projectb.com: Current Gallery Exhibitions

In The Palm Of Your Hand: Dexterity Puzzles

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:25:53 -0800

"A good puzzle should be simple in idea. It should explain itself without any long instructions and it should look attractive." Robert William Journet, 1927

Dexterity puzzles - also known as palm puzzles, games of skill and hand-held games - have been a source of fascination for adults and children since the Nineteenth Century.

The simple hand-eye challenge of rolling a ball into a hole, or sliding, nudging and tilting a capsule through a maze, has proved to be among the most delightful, maddening, and enduring diversions of the

Finger In Your Eye: Accidental Snapshots

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:25:53 -0800

We have all done it -- snapped the picture only to realize our finger was in front of the lens! These photos are usually considered mistakes and tossed aside. This exhibition features anonymous found photos showing the photographer's finger accidentally becoming a subject in the photo. The finger(s) make us aware of the photographer's presence and if you look beyond the 'accident' an interesting and mysterious composition emerges.

Exhibition is available for sale (as a series). Price available upon request.

Barbara Levine: Assemblage, Collage & Photos

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:37:42 -0700

For a long time I have alternated between making collage, assemblage and photographs. My most recent work is a series titled,The House of Barbara. Selections from the series can be seen in this gallery and also for a limited time at Galeria/Atelier in Mexico.

Background: BFA in photography, San Francisco Art Institute, MA in Museology, former Exhibitions Director at SFMOMA. More.

Rancho Paraiso: Building Our House in Mexico

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:31:09 -0700

The following are photos of our ranch near San Miguel de Allende, in Guanajuato, Mexico. Getting to know the land, designing our house and learning how to live and build 'green' will be a years long project. The following is a diary of our ongoing experience.

Curious Collections: Vernacular Photography, Vintage Postcards, Antique Ephemera, Curiosities & Old Dime Store Toys

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:47:46 -0700

This gallery is an ongoing exploration of my idiosyncratic collections. I am unpacking boxes containing my personal archive and objects from decades worth of collecting that have until recently been in storage. As I unpack (and acquire new treasures!) I will add to this gallery. Keep coming back, you never know what you will find!

For questions or purchase information email blevine@projectb.com

Small Sumo: Television Screen Snapshots

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:04:52 -0700

Vintage photographs of television screen images including (but not limited to) the funeral of a president, celebrities, natural disasters, the launch of a space shuttle, or a sumo wrestling match reveal a person's impulse to use the camera to stop time and 'grab' an image as a souvenir of the remarkable moment he or she is witnessing on TV. The screen snapshots can be read as an attempt by the photographer to engage with the subject being broadcast.