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Banned & Recovered: Oakland Art Exhibit
Today I saw a great art exhibit at the African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO): Banne
amylsonnie
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:26:16 +0000
 Today I saw a great art exhibit at the African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO): Banned & Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship. The show includes some truly beautiful pieces including an installation by Oakland artist Victor Cartagena in tribute to one of my favorite poets, Roque Dalton. Dalton's poems rain down from the ceiling and cover the walls, while the doorway to the room reminds us: "Yes, we are not made of 'words alone,' but Dalton's words were banned and he lost his life because of them." Another great piece bring's Toni Morrison's Beloved to life, and another depicts the burning of Harry Potter books in cities across the U.S.
Co-presented with the San Francisco Center for the Book, the exhibit runs until December 31, 2008.
African American Museum and Library at Oakland
659 14th Street
Oakland , CA 94612 Gallery hours: Tues-Sat, 12-5:30
Preview:
Artist: Liz Hager
Artist: Victor Cartagena
Related Events:
Nov. 22, 3 pm, AAMLO: Literary Works on Trial
Jan Wurm moderator; David Greene, Director, First Amendment Project; artists Richard Kamler, Eileen Moderbacher, Justin Hoover, Barbara Milman
Dec. 6, 3 pm, AAMLO: African American Writers and Censorship
Jeanne Powell, poet; artists Emory Douglas, Favianna Rodriguez, Bryan Keith Thomas
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