{"id":439,"date":"2011-08-12T12:51:11","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T17:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/?p=439"},"modified":"2011-08-24T14:20:26","modified_gmt":"2011-08-24T19:20:26","slug":"somarts-day-of-the-dead-exhibit-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/12\/somarts-day-of-the-dead-exhibit-opens.html","title":{"rendered":"SOMArts Day of the Dead Exhibit &#8211; October 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"2e5142c0289a1f785cf2dcce097231a4\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-6725039255769208\";\r\n\/* Reno Hotels Leaderboard *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"0584775893\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 728;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 90;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2965282131_ef89c42226.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2965282131_ef89c42226.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2965282131_ef89c42226.jpg 332w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2965282131_ef89c42226-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a>If you are interested in unique and original art in San Francisco, El D\u00eda de los Muertos, the<br \/>\nDay of the Dead, provides a way for people to embrace the beauty<br \/>\nof life and to honor the spirits of the dead.  Intricate, traditional altars<br \/>\nand complex art installations will be on display in Illuminations: Dia de<br \/>\nlos Muertos 2011 from Saturday,<br \/>\nOctober 8 through Saturday, November 5 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.somarts.org\">SOMArts Cultural<br \/>\nCenter<\/a>, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco. <\/p>\n<p>The theme \u201cIlluminations\u201d was chosen by curators Ren\u00e9 and Rio<br \/>\nYa\u00f1ez to symbolize a source of light for spiritual and intellectual<br \/>\nreflection. This year\u2019s exhibition is dedicated to community pillar and<br \/>\nMission District business owner Marta Sanchez and renowned artist<br \/>\nPablo Picasso. Each year, more than 80 Bay Area artists from a<br \/>\nbreadth of cultural backgrounds participate, examining local issues<br \/>\nand global disasters such as 2011\u2019s devastating earthquake,<br \/>\ntsunami and nuclear meltdown in Japan. The 30+ altars and<br \/>\ninstallations range from deeply personal to political and many invite<br \/>\ncontribution or interaction from the viewer.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2965217335_db14cf146f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2965217335_db14cf146f.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2965217335_db14cf146f.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2965217335_db14cf146f-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cIlluminations presents the old and the new side by side,\u201d says<br \/>\ncurator Ren\u00e9 Ya\u00f1ez. \u201cTraditional folk art altars will appear alongside<br \/>\nhigh-tech, experimental installations using 3-D images and<br \/>\nprojections.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Highlights of Illuminations include local artists Susana Aragon,<br \/>\nAdrian Arias, Carla Oden, and Elizabeth Addison\u2019s multimedia<br \/>\ninstallations, which utilize the theme by incorporating light and<br \/>\nprojections in unique environmental spaces. Longtime contributing<br \/>\nartist Victor Mario Zaballa will present a traditional Mexican Day of<br \/>\nthe Dead altar. Architect Nick Gomez will create a material aesthetic<br \/>\nand layout for the installations, inspired by the theme. 2<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to examine the ways technology shapes how we<br \/>\ncelebrate Day of the Dead. Once again, our Flickr group enables us<br \/>\nto accept digital photos as offerings to those who people want to<br \/>\nhonor,\u201d says curator Rio Ya\u00f1ez. The public can upload their digital<br \/>\ncontributions to <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/groups\/digitalofferings\">flickr.com\/groups\/digitalofferings<\/a>\/. Selected images<br \/>\nwill be printed and displayed as part of the exhibit.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2965093741_7b44e8a5be.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2965093741_7b44e8a5be.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2965093741_7b44e8a5be\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2965093741_7b44e8a5be.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sftodo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/2965093741_7b44e8a5be-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIlluminations also features collaboration with actor and visual artist<br \/>\nHerbert Siguenza of Culture Clash fame. Siguenza has been touring<br \/>\nthe U.S. in a one-person show called \u201cA Weekend with Pablo<br \/>\nPicasso.\u201d In addition to contributing an altar, Siguenza will perform<br \/>\nand paint as Picasso during the <a href=\"http:\/\/dayofthedead.eventbrite.com\">opening reception<\/a> on Friday<br \/>\nOctober 7, 2011. <\/p>\n<p>Photo Credits:<br \/>\nAltar by Victor Mario Zaballa<br \/>\nAltar by Alicia Cruz-Hunt<br \/>\nAltar by Jos Sances<br \/>\nAll Photos by Rio Yanez<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are interested in unique and original art in San Francisco, El D\u00eda de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, provides a way for people to embrace the beauty of life and to honor the spirits of the dead. 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