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Pan American Unity, a 30-ton, 74-foot-wide-by-22-foot mural by Diego Rivera, undergoes installation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, May 16, 2021, where it will be on view starting Monday, June 28. A four-year, multimillion-dollar undertaking involving mechanical engineers, architects, art historians and handlers, fresco experts and riggers from the U.S. and Mexico will allow more people to see the monumental 10-panel fresco, long tucked away in the lobby of a theater at City College of San Francisco. Cayce Clifford/The New York Times.
by Carol Pogash
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- For decades the monumental 10-panel fresco by Diego Rivera depicting a continent linked by creativity has been mounted in the lobby of a theater at City College of San Francisco. There, somewhat tucked away from the art world, it has been cared for as a labor of love by a de facto guardian who has long dreamed of finding a way to allow more people to experie
New exhibition features reimagined Mexican zodiac
George Rodriguez and Eric J. Garcia; Iguana, 2021; Ceramic, acrylic paint.
BELLINGHAM, WA
.-The Whatcom Museum announced the opening of the exhibition El Zodíaco Familiar. Championed by Seattle-based ceramic artist George Rodriguez, the exhibition features new works by Rodriguez and thirteen collaborating artists and opened June 19 at the Museums Lightcatcher building. It will be on view through October 24, 2021.
Rodriguezs large scale ceramic sculptures are a blend of traditional folk art and contemporary fine art and craft. Hand built and often at human scale, he enhances his figures with various surface patterns, colors and glazes.
By Forrest Camire May 12, 2021 5:16 pm
After last year’s season was cancelled due to COVID, the Whatcom Museum is bringing back the annual History Sunset Cruises.
Partnering with San Juan Cruises, the weekly outings will take place on Tuesdays, July 13th-August 31st from 6:30 to 8:30pm.
The popular summer cruises take locals and visitors aboard the 100-foot Victoria Star for a close-up view of Bellingham that can only be seen from the bay.
For more information on History Sunset Cruises click here.
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