Visit us during ArtSpan’s Open Studios weekend and see why neighbors, friends, and collectors return again and again to meet the artists, to see demonstrations of their creative processes, and to buy art directly from the source! The 1890 Bryant building hosts three floors of artist studios featuring seasoned artists and makers whose work has…
Welcome to The Gallery Store at SCA, a warm, curated destination celebrating the originality, craftsmanship, and creative spirit of Bay Area artists. From one-of-a-kind artwork to thoughtful, giftable pieces, this new space is designed to make it easier to connect with artists, learn about their process, and bring home work that feels personal, meaningful, and…
We are discovering the soft loveliness of the MODAL/SILK blend, with our new STEAM designs for limited edition scarves, just recently released. Modal is considered a luxury textile and is often used to blend with other fabrics to give a high-end feel with its lightness and softness. Modal fabric is a semi-synthetic fabric made from…
Our Sheltering Sky, an installation, is on view as part of the invitational show SKY at The Drawing Room Annex, SF beginning February 18, 2023. Always fascinated by the ever-changing nature of the skies above, I have used sequential photography of skies from different parts of the world in an effort to capture this ephemeral…
The SHADOW DOCKET series establishes my presence as an observer in a variety of urban settings. Using my own shadow as self portrait, I remain an omnipresent shadowy spy, while my photographs bring attention to the infinite graphic poetry of city sidewalks. After a taxing couple of years working on the many difficult subjects confronting…
EAT ME, DRINK ME, an installation, is on view as part of the invitational show ADAPTATIONS: LAND at The Drawing Room Annex, SF beginning October 1, 2022. This installation explores the sensorial and conflicting experience of today’s food consumption and waste, at once seductive and repulsive. Sequential, rhythmic photography allows me to combine painterly elements…
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Image and Text in Public is on view at The Writers Grotto SF beginning June 26, 2022. Opening reception on Sunday, June 26th, from 2pm-4pm. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I am here. I exist. Can you hear me now? We met by serendipity, looked at each other’s photographic work,…
RIPPLES will be on view at San Francisco’s UC Hastings College of the Law beginning May 26, 2022. UC Hastings invites you to join local Bay Area artists and witness the UC Hastings evolution and new addition to the Academic Village. We are proud to unveil our latest community partnership – RIPPLES – a rotating exhibition…
The Dream Screen: Three Prototypes by Simo Neri will be on view from September 10th through 19th at the 3-Door Gallery in San Francisco. The three prototypes – The Books Dream Screen, The Peonia Dream Screen, and The Frontier Dream Screen – will be displayed in a dreamlike, immersive art installation. What is the Dream…
GRASSROOTS TEMPLE is a recent installation in studio 308. A 14′ x 12′ wall of photographic grass surrounds a new diptych “Shelter in Place” like a protective temple. The strips of grass roll up selectively to reveal the vulnerable images beneath. Two small screens, “White Grasses” and “Waves” frame each side of the temple, inviting…
In these difficult times, some good news came recently from San Francisco’s prestigious de Young Museum. In celebration of the museum’s 125th anniversary, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are hosting The de Young Open, a juried community art exhibition of submissions by artists who live in the nine Bay Area counties. The de…
“We need people to see our truth here. We will not stop. We will not quit until this is over.” (Julianne V., Covid ICU nurse in NY.) At the height of the Covid 19 pandemic, I was struck by a powerful testimonial from a NY ICU nurse on FaceBook. I kept hearing her voice as…
Don’t miss this! Mark your calendars! On Sunday December 8th, 2019, 25 artists will participate in a Pre-Holiday OPEN HOUSE and gift show, in the third floor’s 3-Door Gallery. Come visit us and shop unique gifts made by local artists. This season offer Art to Wear, Art to Share! 1890 Bryant Street (at Mariposa Street).…
Simo Neri presents BETWEEN THE LINES, a new, re-purposed installation in studio 308. “Read between the lines. Then meet me in the silence if you can.” (May Sarton) I’m a lover of books. Both my studio and my home contain shelf after shelf of books — some I’ve read, some I may read soon, and…
AVENUE 12 GALLERY presents URBAN RHYTHMS – Simo Neri: Photo Mosaics June 26 – August 16, 2019 Every city has a particular color palette. Ordinary urban details that we take for granted enter our consciousness subliminally. Focusing on a few of the cities I have lived in, I have represented features that describe a sensory…
Our American Spring scarves – both Women’s March and March for Science – are so successful that we decided to create a third scarf and bandana of the amazing March For Our Lives youth mobilization after the Valentine Day massacre at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas school in Parkland, Florida. The March For Our Lives, a…
