Emily S. MendelArt & ArchitectureOakland,
"The good photograph is not the object, the consequences of the photograph are the object. So that no one would say, how did you do it, where did you find it, but they would say that such things could ...
Emily S. MendelArt & ArchitectureOakland,
The distinctive multimedia and interactive exhibit, “Queer California: Untold Stories,” the first in California to focus on LGBTQ+ history and culture, just opened at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA). The exhibition contains a variety ...
Emily S. MendelArt & ArchitectureOakland,
A powerful multimedia piece entitled newly installed at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is the creation of lauded artist and long-time Berkeley resident, Mildred Howard. I spoke with Mildred Howard about the origins of her mixed media work, ...
Emily S. MendelArt & ArchitectureOakland,
When the names of husband and wife, Charles Eames (1907-78), and (Bernice) Ray Eames (1912-88) are mentioned, most think of the unique mid-century plywood and fiberglass chairs still sold commercially today. But as the captivating, comprehensive and stylish exhibit ...
Emily S. MendelTheaterOakland,
The vital, welcoming, multicultural Ubuntu Theater Project, founded in Oakland in 2012, is currently performing one of Tennessee William's best written and most iconic plays, "Streetcar Named Desire." It's the drama set in 1947 New Orleans in which the ...
Emily S. MendelArt & ArchitectureOakland,
“Five years earlier, I would have thought it enough to take a picture of a man, no more. But now, I wanted to take a picture of a man as he stood in his world.” — Dorothea Lange
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Works by Marc Bamuthi Joseph,
Ibrahima Diouf, Phylicia Stroud and Deborah Vaughan
Joanna G. HarrisDanceOakland,
The Black Choreographers Festival celebrated its 13th year by returning to the Malonga Casquelourd Center where it was performed in 2005. As Kendra Barnes, BCF co-producer suggests, ‘”it is like returning home.”
The unique program featured the special talents of ...