Back in our freshman year at art school, we'd get very upset when our barely-functioning alcoholic drawing instructor referred to photography as a "point and click" form of art making. Even during that impressionable first year, we knew he was exhibiting a famously old-school bias against photography, one that was perpetrated by many senior members of the painting and drawing faculty on a campus known for excellence amongst its staff and students. Professor Conté Crayon couldn't seem to wrap his head around anything that wasn't a drawing or painting—unless it was on the rocks, that is. more ›

Friday night, while we were hanging out with the SXSW crew for a last hurrah, friend (and roommate) of SFist Bayete got a last minute invite to an impromptu fight night at the club house of the inimitable East Bay Rats. While there he took some absolutely fantastic photos, and lucky for us, suggested that we may want to use one. We saw the pictures and said, "Hey, mind if we use a few?" And a photo essay was born. Dudes getting it in the face and boxing foxes after the jump. more ›

That time of month again, and this time we'll suggest the following shows for a little art therapy: more ›