Greater New York <\/em>exhibition, opening in April. Kenneth Tam, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, Farah Al Qasimi, and Ta\u00edna Cruz are among the participants this year. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/image-53-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\"><figcaption><span>From Amanda Ross-Ho\u2019s <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Untitled Damages (ROOM DIVIDER)<\/em><\/i><span> at Leroy\u2019s, Los Angeles (photo Alex Paik\/<\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Hyperallergic<\/em><\/i><span>)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"amanda-ross-ho-finds-herself-in-her-parents%E2%80%99-art\">Amanda Ross-Ho Finds Herself in Her Parents\u2019 Art<\/h3>\n<p>The artist\u2019s current show is a moving reflection on the ways our identities are inexorably entangled with our relationships and surroundings. | Alex Paik<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"community\">Community <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/mary-l-o1200-1-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><figcaption><span>Mary Lovelace O\u2019Neal in her studio in M\u00e9rida, Yucat\u00e1n, Mexico (photo Karen Jenkins-Johnson, courtesy Jenkins Johnson Gallery New York and San Francisco)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"beer-with-a-painter-mary-lovelace-o%E2%80%99neal\">Beer With a Painter: Mary Lovelace O\u2019Neal<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cAt this marvelous hard-won age, the days of jumping and dancing with the paintings are over. But I don\u2019t feel limited,\u201d the 84-year-old artist, educator, and Civil Rights luminary tells Jennifer Sammet in an interview. O\u2019Neal splits her time between Oakland, California, and M\u00e9rida, Mexico, where she was staying when she spoke with Sammet over the phone in December.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/01\/NYCEDC-HABG-RFP2025-HyperallergicAnnouncementAd-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"1200x675\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Request for Proposals: Operator for the Harlem African Burial Ground Cultural Education Center<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>NYCEDC seeks proposals to conceptualize and operate a cultural education center at the historic East Harlem site in New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Ray Lee on Ed Simon\u2019s \u201cHow Liminalism Became the Defining Aesthetic of Our Time\u201d: <\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">Another example of liminalism is the TV show \u201cSeverance\u201d with its disorienting hallways and nearly empty workspaces.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-none kg-cta-minimal kg-cta-no-dividers  kg-cta-link-accent \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><span>Commenting privileges are reserved\u00a0for paid members.\u00a0<\/span><span>Join us today<\/span><span>!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/2026\/02\/image-52-1.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\"><figcaption><span>Diana Davies, \u201cDance at Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse\u201d (1971) (all images courtesy New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"how-stonewall-broke-through-barriers-with-love-and-resistance\">How Stonewall Broke Through Barriers with Love and Resistance<\/h3>\n<p>A New York Public Library exhibition shows how so many people at the time of Stonewall \u2014 and after \u2014 have been able to live more wholly integrated lives. | Jeanna Kadlec<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-grey kg-cta-immersive    \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>Featured Opportunity<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>The Image Centre \u2013 Research Fellowships: Photography<\/strong><\/b><br \/><span>In 2026, five fellowships of $2,500\u2013$10,000 (CAD) will support research projects on The Image Centre\u2019s photography collections. Open to students, scholars, and artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Deadline: March 15, 2026 |\u00a0<\/span><span>theimagecentre.ca\/fellowship<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See more in\u00a0this month\u2019s list of opportunities\u00a0for artists, writers, and art workers!<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/02\/KAPOW-Naoto_Nakagawa_2026_Still_Life_With_Wine_Opener_Lemon_and_Pomegranate.jpg\" alt=\"Naoto Nakagawa 2026 Is on View at KAPOW\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Naoto Nakagawa 2026 Is on View at KAPOW<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The Lower East Side gallery presents new works by an artist who has shown in major US museums since the 1960s. The exhibition is open through February 22.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">KAPOW<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/02\/2024_IDSVAStudentsatVeniceBiennale_photobyChristopherAndrew.jpg\" alt=\"The Biennale Certificate in Philosophy and Art\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">The Biennale Certificate in Philosophy and Art<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA) invites creatives from all backgrounds to apply for this four-day summer program in Venice.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA)<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/02\/2026-MVP-Hyperallergic-Announcement-Matthew-Bogdanos-001.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Bogdanos Awarded Marica Vilcek Prize in Art History for Repatriation of Stolen Artifacts\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Matthew Bogdanos Awarded Marica Vilcek Prize in Art History for Repatriation of Stolen Artifacts<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The leader of the Manhattan DA\u2019s Antiquities Trafficking Unit is acknowledged for his lifelong dedication to recovering and safeguarding looted antiquities.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">The Vilcek Foundation<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/02\/Alex_SCA_IMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs at SFU\u2019s School for the Contemporary Arts\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs at SFU\u2019s School for the Contemporary Arts<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Transform your art practice with access to internationally-recognized faculty and state-of-the-art facilities in downtown Vancouver. MFA and MA applications are accepted through February 15.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Simon Fraser University<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/waiting-for-spring-in-the-bay-area\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;] Daily Newsletter Waiting for Spring in the Bay Area MoMA PS1 announces the artists for its Greater New York exhibition, Pride flag removed from Stonewall National Monument, Jennifer Sammet interviews Mary Lovelace O\u2019Nealon for Beer With a Painter, and don&#8217;t give up on the Bay Area&#8217;s art scene. 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