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KPBS celebrates cultural diversity in partnership with Union Bank by honoring JiAel Brownell during Black History Month 2012.
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'San Diego’s Craft Revolution – From Post-War Modern To California Design'
Mingei International Museum: Balboa Park Ongoing until April 15, 2012
Mingei International Museum will open an original exhibition that documents a fascinating, inspiring and overlooked chapter of San Diego’s recent past. It reveals the contribution of San Diego craftsmen to the post-war Southern California art scene.
'American Night: The Ballad Of Juan José' At La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Playhouse Ongoing until Feb. 26, 2012
As Juan José feverishly studies for his U.S. citizenship exam, he becomes ensnared in a tumultuous, whirlwind journey through pivotal moments in American history. The show runs January 27th- February 26th, 2012.
'Dyeing Elegance Asian Modernism And The Art Of Kūboku And Hisako Takaku'
San Diego Museum of Art Ongoing until May 27, 2012
Through these beautiful works of wearable and usable art, visitors will learn about one of Japan’s most astonishing textile crafts: the ancient wax-resist dyeing technique, called roketsuzome. The exhibit runs Feb. 18, 2012 - May 27, 2012.
'Echoes Of The Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples Of Xiangtangshan'
San Diego Museum of Art Ongoing until May 27, 2012
Majestic 6th-century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 21st century 3D-imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in early medieval China.
Lila Jang At Lux Art Institiute
Lux Art Institute Ongoing until March 3, 2012
View South Korean sculptor Lila Jang's show, the artist's first in the U.S. See her whimsical and modernist riff on Baroque furnishings that seem to nod & wink at viewers while referencing the pomp and pageantry of Louis XIV.
'The Tag Project' Presented By SDSU University Art Gallery
Ongoing until May 3, 2012
"The Tag Project" uses art as an education tool to tell the story of Japanese Americans sent to internment camps during World War II. The exhibition recreates all 120,000 tags worn by internees as a way to convey the impact of Executive Order 9066.
