Artists Insight: Women, Art & Politics--Remembering, Rhyming, We Won't Stop

Thursday, May 29, 2008
Time: 03:00 PM
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The Way That We Rhyme: Women, Art & Politics
Curated by: Berin Golonu
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF
First Floor Galleries
Mar 29 – Jun 29, 2008


Organized by YBCA, this exhibition showcases the politically charged work of a new generation of women who use creativity as a form of empowerment and a means for making social change. Emphasizing performativity, collaboration and coalition building, the artworks spotlight the daring of women who unapologetically assert themselves, and project their identities out into the world to address a range of issues from the personal to the global. While the works are influenced by the feminist ideologies and activist movements of the past, including the anti-war, pro-choice and environmental movements of the 60s and 70s; the gendered, multi-cultural identity politics of the 80s; and the rebellious Riot Grrrl punk music movement of the 90s; they also speak loudly and clearly to the issues facing women right now. Adhering to the notion that there is strength in numbers, The Way That We Rhyme culls together work from women of differing backgrounds and disciplines to highlight the common goals of their practices.


Artists include: Lisa Anne Auerbach, Andrea Bowers, Nao Bustamante, Tammy Rae Carland, Vaginal Davis, Eve Fowler with Math Bass, Deborah Grant, MK Guth, Taraneh Hemami, Miranda July and Shauna McGarry, LTTR, Leslie Labowitz and Suzanne Lacy, Aleksandra Mir, Laurel Nakadate, Shinique Smith, subRosa, SWOON and Tennessee Jane Watson, The Counterfeit Crochet Project organized by Stephanie Syjuco, The Toxic Titties, Jessica Tully, and RiotGrrl zines from the Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland.

Identity Shifts
Panel discussions
Saturday May 29th, 3-5
3 pm Screening Room
Artists Insight: Women, Art & Politics--Remembering, Rhyming, We Won't Stop
FREE with gallery admission or performance ticket
Join us for a panel discussion that brings together artists Nao Bustamante, Tammy Rae Carland, Taraneh Hemami and Laurel Nakadate from The Way That We Rhyme exhibition to speak about their bold and unapologetic engagement with history, identity and politics. These artists riff, rhyme, provoke, and inspire. At the same time, they embrace the significance of personal history and collective memory. The panel is moderated by Tina Takemoto, Associate Professor of Visual Art and Critical Studies at CCA.


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