San Francisco shows open next week. I say San Francisco, but I should say “49 Geary St shows open next week.” Having everything in one building is more convenient than having to traverse a few blocks in Chelsea, really. Don’t miss newly minted Guggenheim Fellow Brian Ulrich’s “Dark Stores” opening at Robert Koch Gallery.

Cinema I-IV, 2008, Brian Ulrich
Brian Ulrich, Dark Stores
Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay, Ruins
Sept 10 – Oct 31 at Robert Koch Gallery
Opening reception Thurs, Sept 10, 5-7pm
49 Geary St, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA
(415) 421-0122

Lightning Fields 128, 2009, Hiroshi Sugimoto
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Lightning Fields
September 10 – October 30 at Fraenkel Gallery
49 Geary St
San Francisco, CA
(415) 981-2661

Eucalyptus, Carmel, 1939, Johan Hagemeyer
Johan Hagemeyer, A Pictorial Interpretation
Sept 9 — Nov 3 at Scott Nichols Gallery
49 Geary St, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA
(415) 788-4641

Man Clutching Goose, 2006, Adou
Adou, Samalada
Sept 3 – Oct 17 at Haines Gallery
Opening reception Thurs, Sept 10, 5:30-7:30pm
49 Geary St, Suite 540
San Francisco, CA
(415) 397-8114