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Berkeley Arts Center Presents: ³SACRED SPACES²

Installations by:
Seyed Alavi
Taraneh Hemami
Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman
Rhoda London
Rene Yung

curated by: Terri Cohn

June 27 through August 7, 2004
Artists' Reception: Sunday , July 11, 2 -4 pm

Berkeley Art Center
1275 Walnut Street in Live Oak Park
510-644-6893

Gallery hours: Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 pm
Closed July 3rd and 4th

In these times of chaos and uncertainty independent curator and art historian, Terri Cohn, has invited six artists to create site-specific works that explore their understandings of what comprises sacred space‹ideas or activities that endure and provide meaning and depth to our lives. These works reflect their diverse cultural backgrounds and countries of origin. The artists share a focus on sculpture and installation, a desire to create room for reflection, and a focus on issues that are both personal and political.

Seyed Alavi: Essence: installation with glass vessels, collected rainwater
Taraneh Hemami: Passage: installation with shattered glass and ashes
Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman : Letters to an Unknown Friend: interactive multi media installation
Rhoda London: Absence/Presence/Evidence, Mixed media installation
Rene Yung: The Four Dignities: Sound installation

other Public Events
Curator's Walkthrough: Thursday, July 8 at 7:30 pm.

Performance: ³Take a Letter,² Dee Hibbert-Jones and Nomi Talisman
Friday, July 16, 7:30 pm

Sacred Spaces is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.