Walking through an art exhibit with the artist can be quite an exciting event for an art lover. While art is all about personal interpretation, the artist’s intent is a big part of the story behind any artwork. You can have your very own artist-guided tour at Swarm tonight.

Oakland artist Taro Hattori is showing "V" in Swarm’s main gallery through December 6. "V" consists of corrugated cardboard sculptures that represent five parts of a life-sized V-2 rocket, the world's first ballistic missile used by the Nazis.

Head over to Swarm tonight to hear him talk about his art practice and how it reflects his search for order in his life and his attempts to measure the distance between him and weapons of mass destruction.

Jordan Essoe, who has a two-part installation called "Living Room" in Swarm's project space and side gallery, will also be walking visitors through his work. His installation looks at the indifference of the universe and its facility as a container. The video in the side room, Myth of Sisyphus, (above) shows the artist vacuuming up and down a hillside.

Swarm Gallery
560 Second Street

November 11, 6 p.m.