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Cristine Blanco and Yétúndé Olagbaju, Converging Flora, 2020, Digital print on vinyl, Mills Public Art Initiative

Upcoming

MILLS PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE CONVERGING FLORA
CRISTINE BLANCO AND Yétúndé OLAGBAJU The Mills Public Art Initiative, Converging Flora, is the shared creative work of 2020 MFA graduates Cristine Blanco and Yétúndé Olagbaju. The mural serves as a commemoration for Black lives lost that invites reflection on the ways in which national conversations about racial justice find roots in the Oakland landscape. More
Detail from Tabitha Soren, psychology.about.com/od/nonverbalcommunication/ss/understanding-body-language, 2015, Wallpaper applied directly to temporary wall, 22ft x 10ft

Current

SEP 18–DEC 12, 2021 TABITHA SOREN: SURFACE TENSION   Featuring photographs by Bay Area artist Tabitha Soren, Surface Tension explores the intersection of everyday technology with culture, politics, and human contact. Using an 8x10 large-format camera, Soren shoots iPad screens under raking light to reveal the tactile trail we leave behind. The images beneath are a compendium of private and public experiences, from a young child blowing a kiss goodnight to her mother, to the protests that followed the fatal 2014 shooting by police of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The images she chooses are drawn from web searches, text messages, social media content, and personal pictures, raising questions about authenticity and exploring the difficulty and lack of desire to distinguish between reality and fiction. Soren’s images serve as a poignant meditation on the role of digital devices in society and offer a reminder of the traces, both physical and digital, that we leave behind when using them. More
Radcliffe Bailey, In the Garden, 2003, color aquatint with color photocopy chine collé and velvet 31x42

Current

JAN 22–MAR 13, 2022 PERSONAL TO POLITICAL: CELEBRATING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS OF THE PAULSON FONTAINE PRESS This exciting exhibition features works by African American artists who have helped to shape the contemporary art conversation in the Bay Area and beyond. The show covers a wide range of prints, paintings, quilts, and sculptures, and includes an array of abstract and formal imagery. Narratives that speak to personal experiences and political perspectives are woven throughout. At the heart of this show is a Berkeley based fine art print studio—Paulson Fontaine Press—who over the past two decades has developed an unparalleled roster of internationally celebrated artists—artists like Martin Puryear, Kerry James Marshall, and the Gee’s Bend Quilters—who characterize the fresh perspectives that are today’s avant-garde. Organized by Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA. More