Lily and Chris wearing American Spring bandanas, Williamsburg waterfront. Our American Spring scarves – both Women’s March and Science March – are so successful that we decided to make slightly smaller versions to be worn as bandanas. They can be worn in so many ways – around your neck, on your wrist, as a head-tie……
Chris Kubik introduces the American Spring Science scarf In the same spirit that inspired the American Spring Women’s March compositions, I photographed the signs at the March for Science in San Francisco. The result is a composition for a new scarf, celebrating science and fact-based reality. Science, education, and environmental protection have been under attack…
On January 21st, as we were driving back to NY from the Women’s March on Washington, my friend and I decided that we were experiencing an “American Spring”, because it felt so much like a jolt, an awakening after a deep, sleepy torpor. The election had plunged many of us into a tailspin of depression…
Hard, rigid metal becomes soft as butter when printed on silk. Model Rozi Uhl played with a limited edition silk scarf by wrapping herself in this colorful scaffolding for the human body. Photography by Fernando Paz. Scaffolding can be beautiful. This one is from the third phase of NYC’s High Line. The construction process turned out…
Wrap yourself in the graphic and political art that splashes all the walls in my Williamsburg neighborhood. Each photograph, and each printed scarf, embodies an irreplaceable element of this bustling part of New York: the bright graffiti, the graphic self expression, and the individuality that represents Brooklyn! Recording this ephemeral art on film and on silk, we…
Anglim Gilbert Gallery in San Francisco is pleased to present DUMBBALL, an exhibition honoring the work of David Ireland (1930 – 2009), and his influence. The exhibition complements two events: the reopening of the David Ireland House at 500 Capp Street and a solo exhibition at the San Francisco Art Institute. Simo Neri photographed David Ireland’s…
Mateo as SUPER WATER TANK BOY wearing a NYC Water Tank cape is photographed by Fernando Paz WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE.. Water tanks have been serving a practical purpose since the mid-nineteenth century, but I also find great graphic poetry in this familiar symbol of New York rooftops. The striking contrast between the rustic structures and…
Covered in TRASH! It was so much fun to watch photographer Fernando Paz take pictures of model Rozi Uhl wearing my TRASH design for silk scarves. Another, irreverent form of recycling… Rozi Uhl is wearing a limited edition silk Trash scarf, and standing in front of a Trash wall hanging. I’m covered in TRASH!
Yogini Marta Quaglia is practicing with BOOKS I and II art pillows. Pigment print on linen from the installation Marea. This design is derived from a small segment of a 20-meter long, in situ installation, titled Marea, where I created a series of waves unfurling along a narrow corridor towards the viewer. The subject consisted of photographic sequences…
WHY MADE IN FRANCE ? Historically known as the silk capital of France, Lyon has been a center for the production and weaving of silk since the 16th century. In the 19th century, three major revolts by silk workers, known as the Canut revolts, definitively associated silk with the history of the city. Recent development in…
Before leaving Brooklyn on my way back to Paris, I enjoyed watching photographer Fernando Paz take pictures of model Rozi Uhl wearing my new design for silk scarves. Though actually a winter fruit, its refreshing, vibrant colors make Citrus a juicy design that’s perfect for summer.
Before leaving Brooklyn on my way back to Paris, I enjoyed watching photographer Fernando Paz take pictures of model Rozi Uhl wearing my Low Tide silk crepe scarf and satin silk tunic. A fresh, colorful, and playful design… it was a pleasure to see it worn with such grace and humor!
WEARING CITIES is a site-specific exhibition presented as part of New York’s NYCxDESIGN, a city-wide event. An artistic collaboration between a visual artist, a sound designer, a fashion designer, and a videographer, the show was held at Industry City, in Brooklyn, NY, May 10 – 20, 2014. “I experience myself in the city, and the…
Wear the city, hear the city, feel the city, BE the city! We are proud to announce that Wearing Cities has been invited to participate in New York’s prestigious NYCxDESIGN 2014. After the success of our Paris pop-up show, we will now take over 1300 sq.ft. at Industry City, in Brooklyn! We will be showing…
WEARING CITIES is a meditation on urban rhythms. A special sneak preview of this exhibition will take place on March 28th, 29th, and 30th at EUNHWA showroom, 19 rue Claude Bernard, 75005 Paris, 10h – 19h. The opening will be held on Saturday 29, from 18h. WEARING CITIES is a multi-media art project, directed by…
Wearing Cities at Café Léa Paris, Summer 2012. Just before it reaches the rue Mouffetard in Paris, the rue Pascal crosses the rue Claude Bernard, which then climbs towards the Jardin de Luxembourg. The intersection of these two streets is punctuated by the coming and going of the #27 bus, of the bicycles parked right in…
August in Paris. Most Parisians have left, and the few that remain are relaxed and cheerful. But everything changes, opportunities come up, and I’ve chosen this time to move my atelier of 12 years to the floor above, in the same courtyard. As I burrow through twelve years of accumulated work and archives, I uncover…
