YBCA Exhibitions

The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:00:00 GMT

Dec 1, 2007–Mar 16, 2008
Works by upwards of 88 artists from 30 countries in a landmark exhibition that offers up art as a lens through which we experience our common humanity. Established and emerging artists, celebrities and others, have been invited to create works that capture the essence of His Holiness and his mission of peace.

Anna Halprin: At the Origin of Performance

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:00:00 GMT

Jan 18–Apr 6, 2008
Pioneer of postmodern dance and performance, Halprin is known for blurring boundaries: between art forms, professional and amateur, performer and audience. Her radical improvisational experiments took her San Francisco company outside the theater where they danced on the street wearing ordinary clothing.

The Way That We Rhyme: Women, Art & Politics

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:00:00 GMT

Mar 29–Jun 29, 2008
Organized by YBCA, this exhibition showcases the politically charged work of a new generation of women who use creativity as a form of empowerment and a means for making social change. Emphasizing performativity, collaboration and coalition building, the artworks spotlight the daring of women who unapologetically assert themselves, and project their identities out into the world to address a range of issues from the personal to the global.

Tracing Roads through Central Asia: On Traders' Dilemmas And Travelers' Perspectives

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT

Apr 18–Jun 29, 2008
Central Asia is a region in transition, remaking itself following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and struggling to define itself amidst its influential neighbors�—China, Russia and the oil-rich nations of the Middle East. A new generation of artists from this region is creating work that is notable for its powerful imagery, original language and a profound political awareness.

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