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December 8 - 14, 2000
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ARTS
Carlos Loarca In this exhibition of the Triton Museum of Art’s New Works by California Artists series, works by Loarca are presented, which unite his Mayan culture and childhood memories to form images that are translated into paintings. On display Nov. 14-Dec. 14. Gallery hours are Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Wednesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara. 408-247-3754.)
East West Views: Three Taiwanese Artists The San José State University School of Art and Design is pleased to present the premier California exhibition of three Taiwanese painters Lo Fong Shen, Ping Hsian Ku and Chin Ta Yuan, all professors at Taiwan Normal University. The exhibition will open on November 21, 2000 at 6 p.m. at the Natalie and James Thompson Gallery. (One Washington Square, San José. 408-924-4320)
Post-Gay/Ante-Asian The Gay Pacific Alliance present this online exhibit that explores the intersection of gay and Asian identities in visual art. Featured artists include Freddie Niem, Kek Tee Lim, Gigi Hermillosa Otalvaro, Eric Cheng, Fredeswinda Santos, Kelvin Yang and Gioi Tran. The exhibit runs through Dec. 31. It can be viewed at www.gapacultural.org/exhibition.
Coded Blue MIT professor of graphic design John Maeda combines computer science and visual arts to challenge our common assumptions about designing on the computer. His new exhibit runs through Dec. 16. (Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries, California College of Arts and Crafts, 1111 8th St., San Francisco. 415-551-9210.)
I Live Here This unique exhibition feature the large-scale works of five artists - Laurent Cilluffo, Kim DeMarco, John Ritter, Marina Sagona and Takeshi Tadatsu - known for their illustrations in The New Yorker. Each artist’s work illustrates interpretations of their hometowns. The exhibit runs through Dec. 16. Gallery hours are Mondays, Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Tuesdays 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (California College of Arts and Crafts, 1111 8th St., San Francisco. 415-551-9210.)
New Painting Nancy Genn will exhibit new painting from her mixed media series Marmaris and Construct, which interweaves and layers texture, subtle brushstrokes of color, and minimalist line and light. The exhibit runs from Nov. 2-Dec. 16 at Takada Gallery. Hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (251 Post St., p
Happy 80th Suzuki Studio presents a birthday celebration and open studio for Lewis Suzuki, a watercolor painter known for his bold impressionistic use of color. Suzuki’s landscapes, seascapes and florals move from the Philippines, China, California and the Northwest and more. Open studio on Dec. 9, 10, 16, 17. Suzuki Studio is also open by appointment, call 510-849-1427 (2240 Grant Street, Berkeley)
Mr. Nguyen Featuring the works of Honoi-based artists Minh Thanh, Nguyen Quang Huy and Nguyen Van Cuong, this exhibition runs from Nov. 4-Dec. 21 at the Pacific Bridge Contemporary Southeast Asian Art. Gallery hours are Wednesdays through Fridays, 1-6 p.m.; and Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (95 Linden St., #6, Oakland. 510-451-8840.)
Chicanos en Mictlán This exhibit examines how two small community art centers, Galería de la Raza in San Francisco and Self Help Graphics in Los Angeles, introduced Day of the Dead observances to California in 1972. It is the first survey exploring the reciprocal relationship between Chicano artists and the Day of the Dead, as well as the statewide impact of the observance through art work, photography and altar installations. The showing runs through Dec. 31. (The Mexican Museum, Fort Mason Center, Bldg. D, San Francisco. 415-202-9700.)
An American DiaryThe San Jose Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by Roger Shimomura, including American Diary: December 7, 1941 created in 1997. The exhibit runs through Jan. 7, 2001. (110 S. Market St., San Jose.)
Between the Thunder and the Rain This exhibit features Chinese paintings from the Opium War through the Cultural Revolution to explore the array of artistic achievements created during the many tumultuous periods that defined modern Chinese history. The 121 paintings-including hanging scrolls, handscrolls, horizontal scrolls, fans and albums-reveal a rich mix of works offering a complete survey of the issues, styles and personalities of the era. The exhibit runs through Jan. 14, 2001. (Asian Art Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.)
