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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art as viewed from Yerba Buena Gardens. (Henrik Kam/Courtesy of SFMOMA) San Francisco Museum of Modern Art welcomes visitors FAIRFIELD — The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has reopened. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Monday and 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday. It’s closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Advance timed reservations for all museum tickets are strongly encouraged, and timed tickets are required for all visitors including those 18 and younger, who always enjoy free admission. “We are delighted to welcome our commu...

Shells and feathers as medium for Kerala artist Updated: Updated: Sreeja Vijaykumar uses sea shells and feathers to express in her ongoing exhibition Kakkothy Share Article Kakkothy, the iconic character from the 1988 film Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal, was a free spirit who wore large beads around her neck and feathers in her hair. Inspired by the gypsy girl, self-taught artist Sreeja Vijaykumar's latest exhibition — also called Kakkothy — uses seashells and feathers as a medium of expression. “Everyone is attracted to the seashell,” says Sreeja, who explains that the offbe...

We saw it during the Super Bowl on Sunday, as many of the commercials fell flat. We saw it with the cancelling of the Washington Redskins name, only to replace it with the Washington Football Team. And now we’re seeing it with the replacing of the Aunt Jemima brand with – get ready – the Pearl Milling Company. (You heard that correctly.) The cancel culture is stifling creativity. As for the Super Bowl, the New York Postcited Bill Oberlander, co-founder and executive creative of ad agency Oberland on January 24. He said, “There is trepidation around Super Bowl advertising this year. F...

MU Undergraduate Studies will be accepting applications for the sixth annual Visual Arts and Design Showcase (VADS) until Feb. 10. Any MU undergraduate can apply for a chance to win a total of $8,000 in professional development funds, valuable mentorship and feedback from an acclaimed panel of jurists. The virtual showcase will premiere on March 17, and the winning artists’ work will have a physical display in April. All selected films will be shown at Ragtag Cinema in downtown Columbia. Awards include Artistic Expression, Applied Design and People’s Choice in a range of categories from ...

January 3 - 2021 KHARTOUM / KRAKOW / DOHA Graphic by Sudanese queer activist and visual artist Malab Alneel (Social media) At least three LGBTQ+ organisations in Sudan are forced to operate underground, forcing artists to work with virtually no financial support, according to a report published on December 10 by Freemuse. In an interview with Radio Dabanga, Ola Diab, a Sudanese journalist based in Qatar, said that there is “still significant resistance in Sudan – politically, socially and religiously.” In July 2019, Freemuse spoke to two anonymous activists fr...