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"All You Can Carry" is a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Greg Ito. In this exhibition, Ito draws on his Japanese-American ancestry and his family's experience with Japanese American incarceration during WWII, specifically centered on the objects in family homes. When FDR signed Executive Order 9066 in 1942, families were sent to "internment camps" in California with only what they could carry with them, and many families, including Ito's, had to leave behind everything except the most important things. In his paintings, Ito uses symbols as a form of code to draw on those objects, and other memories. Also on view is a large-scale installation piece, a structure of a burnt home. Finally, to both propagate a sense of hope as well as commemorate Ito's grandfather, who worked as a water tower watchman at the incarceration camp, Ito also installed an interactive piece up on the ICA North hill, a short but unpaved hike from the gallery. The installation features charcoal and soil that visitors can plant California native wildflower seeds in, to be watered only by what Ito can carry in his hands up the hill. The installation will be on view Mar. 12 through May 15, 2022, with an opening reception and performative wildflower seed installation Mar. 12. from 5:30-8:30 p.m. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS Opening reception: Saturday, Mar. 12, 2022 at ICA North 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.: Reception featuring music by DJ Omega Watts 6:30 p.m.: Artist Talk followed by a Q&A Free About the artist: Greg Ito (b. 1987, Los Angeles, CA) earned his BFA from San Francisco Art Institute in 2008. His work has been exhibited widely in group and solo exhibitions at galleries including Maki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan; Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA; Division Gallery, Montreal, QC; Arsenal Contemporary, Toronto, ON; Jeffrey Deitch New York, NY; Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL; Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, CA; Et al, San Francisco, CA; and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts – YBCA, San Francisco, CA. A forthcoming solo exhibition at the new Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego will open in 2022. Ito lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Related links: More details from ICA North Visitor information ICA San Diego on Instagram ICA San Diego on Facebook

"I don't think it's caught up to me yet — how much my life has changed." While on the road, Little Moon's Emma Hardyman caught up with NPR to reflect on the life-changing win.

Recent work by: Dakota Noot Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio Catherine Ruane Vicki Walsh On view Feb. 1 through Mar. 1, 2022 Receptions: Saturday, Feb. 5 from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 5-7 p.m. From the gallery: The City College Gallery presents an exhibition of drawing works by four southern California based artists, Dakota Noot, Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio, Catherine Ruane and Vicki Walsh. This show combines intimate large format works, installation, mural and sculpture all rooted in the act of drawing. The artists have exhibited work in galleries and museums nationally and internationally. Details of their experience and accomplishments can be found on their websites listed below. About the artists: Dakota Noot Food is a strange, surreal, and colorful world. I explore the complexities of our diet and animal-human relationships through installations (made with drawings mounted on free-standing foam core) or wearable art taped to my body. By drawing with crayon and color pencil, I can become animals and talk about difficult topics like sustainability and food sources. I specifically use a coloring book aesthetic merged with theatre-like cutouts. I want to be seen as a cartoon character: playfully violent, entertaining, and educational. My work is often located in my apartment, making use of non-traditional spaces and backdrops. In addition, I have used cutout installations and wearable art to transform both gallery and public spaces. As a cartoon-like character, my art can be seen in different locations. Tune into my art, laugh at, and eat it. Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio I examine the experience of time as both linear and circular, as finite and infinite, of the impossibility of it being defined yet always striving to capture it. I am deeply interested in the instant: the small window of time we call the present; the space between transitions; the nebulous moment that barely exists because it goes as soon as it arrives. In my work I search for the invisible membranes that divide One from Other, past from future, life from death. Catherine Ruane Making art is a process akin to studying and note taking. Drawing for me embodies a rhythm much like a repetitive prayer in worship. My studio process is a search into the mysterious border where the physical meets the mystical. I methodically build images as a visual expression of the contrasts between the appearance of natural, wild forms and what they have come to symbolize. Vicki Walsh My paintings are mostly large works created with multiple thin layers of transparent oil paint. This process imitates the quality of human skin and gives a luminous presence. I name each series to hint at the unnoticed; Skin deep, Beyond Appearances, Touching the Surface, Mostly Mortal, Amazing Face. People’s faces are my subject, but I don’t see them as portraits. Portraiture in painting takes on a connotation of external beauty and an enhanced likeness or status of the subject. I am not interested in these things. What I am interested in is conveying something genuine, something not so tangible on the surface, the psychology, the essence of being human, that quality that makes an individual sympathetic or vulnerable, even at the risk of being rebuffed. It seems we have little room for truth in our appearance. I’m confronting that. I’m hoping to find a connection with people who think similarly, those that find superficial things to be just that; a shell, a veneer. Related links: City Gallery on Facebook City Gallery on Instagram City Gallery website

