San Francisco's Bucheon Gallery had a major standout item in the form of the pompom, felt and object-covered fabric draped over the room's bed like a natural coverlet (it usually hangs on a wall). This was by David McDermott. Jenny Dubnau's faces hung enigmatically on one wall, larger than life and definitely cryptic in their dead-ahead facing of the viewer. David Gerard Romero had a selection of smaller facial portraits-all in the throes of ecstasy, all hanging in formation above the latrine-and also a collection of erotic science fiction comic-style pieces.

Ahhh pompoms and bed spreads.... it's whimsical and all but after you've seen 400 artists in 10 art fairs use em you know its a spent force. Some day Tracy Emin will sober up and start a series of thank you brunches for these kids because they are making her look like a genius... despite the ample evidence to the contrary.

I like Emin and her emotional crash landings, but I am bored by this.