Art and fashion… in collaboration with Eunhwa Kim, Paris Two artists – one from Korea and one from Italy – cross paths in Paris. Their ateliers happen to be in the same neighborhood. As neighbors they have seen and admired each other’s work. They share a strong aesthetic affinity and an adventurous spirit. Simo’s wardrobe…
In 2007 – as part of a personal retrospective show – I decided to invest the gallery’s project space with a site-specific installation. The space – a long and narrow corridor lit by portholes on each side – was the interior of a covered bridge connecting two buildings on either side of the street. A…
The title of my first retrospective show in Italy is the indoeuropean root of the Greek word physis (nature), and was chosen to illustrate the creative process at that time, a sort of visual etymology of reality. Nature, with a capital N, was the central theme of my research. The title of my first retrospective…
In Spring 2006 the exhibition “Simo Neri, Recent Works” was on display at the new US Eastern District Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, designed by Pelli, Clarke, Pelli Architects. The exhibition, which inaugurated the new gallery space in the building’s atrium, was extended into 2007. By deconstructing and sequentially re-assembling elements from nature, this…
In September 2005, in collaboration with architectural historian Richard Ingersoll, I was commissioned to produce two monumental, interactive, double-sided ‘photo-curtains’ as part of an international exhibition for the Kunsthaus Museum in Graz, Austria. In September 2005, in collaboration with architectural historian Richard Ingersoll, I was commissioned to produce two monumental, interactive, double-sided ‘photo-curtains’ as part…
“Some of the Parts” opens in Beacon, New York, June 25th through August 1st. Simo Neri’s rhythmic, sequential photography will be presented, cascading from the ceilings and walls, at the Kiesendahl+Calhoun Contemporary Art gallery. Artist Reception will be held Saturday June 25th. Deconstructing and sequentially re-assembling elements from nature, Simo Neri’s work gives a fresh,…
In 2004, l’Espace Beaurepaire in Paris – an old leather factory transformed into art gallery – hosted the exhibition « Ex-Peau », and paid tribute to this ancient Parisian craft. Artists were invited to present works inspired by the factory’s rich history. In 2004, l’Espace Beaurepaire – an old leather factory transformed into art gallery…
In March 2004, I was invited to exhibit my work at the Ministry of Finance, Economy and Industry in Paris… In March 2004, I was invited to exhibit my work at the Ministry of Finance and Economics in Paris. A vast sky made up of photographic strips faced a gridded wall of grass, also in…
In February 2004 the Alliance Française celebrated its 100th anniversary. For this occasion, architect Patrick Chauvin and I were asked to create a site-specific installation, titled “Entre Deux”. In February 2004 the Alliance Française celebrated its 100th anniversary. For this occasion, architect Patrick Chauvin and I were asked to create a site-specific installation, titled “Entre…
In January 2003 I was asked to participate in the inauguration of the new offices of the international law firm Eversheds/Frere Cholmeley, at 8 Place d’Iena in Paris, with an exhibition of my recent works. I decided to install a number of works representing natural rhythms in the common areas of the firm. With this…
In 2002 I was invited to participate in a group exhibition on the theme of “water in the city” in the lobby of the FIAP Jean Monnet, an international conference center in Paris. I installed a large, double-sided photo-curtain through which visitors to the center passed. The installation was prolonged through 2003 and into 2004.…
Parallèles 2002a contemporary art biennial In spring 2002 I was invited to participate in a contemporary art biennial held in the newly restored, 13th century “Hotel Dieu” hospital of the town of Brie-Comte-Robert, in the Seine-et-Marne department of the Île-de-France region. I installed a 38-foot tall sky which descended to and continued along the ground,…
In November 2001 I installed a solo show at Yume Gallery in Tokyo, Japan. Between the Lines combined the optical abstraction of sequences of books from the page side, with the abstract, black and white patterns of moving water This body of work stems from the photographic exploration of multiple vertical lines, both superposed and…
In 2000, I installed two, large-scale, photographic ‘kimonos’ in the imposing architecture of Osaka’s World Trade Center – “Sky Kimono” and “Fire Kimono” – as my way of paying tribute to Japanese culture. In 2000, I installed two, large-scale, photographic ‘kimonos’ in the imposing architecture of Osaka’s World Trade Center – “Sky Kimono” and “Fire…
In September 2001 I installed a photographic forest at Belcher Gallery in San Francisco. Virtual Wood tries to confuse the conventional perception of depth and distance and to disorient the viewer when – by simply turning around – he finds himself in a forest of skies. “A fool sees not the same tree that a…
In 1994 the Centre FIAP Jean Monet in Paris hosted an exhibition of the works of five international female artists living and working in Paris. This exhibition reveals the recent work of a group of five female artists from different countries and different cultural backgrounds. These artists have in common that they’ve each been working…
