This spring there is a bounty of visual art options exploring identity and significant moments in our culture. Ancient Chinese kingdoms are to be reexamined, a premier Oakland art center celebrates its 50th anniversary, and artists explore the concept of work in a highly anticipated group show.
‘Day Jobs’
How often have artists heard the question “but what’s your day job?” This show curated by Stanford’s Cantor Center for the Arts Director Veronica Roberts invites 36 American artists to ponder how the necessity of work for financial survival has shaped the visual arts. This new iteration traveling from the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin will include a larger selection of works by California artists, including Margaret Kilgallen, Jay Lynn Gomez, Barbara Kruger, Ahree Lee, Jim Campbell, Narsiso Martinez and Sandy Rodriguez.
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. March 6-July 21. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Palo Alto. 650-723-4177. www.museum.stanford.edu
‘Place: Reckonings by Asian American Artists’
The Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose and Montalvo Arts Center will present “Place: Reckonings by Asian American Artists,” a joint exhibition at the two campuses. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Montalvo’s Sally and Don Lucas Artists Residency Program, the showcase will feature 11 California-based Asian American artists including Ranu Mukherjee, Wanxin Zhang and Stephanie Syjuco, and the artist collectives Mail Order Brides and Related Tactics.
The show, co-curated by Montalvo’s Judy Koong Dennis and ICA SJ’s Zoë Latzer, ties the…
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