February Blooms: Exciting Exhibition Updates (New Tour Sat 4pm) + See My Free Speech Film + Culture List for This Month
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Newsletter—Published for 30 Years
There are so many things happening in the country that deeply trouble my soul, yet the packed gatherings for Ancient Wisdom for a Future Ecology: Trees, Time & Technology underscore my belief in the infinite power that comes from coming together around art.
I felt compelled to rerelease the 2-min film I made for my alma mater UC Berkeley for the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement back in 2014. It is so relevant to the chilling events happening with ICE as well as Black History Month. Watch here.
We have added another artist tour this Saturday Feb 7, 4-5:15pm starting at MSP’s art-filled First Saturday events in their main gallery space where Ken’s and my Tree of Knowledge sculpture is installed in the atrium entrance. From there, we’ll head one block away through the newly-created gorgeous “mini-High Line” pathway to di Rosa SF for the full exhibition tour. RSVP
All of you have who have attended the Ancient Wisdom exhibit, we’d love for you to send your images, reflections of your favorite San Francisco tree for our Acknowledge tree tribute project. Submit here.
Upcoming Ancient Wisdom Events:
An Afternoon of Feminist Art + Action with Dendrofemonology: A Feminist History Tree Ring and many gender/reproductive rights orgs on the eve of International Women’s Day: Sat March 7, 2-5 p.m. RSVP
Art, Artifice, & AI: Ken in Conversation with Whitney Museum Curator
Christiane Paul: Thurs March 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Christiane Paul has placed Ken’s work in their permanent collection and this will be such a great conversation. Tickets
Ecology Now: Krista Tippett in Conversation with me & Ken: Thursday, March 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Krista is one of my favorite minds. So looking forward to this. In partnership with The Long Now Foundation. Tickets
Closing Night Celebration & Dance Party benefit for di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art. di Rosa has the foremost collection of Northern California art and has been incredible to work with on Ancient Wisdom. Join us Sat, April 11, 6-9 p.m for the dance party to benefit their work! $25 at the door. We’ll have an great live band, The Hot Einsteins. RSVP
Thank you di Rosa, and our sponsors, Eve’s Ark, & Women Connect4Good!
Art Happenings in Other Museums & Online:
Ken’s and my first installation together, SMASHING (2008), a participatory video artwork that’s part of the permanent collection of 21c Museum, is going to be part of a new show there, The Supernatural 2.0, opening in their Bentonville location on Feb 13.
TreeSisters, a great organization based in London, is hosting a free online Zoom conversation with me about Dendrofemonology: A Feminist History Tree Ring and some upcoming plans for it on Feb 18 4pm GMT/11am EST/8am PST. Register
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After working so hard, Ken and I are so grateful for the reviews and articles by publications we respect. Artnet listed it as one of the 7 Must-See Museum Shows in San Francisco. We also loved the local articles in 7x7 magazine, East Bay Times, Nob Hill Gazette and Ken and I enjoyed discussing Ancient Wisdom on KALW’s “State of the Bay”; listen here (we come in around 43:09).
And I finally made it back to my studio in Sausalito with Rosie. It was so grounding looking at the water and just being still there.
Now on to friends’ projects to check out…
Rebecca Goldberg on The Mattering Instinct at JCCSF, TONIGHT Feb 5 7-8:30 pm
Rebecca Goldstein is a brilliant philosopher. I read an early draft of her new book. It’s so good and I’m looking forward to seeing her talk tonight at JCCSF.
Michele Pred: Projecting Democracy at Nancy Hoffman Gallery in NYC, Opening TONIGHT Feb 5-Mar 21
Those of you in NYC, my art sister Michele Pred has a show opening tonight at our gallery, Nancy Hoffman Gallery in Chelsea. Definitely check it out.
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings at BAMPFA through Apr 19
I cannot wait to see Cha’s retrospective at BAMPFA. Loved reading the NYTimes review of it. Will be heading there next week.
“Black Power, Jewish Politics” in Berkeley Feb 26, 5:30-8:00
The Jews of Color Initiative in the Bay Area is hosting this dialogue between Ilana Kaufman, CEO of the Jews of Color Initiative, and Marc Dollinger, Ph.D., author of Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing the Alliance in the 1960s. The event will be held in downtown Berkeley; more info here.
Jewish Film Institute Winterfest, Feb 28-Mar 1
Winterfest always has such a great lineup of films. My mom and I have picked out a whole bunch of films to see together.
Henry Louis Gates’ Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History on PBS
Henry Louis Gates’ new series on PBS dives into the the intertwined history of Blacks and Jews in America.
Giants Rising on PBS
Another great new series on PBS, all about redwood forests.
“Oh My America” by David Berkeley
David Berkeley’s mom sent me his song, Oh My America — definitely speaks to this moment.
Long Now Presents Báyò Akómoláfé: The Untimely, May 5 at Fort Mason
Báyò Akómoláfé is an insightful philosopher and writer. This talk co-presented by Ayin Press and the Long Now Foundation should be a great event.
Joyride: A Memoir by Susan Orlean
I was saving this book until I was past the opening and it is so fantastic. Anyone who’s a writer or loves Susan Orlean’s work, this is such an exciting book.
A World Appears by Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan’s books are always fascinating; can’t wait to read the latest.
Imago by Camelia Skikos and Bogdan Pastor
Imago presents the collaborative work of Romanian-born, SF-based artists, the fashion designer Camelia Skikos and photographer Bogdan Pastor. (Camelia designed my dress when my series The Future Starts Here was was nominated for the Emmys. We didn’t win but I still felt great in her dress.) I will be there for the signing Feb 11 4-8pm at my favorite SF store (which NYTimes also listed on their best stores!) MAC Modern Appealing Clothing in SF, 387 Grove Street.
To all the trees starting to bloom….
