by Sandy | Apr 9, 2010 | Blogroll, Books
In a past issue of “Vanity Fair” magazine, there was a feature about Bobby Kennedy called “The Last Good Campaign”. It is a meld of a collection of pictures from “A Time It Was: Bobby Kennedy in the 60’s”, by Life Magazine photographer Bill Eppridge and text from a book that covers some of the same events, “The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America”, by Thurston Clarke.
It is a look back at March of 1968, when before the coming tragedies of that year, there were high expectations, hopes and joys when many Americans, both young and old, thought that they had found the man who would bring an end to the Vietnam War, wipe out poverty and make the world a better place.
We never got the chance to find out what impact, what changes, what great things might have happened if Bobby Kennedy had lived. I regret that.
by Sandy | Mar 12, 2010 | Art, Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits, Museums
“Rhythm and Hues: Cloth and Culture of Mali, West Africa” is an exhibit on view until May at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco. Mali is not only the country of ‘Timbuktu”, it is also a treasure trove of fabric artisans.
The program “highlights the enduring significance of textiles as a major form of aesthetic in Mali. Featuring works beyond the mudcloth tradition, this exhibition seeks to showcase contemporary styles and techniques which have yet to be shown in the US.
With superb examples of dress, and accompanying photographs, Rhythm and Hues: Cloth and Culture of Mali will document hand-dyed as well as factory-printed cloth. Social issues such as empowerment of women, the status of dress, women’s identity, and current trends in fabric design will be explored. “
Museum of Craft and Folk Art * until May 2, 2010
51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco, CA
by Sandy | Mar 8, 2010 | Art, Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits, Museums, Photograhy
Beginning March 20, 2010, the Museum of the African Diaspora showcases photographer Bryan Wiley’s portfolio dealing with Altars and Rituals from around the world.
“Wiley has assembled his photographs of altar objects from Brazil, Haiti, Cuba, South Carolina and New Orleans into large ornate frames creating collages that reveal the blurred lines between sacred and secular worlds. Wiley’s assembled images focus on the power of the natural elements, earth, wind, fire, and water as manifest in the deities venerated in the altars. Large photographs of the physical locales and the surrounding landscapes contextualize his interpretive installations creating a quiet atmosphere of reverence.”
“African Continuum: Sacred Ceremonies and Rituals” 3/20 – 8/28/10
MoAD – The Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission Street San Francisco, CA
(Image: Hanging crosses in Candomble shop, 2006
Senhor do Bonfim, Brazil)
by Sandy | Mar 5, 2010 | Art, Blogroll, Culture, Museums
“Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection” * March 7 – May 30, 2010
“This exhibition of about 145 objects from the Thaw collection of the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York will re-introduce the museum visitors to American Indian art in a broad survey that samples Native artistic accomplishment before and after the arrival of Europeans.”
Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd , Cleveland, Ohio
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by Sandy | Feb 24, 2010 | Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits, Museums
King Tutankhamun’s San Francisco revisit is coming to an end. First seen in 1979, the boy king returned to the de Young Museum in a brand new exhibit featuring 130 pieces – jewelry, statues, masks, gold objects and of course that famous golden sarcophagus.
“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” provides insight into the life of King Tut and other royals of the 18th Dynasty (1555–1305 BC). All of the treasures in the exhibition are more than 3,000 years old.” Gorgeous!
Tutankhamun until March 2010 – de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA
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by Sandy | Feb 12, 2010 | Art, Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits, Museums
The Art Institute of Chicago presents:
“ Modern in America: Works on Paper, 1900–1950s”
“To celebrate the long-awaited release of American Modernism at the Art Institute of Chicago: From World War I to 1955, a scholarly catalogue showcasing the Art Institute’s expansive permanent collection of American art, the Department of Prints and Drawings has organized this companion exhibition. Approximately 140 prints, drawings, collages, and watercolors from the permanent collection offer the opportunity to ruminate on what constituted “modern” at various moments during the first half of the 20th century.”
“Modern In America” – until 4/4/10
The Art Institute of Chicago/ AIC
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
(Image: “Free Clinic”, Jacob Lawrence, 1937)
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