"Pilipinx Virtual Histories"
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“Pilipinx Virtual Histories” Bay Area Exhibition sponsored by Kearny Street Workshop Pilipinx Virtual Histories explores the cultural impact of the Filipinx and Asian American arts activism community in San Francisco. Beginning with the galvanizing of community through the fight for the I-Hotel, artist-activists reflect on the transformation and development of this rooted community in the face of indomitable architecture in this city. - curated by Colin Kimzey Opening Reception: Saturday, June 26th, 12-3PM Exhibition: June 19 - August 7, 2021 |
Featured artists:
Anth Bongco, Charlene Tan, Claire Amable, England Hidalgo, Erina Alejo, & Kaitlyn Evangelista
Participating organizations:
Aklasan Records, Arkipelago Books, Brown Recluse Zine Distro, & Prelinger Library
https://www.kearnystreet.org/events-blog/2021/5/5/pilipinx-virtual-histories
Anth Bongco, Charlene Tan, Claire Amable, England Hidalgo, Erina Alejo, & Kaitlyn Evangelista
Participating organizations:
Aklasan Records, Arkipelago Books, Brown Recluse Zine Distro, & Prelinger Library
https://www.kearnystreet.org/events-blog/2021/5/5/pilipinx-virtual-histories
Saturday, June 26th, 12-3PM - Opening Reception: Featuring poetry by Anth Bongco & MC Amable & live weaving by Charlene Tan. Join us afterward for Aklasan Sa Kapwa, a Pinoy punk/hardcore benefit at Kapwa Gardens (3-6PM @ 967 Mission Street)
Saturday, July 17th, 12-3PM - Working the Archive: The community is invited to contribute Pilipinx & Asian American zines to the Kearny Street Workshop archive, conduct research, & create content from images in the archive. Featuring live weaving by Charlene Tan
Saturday, July 31st, 12-3PM - Research & Remembering: Weaving with Charlene Tan: Community members are invited to bring plastic bags to incorporate into a large weaving structure in this Pilipinx textiles workshop with Charlene Tan
Saturday, August 7th, 12-3PM - Closing Reception: Panel with participating artists & organizations
Saturday, July 17th, 12-3PM - Working the Archive: The community is invited to contribute Pilipinx & Asian American zines to the Kearny Street Workshop archive, conduct research, & create content from images in the archive. Featuring live weaving by Charlene Tan
Saturday, July 31st, 12-3PM - Research & Remembering: Weaving with Charlene Tan: Community members are invited to bring plastic bags to incorporate into a large weaving structure in this Pilipinx textiles workshop with Charlene Tan
Saturday, August 7th, 12-3PM - Closing Reception: Panel with participating artists & organizations
Pilipinx Virtual Histories: kalayaan (till every grass blade is afire from every other) responds to a recurring theme in interviews Kearny Street Workshop recorded with San Francisco Pilipinx artists of different generations: the cultural freedom that is possible in spaces beyond the bounds of mainstream society. The exhibition explores what it has meant for Pilipinx artists to work in these spaces of freedom, also known as the underground. Drawing connections between different spaces, times, & genres, kalayaan will exhibit archives of zines, photos, screen prints & ephemera documenting their histories; kiosks for independent bookstores & record labels currently circulating underground material culture; & artwork reflecting on & continuing the legacies seeded in these autonomous zones. There will be an accompanying on-line component with 360 degree mixed-reality video narratives visitors can access through their personal smartphone devices.
for more info about Kearny Street Workshop: https://www.kearnystreet.org