Borodianka was largely reduced to rubble by the Russian invasion. It's become a symbol of the devastation inflicted by the Russian forces, and attracted a recent visit by the artist Banksy.

Capcom made a companion to a classic game rather than a faithful recreation. It's a risky choice, but a smart one.

On Sunday, April 3 and 10, the San Diego Model Railroad Museum will hold the first-ever Easter Eggspress & Storytime from 9 – 11 a.m. This ticketed before-hours event will immerse children with an egg quest around the museum, special trains running in our Toy Train Gallery, arts & crafts, and storytime. After guests have finished their search for eggs and eaten some candy, they will enjoy a day of museum admission. Tickets are available at https://www.sdmrm.org/easter. Children ages 2 and up - $20.00 Ticket includes: An immersive quest for eggs that involves finding hidden details and answering questions about trains. Storytime from 10:30 - 11 Crafty opportunity to make Easter decorations Goodie bags including MORE eggs! Special early morning hours and all-day museum access Children must be accompanied by an adult Adults - $13.50 (the regular price of all-day museum admission!) Infants under 2 years old - FREE Reservation required, even though the ticket is free. Free Infant ticket does NOT include goodie bags, crafts, and other giveaways. Visit San Diego Model Railroad Museum on Facebook + Instagram

The Witches' Tower is a small, mysterious structure at Presidio Park. It has a curious history, but more importantly, it's the (outdoor) site of a string of multi-genre performances curated by Matraca Tapes and Burn All Books this Saturday afternoon. Washington-based interdisciplinary artist Max Nordile will play a solo saxophone set, as will local Ryan Ebaugh. Other performances and literary readings will feature Nick Bernal, Max Turner Oestreicher, Reoh Dail Dirt and the Vesper Bridges Trio. Expect weirdness and genuine creativity. Details: 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7. Witches' Tower, 2752 Presidio Dr., Presidio Park. Free/donation based. Related links: Burn All Books on Instagram Matraca Tapes on Instagram

Infinite Floyd – A Pink Floyd Experience brings their spectacular light and audio visual show to the Belly Up on May 8. Performing live in the show as “Pink Floyd” is Hammer’s Inc., one of the best Pink Floyd tribute bands in the world. Paying attention to every musical detail and faithfully recreating the 'true' live Pink Floyd concert experience, Infinite Floyd bring together all the best moments from the timeless Pink Floyd back catalogue, and combining the latest state-of-the-art sound and light technology, to create a performance that is both sonically perfect and visually awesome. Date | Sunday, May 8 at 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. Location | Belly Up Tavern Get tickets here! Advanced admission: $16 Same-day admission: $19 Reserved Loft seating: $28 Ages 21+ only. For more information, please visit bellyup.com/email-builder/infinite-floyd-pink-floyd-experience-pres-dark-side-of-the-show-seated-show or call the venue (858) 481-8140.

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Premieres Thursdays, Oct. 13 - 27, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Mondays, Oct. 17 - 31 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App. This week: Three short films from San Diego explore the challenges and nuances of identity and representation. Hear from a filmmaker with disabilities working to expand inclusion and representation; delve into the challenges of a young artist as she explores her own self identification; and learn the fascinating story of a Holocaust survivor.