Tag: oakland

• Real Time Space Studios Artist Talk with special guest speaker Heather Dewey-Hagborg

  I’m excited to give an artist talk over at Real Time Space Studios. I’m currently working on a text-based artwork about genomic research, informed consent, and contemporary science. It’s going to be extra special considering one of my favorite people will be giving an artist talk as well – Heather Dewey-Hagborg! Please join me on […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  July 22, 2019

  Art

  art and technology, bay area, heather dewey-hagborg, oakland, real time space, science

• First Oakland Art Murmur 2013!

  Dorothy R. Santos

  January 5, 2013

  Art, Observations

  Art, Artmurmur, bayarea, oakland

• Question Bridge: Black Males Exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California

  The opening of Question Bridge: Black Males (2011), a new-media work by Chris Johnson and Hank Willis, is a timely response to events like Trayvon Martin’s death and the Oscar Grant case. By mimicking a roundtable discussion, Question Bridge excavates and delves into issues around the notion of the African American male, forcing participants and viewers across the […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  June 16, 2012

  Art, Art and Technology, Culture Criticism, Film, Interactive / Participatory Art, Observations, Photography, Social Networking, Theory, Video

  Art Practical, bay area, oakland, oakland museum of california, question bridge

• In the Currents Review in Art Practical’s 3.14 Issue Sidesplitting

  It has been too long since my last Shotgun Review for Art Practical! I wrote about In the Current show, which showcases some phenomenal Iranian artists! Below, you will find my write-up. Please enjoy and I highly recommend stopping by the exhibit. Enjoy! *          *          *   […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  May 4, 2012

  Art Writing and Criticism, Culture Criticism, Curatorial Practice, Observations, Painting, Photography, Visual Arts

  Art Practical, asian resource center gallery, east bay, iranian, oakland, shotgun reviews

• Photos of Ever After Exhibition Closing @ Chapel of the Chimes

  In early October, I wrote a Shotgun Review for Art Practical on the opening of the Ever After exhibition at the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland. Over the weekend, I attended the closing exhibition, which included some wonderful performance pieces. Admittedly, I’m not the biggest fan of performance art but when it’s done well, […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  November 20, 2011

  Art, Performance and Conceptual

  Art, bay area, chapel of the chimes, conceptual, emmanuelle namont kouznetsov, ever after exhibition, justin hoover, oakland, offspace, performance art, postaday2011, terrance graven

• Paolo Sambrano, Writer and Solo Performer

  We’ve all got our own ways of dealing with pain and suffering but there’s a way of expressing those emotions to the world in a productive way. One way is on the stage as a solo performer BUT it’s got to be done well to be authentic. It was a real treat to see Paolo Sambrano combine poignant […]

  Dorothy R. Santos

  May 8, 2011

  Art, Performance and Conceptual

  bay area, oakland, oakland native, paolo sambrano, performance, postaday2011, solo performer