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Best Practice gallery in the Bread and Salt complex will open two new solo exhibitions by Mexican artists Andrew Roberts and Mauricio Muñoz. The works will be on view from Jan. 8 through Feb. 12, 2022. Read the KPBS feature here: Two Mexican artists unveil new work at Best Practice Opening reception: Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 5-8 p.m. From the gallery: "A house on fire is a ghost, a factory on fire is a specter" is a computer-generated installation by Mexico City-based artist Andrew Roberts. Through exploring his family history and its close connection with the arms industry, the artist focuses on both of his grandfathers - an American fighter pilot and a Mexican assembly line worker, or a soldier and an engineer - as two parallel figures within the military-industrial complex narrative. Through the employment of video game design and development software, Roberts recreates two long-lost sites that belonged to his family, equally lost to fire: a house in California, property of his paternal grandfather, and a maquila in Tijuana, owned by his maternal grandfather. As a way to understand generational trauma, the work featured in this exhibition dismantles and critically analyzes the industrial interdependence between Mexico and the United States reconstructed by a personal story in a web of affective relationships, mental health policies, cross-border labor, and war technologies. "A thirst for misery," is an exhibition of paintings by Mexico City-based artist Mauricio Muñoz. Through this new body of work, the artist finds in the early 2000s media portrayal of celebrity misery the roots of today's pleasure for disaster, an obsession fueling contemporary digital voyeurism and self-righteous social media patrolling. So vain it had to be on a canvas. So superficial, just like the bidimensionality of a painting. So banal, and therefore a sudden urgency to make a lot of them. Stars having a melt down, just like acrylic paint melting into a gooey plaster. A theater of cruelty molded by the tabloids and sensationalist blogs we´ve been reading since our teen days. A thirst for misery: the climax of a series of unfortunate events that we´ve been eager to consume and enjoy. About the artists: Andrew Roberts Mauricio Muñoz Related links: Best Practice on Instagram Best Practice

Local lawmakers are hoping to get a big chunk of funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to reduce pollution.

Come one, come all to the Logan Heights Library! Once a month we're viewing some of the best movies the library has to offer! Enjoy a movie with snacks, crafts, and a place to relax.

This weekend in the arts: a powerful new group exhibition at The Front, Broadway hits from jazz greats, Lauren Gunderson's play "I and You" plus a city-wide art and architecture event.

So yes, some people in India love their lassi so much that they mix up the drink in a washing machine! Heat researcher Gulrez Azhar says it's a healthful way to cope with summer heat.

The city of San Diego is close to a serious upgrade of the groundbreaking 2015 Climate Action Plan. The full city council votes on the measure on Tuesday.

Native Americans are returning to raising buffalo and plants that tribes have grown for millennia. It's a way to reconnect with historic traditions, and to bring healthy eating to their communities.

The United States remains on edge after its latest high-profile mass shooting on July 4th in Highland Park, Illinois, which resulted in the killing of 7 people, leaving many more injured. Stories like these beg the question - what are the motivations for these acts of violence? Plus, at least two immigrant detainees have been held in solitary confinement for about a week at the for-profit private facility where they are locked up in Bakersfield. The men and their attorney's say it's retaliation for supporting a peaceful labor strike. This weekend in the arts: Southern gothic blues at the Casbah, a last chance to see improv hip hop at The Old Globe and the Barrio Art Crawl.

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. The Garza family invites Pati to a once-a-year tradition at their vineyard when they open the doors to the whole community to help make Piloncillo, the traditional way. Then we're off to the oasis of Nuevo Leon, the lush Bustamante magic town, where we meet three sisters who own a famous panaderia and make us bread in adobe ovens. Oh, and pizza too!

Sew Loka Presents: "Sewing Is Life" A Mixed Media Art Show Dedicated to the Sewing Machine We are inviting over 40 local painters, sewists, textile artists, clothing designers, jewelry creators, chefs, poets, musicians and many more to come create with us for Sew Loka's very first group art show! It will be an amazing and unforgettable night filled with art, food, music, and community. A few words from Claudia Biezunski-Rodriguez, owner of Sew Loka and main organizer for this event: "Everything that we wear on our bodies was created using a sewing machine, but as a modern society, I feel like we are very disconnected from our clothing; we were never taught to think about where our clothing comes from or how it was made. But together, through art, I believe that we can all spark a conversation, and we can use our creativity to inspire real change." Who: Sew Loka What: "Sewing is Life": A Mixed Media Art Show Dedicated to the Sewing Machine Where: 2113 Logan Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113 When: 12/17/22, 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. Why: To create a closer connection to our clothing and to spark a conversation about modern fashion. 40+ Artists Live Performances Holiday Gift Drive y mas! Stay Social! Facebook & Instagram