Category: Visual Art
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Our Journey with Monkey King
Our collaborative art project began with a lunchtime chat about Nellie’s love of The Monkey King over bowls of ramen in Japantown. We talk of his resilience and fighting spirit, his playfulness and commitment to community. “There is something about his mischievousness, his power, his searching for the scriptures and doing it with others.” This…
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Juana Alicia & Genny Lim: “Not in Our Name / No en nuestro nombre”
Muralist Juana Alicia was in Clarion Alley on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, to install “Not in Our Name / No en nuestro nombre,” her collaborative project with San Francisco poet laureate Genny Lim, in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Throughout its history Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP) has used public art as a force…
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The Last Hoisan Poets & Del Sol Quartet: National Angel Island Day 2023
National Angel Island Day with The Last Hoisan Poets was observed on Saturday, January 21, 2023 in the Koret Auditorium at the de Young Museum, in partnership with the de Young Museum, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, UC Berkeley’s Future Histories Lab, A Year on Angel Island. Echoes from Angel Island featured musical performances by…