How to sum up the ever-changing arts scene of the Bay? Yerba Buena Center for the Arts bravely attempts the near-impossible once again with its multidisciplinary triennial, "Bay Area Now 5," sweeping the local visual art scene to present 21 emerging and established makers in addition to four guest-curated off- and on-site exhibitions as well as performing arts, film, and community-engagement components. Behold, a snapshot of a few faces, places, and ideas.
BAY AREA NOW 5
Sat/19 through Nov. 16
Opening party with Port O’Brien, TITS, Bronze, and more, Sat/19, 8 p.m., $12–$15
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission, SF
(415) 978-ARTS, www.ybca.org
See Web site for complete schedule
>>Biennialmania
For regional survey exhibitions, it’s location, location, location
By Glen Helfand
>>You’re going to myth me, baby
Ala Ebtekar rises above while tapping into persian and personal mythologies
By Kimberly Chun
>>Doing what comes naturally
Donald Fortescue And Lawrence Labianca take to the tides
By Stacy Martin
>>Creature feature
Misako Inaoka mashes together animal-vegetable-machine hybrids
By Kimberly Chun
>>Super Wofler
Hitching a ride with Galleon Trade
By Johnny Ray Huston
>>Book ’em
Outside the white box with Michael Swaine
By Ari Messer
>>Nailing it
The Queens Nails Annex snares “Estacion Odesia” in its glam talons
By Kimberly Chun