Sandow Birk, The Great Battle of San Francisco, 1996. Courtesy of di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
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UN-CIVIL WAR! (AN ELECTION SPECIAL)
CURATED BY MAX PRESNEILL
The events of January 6th, 2021, in Washington DC shocked the nation. The country has felt a divided space with a polarization and demonizing of opposition that has left many citizens in fear that a spark could ignite the fires of civil war. There has been a steady build in journalist articles reflecting upon the possibility of a second US Civil War. Regardless of the realities of this the fact remains that this concern is a part of the current zeitgeist. What will the current mid-term elections bring us? Increased enmity or a rejection of extremism? Will democracy win out or will armed insurrection begin? Or will the status quo continue to stoke the embers of discontent?
Artists: Lisa Anne Auerbach, Sandow Birk, Diana Sofia Estrada, Michele Jaquis, SC Mero, Jeremy J Quinn, Dread Scott, Allison Stewart, Gabie Strong, Keith Walsh, Bruce Yonemoto
TAM will be closed November 11-12, 2022 in observance of Veteran’s Day and November 24-26, 2022 in observance of Thanksgiving.
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EVents
We Are All Americans
AN ORAL HISTORY RECORDING WORKSHOP FACILITATED BY MICHELE JAQUIS
Participants will be paired up and taught how to use digital audio recorders and the voice memo app on their phones to record conversations about what it means to be American and what it would take to cause or prevent another US Civil War. Each participant will be given a copy of their recording and the opportunity share excerpts with the larger group. They will also have the option to include their recording in a future episode of the We Are All Americans podcast - quotes from which are being embroidered by Michele Jaquis onto altered American flags, like the ones on display at TAM.
https://www.michelejaquis.com/we-are-all-americans/
EVENT DATE:
Saturday October 29th, 2022
1:00 p.m. – 3 p.m.
TORRANCE ART MUSEUM PRESENTS A SPECIAL ARTIST PANEL
UNCIVIL WAR ARTIST PANEL
PANEL DISCUSSION WITH UNCIVIL WAR ARTISTS MICHELE JAQUIS, ALLISON STEWART AND KEITH WALSH
Light refreshments will be served.
The panel will moderated by TAM Curator Max Presneill.
This event is free to the public.
EVENT DATE:
Saturday October 29th, 2022
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.