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Fri Aug 15 - Wed Nov 26

Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship


Tel. 415.565.0545
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San Francisco Center For the Book
300 De Haro
San Francisco, CA 94103
district: San Francisco

Fri Aug 15 (6pm - 8pm) - opening reception
Sat Aug 16 (noon - 4pm)
Mon Aug 18 (10am - 5pm)
Tue Aug 19 (10am - 5pm)
Wed Aug 20 (10am - 5pm)

Description
Toni Morrison, J. K. Rowling, and Mark Twain are among the most suppressed authors of the 21st century, according to the American Library Association. In our schools and communities, intellectual freedom and freedom of expression are increasingly under attack. Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship will present work by visual artists in response to books that have been repressed, censored or banned. Fifty artists, including many well-known names such as Emory Douglas, Favianna Rodriquez, Sandow Birk, Naomie Kremer, and Enrique Chagoya are participating. To raise awareness of censorship as a constant and continuing threat to intellectual freedom, we will offer public programs this fall at several venues.

We are happy to be collaborating with the African American Museum and Library at Oakland on this exhibition, which will span the two venues. Through Nov 26.
This exhibition is also hosted by the African American Museum and Library at Oakland. On view Sep 5-Dec 31.