Bruce Lee The Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco and the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts honor Bruce Lee with an exhibition of over 240 treasures, including diaries, personal letters, drawings and Lee’s own writings. The exhibit will be on display Oct. 22, 2000-Feb. 18, 2001. (Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco at the Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny St., 3rd floor, San Francisco. 415-986-2825.)
Hiroshi Sugimoto Known for long-exposure photographic series of empty movie theaters and drive-ins, seascapes and museum diaramas, Sugimoto has known turned his attention to 20th-century architecture for works that will displayed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from Nov. 3, 2000-March 4, 2001. (151 3rd St., San Francisco. 415-357-4000.)
DANCE
The Velveteen Rabbit Under the direction of KT Nelson, OCD/San Francisco presents this magical dance that has become a Christmas classic from Nov. 24-Dec. 10. Tickets are $12-37 and can be purchased by calling 415-978-2787 or by visiting www.ticketweb.com. (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. 700 Howard St., San Francisco.)
EVENTS
Godzilla West Presents: Friday Night Live Godzilla West presents Friday Night Live, a fresh new open mike venue, which will feature Asian Pacific Islander monologue artists and comedians as well as spoken word artists, musicians and dancers. The vision is to create a nurturing space where artists of any medium can come to express and to create. The open mike will take place on the first Friday of every month at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. For more information call 510-208-6080 (388 9th Street, Suite 290, Oakland)
Celebration of Craftswomen An event that will showcase the last innovative work by 270 of the world’s premier women artisans and fine artists, Celebration of Craftswomen is the largest women’s craft fair in the nation. Now in its 22nd year, the retail fair will be held over two consecutive weekends Dec. 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Herbst Pavilion at Fort Mason. For more information call 415-383-3470 or check out www.proeventusa.com.
Tetrasomia The New Pickle Circus will unveil its wonders at the Cowell Theater between Dec. 20 and Jan. 1, 2001 with the San Francisco School of Circus Arts. Under the artist direction of famed Chinese circus director Lu Yi, an international cast of nouvelle circus acrobats, aerialists, jugglers and contortionists will interpret Empedocles’ vision of this dynamism. Tickets available through BASS at 510-762-2277 or at tickets.com (Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center, Marina Boulevard, San Francisco)
READINGS & LECTURES
It’s About Time! Dec.14 sees the first Bay Area reading and book signing by the Young Women’s Editorial Team that created It’s About Time! , a health book by and for urban young women. The event is brought to you by GirlSource - the San Francisco nonprofit organization that offers low-income young women employment and leadership opportunities. Be at the Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia St, San Francisco from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information call 415-282-9246.
A Different Memory of World War II The de Young Museum presents a panel discussion on the resistance art of Chiura Obata during the internment and the struggle for Double Victory, written by Ron Takaki of U.C. Berkeley’s Ethnic Studies Department. The author will be present as well as Kimi Kodani Hill, the granddaughter of Obata. Hill wrote Topaz Moon: The Art of Internment, which provides context for Obata’s art. San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa will speak about her introduction to art by professional artists who were interned in the camps with Asawa and her family. The event will commence at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Trustees Auditorium. Please call 415-750-3614 for more information. (Golden Gate Park, 75 Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco)
THEATER
A Charlie Brown Christmas San Francisco Performances presents the Dmitri Matheny Group in two matinee performances at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Dec. 9 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum. This years program A Charlie Brown Christmas celebrates the 50th anniversary of Peanuts. Vocalist Kim Nally joins the Dmitri Matheny Group for these performances. Tickets for all Family Matinees are available at City Box Office, 180 Redwood Street, Suite 100. Charge by phone 415-392-4400 (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 700 Howard Street, San Francisco)
A Christmas Carol The Mills College annual production of A Christmas Carol is a classic interpretation of the familiar story presented by a multicultural cast drawn from all over the Bay Area. Under the direction of James C. Wright, the play combines the magic of the holiday season with the powerful social commentary of Charles Dickens. Shows on Dec 2, 8, 9 at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 3,10 at 2 p.m. (Lisser Hall, Mills College 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. 510-430-3308)
Wonderland San Francisco’s Magic Theater continues its tradition of supporting contemporary playwrights with its fourth New Play Festival, Plays at the Border. The festival will feature a workshop production and staged readings of works in development that speak to cross-cultural issues and border conflicts around the world. One of the works included is Wonderland by Chay Yew. It revolves around an Asian American family of three people whose American dreams clash with unfortunate reality. Two staged readings of Wonderland will be presented on Nov. 30 at 8:30 p.m. and Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. (Sam Shepard Theater, Fort Mason Center, Building D, San Francisco. 415-441-8822. www.magictheater.com)
One Way Ticket Presented by the Hwayi Group, this play is a touching story of Chinese immigrants who come to San Francisco seeking better lives. What begins as a search for fortune ends up as a conquest of personal freedom and growth. The Hwayi Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Chinese theater arts in the Bay Area, will perform the play in Mandarin with English subtitles. The show runs on Dec. 16, 7 p.m., Everett Middle School Theatre, San Francisco; on Jan. 6, 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Jan. 7, 2:30 p.m., Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. For more information, call 415-274-2284.
