40 Acres Gallery
Like Picasso's paintings and Einstein's theory of relativity, the brassiere – invented in 1907 – is a product of the early 20th century. The focus of male fantasies and, all too often, female discomfort, the uplifting device is the subject of "Art Bra Show II," a collaboration between the Albie Aware Breast Cancer Foundation and Women's Wisdom, a program of Sacramento Food Bank Services. The show opens from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at 40 Acres Gallery, 3428 Third Ave., Sacramento. (916) 456-5080.
Center for Contemporary Art
Want to get in on the ground floor with previews of what's coming up in Sacramento art? More than 90 artist studios will be open to the public on the Capital Artists Studio Tour this Saturday and Sunday. Maps for the free, self-guided tour can be downloaded at www.ccasac.org. A sampling of works by artists on the tour is up at the Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, 1519 19th St. (916) 498-9811.
Pamela Skinner/Gwenna Howard Contemporary Art
Mark Bowles moves away from traditional sky-horizon-Earth compositions to a more abstract atmospheric approach in his new paintings. Color and random light particles come together in his ethereal evocations of the essence of landscape. The show is up at Pamela Skinner/Gwenna Howard Contemporary Art, 723 S St. (916) 446-1786.
Brickhouse Gallery
Lisa Kreuziger is a German-born Sacramento artist whose work hearkens to the traditions of first-generation abstract expressionists such as Franz Kline and color field painters such as Helen Frankenthaler. A graduate of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, she is showing her work at the Brickhouse Gallery, 2837 36th St. (916) 457-2502.
JayJay
If you are a fan of abstract art, you won't want to miss "Aerial Investigations" and "Corners and Edges," new paintings by Joan Moment and Peter Stegall. Moment's vibrant paintings reference cosmic events and microcosmic phenomena. Stegall's hard-edged, geometric abstractions are eye-popping events. They are up at JayJay, 5520 Elvas Ave. (916) 453-2999.
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