Playwrights of Color III The Festival of American Playwrights of Color III debuts at the Diego Rivera Theater. City College Faculty members Ann Fajilan, Jose Leiva and Gloria Weinstock direct new works by David Henry Hwang, Edgar Poma, Tammy Nishimura, Carlos Jose Reyes and others. Tickets ($10 general, $5 students and seniors) are available from Bass and tickets.com. For information call 415-239-3132 (City College of San Francisco, 50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco)
La Virgen Del Tepeyac This Christmas pageant of color, music, drama and dance recreates the four apparitions of the Vigen to Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac outside Mexico City in 1531. The show runs Nov. 24, 25, 26, 30; Dec. 1-3, 7-9, 14-17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $19 and can be purchased by calling 831-623-2444. (El Teatro Campesino, 705 4th St., San Juan Bautista.)
Black Nativity This classic musical weaves Langston Hughes’ poetry with powerful narration and gospel music to recall the traditional Christmas story of the birth of Christ. A jubilant expression of human love, joy and humility, the play is an uplifting, hand-clapping musical experience. The show runs from Nov. 24-Dec. 24. (620 Sutter St., San Francisco. 415-474-8800.)
Debunking Love The New Conservatory Center presents a world premiere of this comedy, exploring interracial gay relationships through the eyes of a young Asian American novelist. The play runs through Jan. 6, 2001, Wednesdays through Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Nov. 12, 26, Dec. 10, 31; 2 p.m. Tickets are $15-25. (25 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. 415-861-8972.)
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ARTS
Knowable Objects The ten artists in the exhibition share an involvement with the commonplace of everydaylife and the possibility of transformation, impelling materials and subjects beyond their original intent. Woo Song Bang, Liza Hennessey Botkin, Liz Chilsen, Hyun Sook Cho, Connie Goldman, Judith Foosaner, Anita Getzler, Debbie Han, Kyung Joo Kim and David Spagnolo. The exhibition commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles. (KCC, 5505 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. 323-936-7141)
Gifts of Pride and Love A major nationwide traveling exhibition of Kiowa and Comanche cradles opens at the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History on Aug. 27 and continues through Jan. 4. The show features 38 historic lattice cradles and two new cradles created for this exhibition. For more information, call 310-825-4361. (UCLA Fowler Museum, Royce Hall, Los Angeles.)
Shimaoka Retrospective In celebration of this artist’s 80th year, Mingei International Museum will present the first retrospective of the pottery of Tatsuzo Shimaoka, who in 1996 was designated by the Emperor of Japan a Living National Treasure. The exhibition will include 60 new works of pottery. Runs through Feb. 2, 2001. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $5. (Plaza de Panama, Balboa Park. 619-239-0003.)
More Than a Game The Japanese American National Museum presents this ongoing exhibit that tells the story of an immigrant group’s journey in America through the universal theme of sport using artifacts such as team uniforms, photographs, news clippings, interactive kiosks and videos. (Japanese American National Museum, 369 East First St., Los Angeles. 213-625-0414.)
A Series of Humiliations Five students of the California College of Arts and Crafts new M.F.A. Creative Writing Program present an original solo performance. Monday Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. at the San Francisco CCAC Campus, 1111 Eighth St., in the Graduate Gallery. Elizabeth Block, Dan Encarnacion, Reggie Forest, Nikki Thompson, Teresa Walsh. Course taught by writer/performer Canyon Sam. For more information call 415-551-9251
EVENTS
A Night to Remember The inaugural KoreAm Journal Awards A Night to Remember takes place Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. in the Crystal Ballroom of the Regal Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles to celebrate ten years of KoreAm Journal presence. The black tie evening will include performances by acclaimed classical musicians The Ahn Trio, saxophonist Danny Jung and comedian Esther Park-Goodhart. A $200 ticket includes a reception with hosted bar, dinner and performances. For more information please call Oanh Ly or James Ryu at 310-769-4913.
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ARTS
Dong Kingman The Washington State Historical Society commemorates the artistic life of watercolor master Dong Kingman with an exhibit of his work installed in the Office of the Governor. The exhibition runs through Dec. 12. Public viewing hours are Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Governor’s Gallery, Legislative Building, Washington State Capital, Olympia.)
Signs of Fortune, Symbols of Immortality This installation of Japanese hanging scrolls, screens and textiles features works from the 17th through 20th centuries. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and on Thursdays until 9 p.m. (Seattle Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Seattle.)
Blue-and-White Japanese Porcelain Approximately 100 pieces of exquisite Japanese porcelain will grace the gallery at the Seattle Art Museum in Hirado Porcelain of Japan from the Kurtzman Collection. The exhibition runs through July 8, 2001. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and on Thursdays until 9 p.m. (1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Seattle.)
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ARTS
Tong Zhi/Comrade: Out in Asia America The first one-person exhibition by New York-based, Hong Kong-born artist Ken Chu. Chu has a fascinating background of travel and activism. Tong Chi/Comrade brings the discourse of sexual orientation into our communities, and looks at what might be a safe public space for Asian Americans in Chinatowns, Koreatowns, Manilatowns, Little Tokyos, Little Saigons and Little Bombays across the country. Exhibition begins Dec. 8 and runs through April 14, 2001 (Museum of Chinese Americas, 70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor, New York.)
Car Pooling from LA Cities like Los Angeles are the epicenters of great social laboratories where hybrid cultures are born. Six LA artists present their social commentary through different media. Susan Choi, Dean Sameshima, Kyungmi Shin, Tam Van Tran, T. Kim-Trang Tran and Shirley Tse show their work at the Asian American Arts Center through Dec. 30. For gallery hours call 212-233-2154 (26 Bowery Street, New York City)
Power and Desire The cultural richness, visual brilliance and story-telling power of Indian court painting between the 16th and 19th centuries will be revealed in this exhibition that runs through Jan. 7, 2001. The art work comes from the San Diego Museum of Art, Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, considered one of the most important collection of South Asian painting in the United States. For more information, call 212-288-6400. (Asia Society, 725 Park Ave., New York City.)
Worlds Revealed The dawn of Japanese and American cultural exchange is charted in this exhibition that showcases more than two hundred artworks, cultural objects and documents dating from as early as 1800 when the Salem ships began making trips to Nagasaki and bringing back beautiful arts and crafts. The exhibition runs through March 17, 2001 at the Peabody Essex Museum. (East India Square, Salem, Mass. 978-745-9500)
READINGS & LECTURES
China’s Little Emperors The one-child policy instituted in China has created a generation of children dubbed “Little Emperors” because they are allegedly spoiled by their parents. Jun Jing, an assistant professor of anthropology at City University of New York and author of The Temple of Memories will speak on this trend on Dec. 7, 6:30-8 p.m. Tickets are $12. (China Institute, 125 East 65th St., New York City. theater212-744-8181.)
THEATER
Secret History Ping Chong, one of the most acclaimed avant-garde stage directors and recipient of the 2000 Obie Award for Sustained Achievement, unveils a unique work of documentary theater with Secret History, which be presented on Dec. 10 by Ping Chong & Company at the Ohio Theater, 66 Wooster Street, New York City. Secret hits is part of Ping Chong’s Undesirable Elements series, an ongoing series of documentary works exploring the effects of history, race and culture on the lives of individuals. For more information call 212-529-1557.
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