Pirated: a post asian perspective
a multimedia visual exploration

Exhibit Runs May 5 - 29th, 2005; Opening Reception: Thursday, May 5th; 5 - 8PM
SomArts Cultural Center's Bay Gallery; 934 Brannan Street (between 8th and 9th sts), SF

This May, Kearny Street Workshop presents a new multimedia visual exploration, Pirated: a post asian perspective, featuring work by Bay Area artists STEPHANIE SYJUCO, KATHY AOKI, DONNA KEIKO OZAWA, CURTIS CHOY, INDIGO SOM, MICHAEL ARCEGA, and others. Can piracy be justified in certain contexts? How is it used to seize and amass wealth and power, and how can it be used in resistance? The work presented here unearths alternative definitions, while also using piracy as a vehicle to question the rights of property and ownership, of both the material and abstract. In expanding upon the definition of piracy-and more significantly, in identifying , exposing and resisting acts of theft and unauthorized appropriation, each of these artists participates in a distinctly political and powerful act - seizing her own power, and engaging in a wholly different and illuminating form of piracy. More »

Featuring work by:

	STEPHANIE SYJUCO			KATHY AOKI
	SCOTT TSUCHITANI			GLORIA G. GALANG
	CURTIS CHOY			LAUREN M. WONG
	DONNA KEIKO OZAWA			INDIGO SOM
	THUY TRAN			MEL VERA CRUZ
	MICHAEL ARCEGA			DEREK CHUNG

The exhibit opens Thursday, May 5, and runs through May 28 at SomArts Cultural Center's Bay Gallery, and is curated by Peggy Chung, Derek Chung, Valerie Soe, and Samantha Chanse, with Carlos Villa as advisory curator.

Date:
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 5th; 5 - 8PM
Exhibit Runs May 5 - 29th, 2005; Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 12 - 4 PM**
**Gallery is also open during select evening events. Contact KSW for info.

Location:
SomArts Cultural Center's Bay Gallery; 934 Brannan Street (between 8th and 9th sts), SF

Cost:
Free and open to the public; donations accepted.

Related Events:
Artist Panel Discussion: Sat, May 14th, 2 - 4PM (FREE).
Michael Arcega, Donna Keiko Ozawa, and Scott Tsuchitani. Moderated by Alison Bing.

We want the Airwaves!!!! Pirate Radio Workshop: Sat, May 21st, 2 - 4PM (DONATIONS)
All the how-to's, watch-out's, and what-if's of pirate radio. Featuring DJ Flika.

Film screenings and readings: Tues, May 24th, 8 - 10PM ($5)
Featuring films by Anna-Sophie Loewenberg, Nguyen Tan Hoang, Yin-Ju Chen & James T. Hong, and readings and performances by other local artists.

More information: sam@kearnystreet.org; 415.503.0520; www.kearnystreet.org

This exhibit is produced in association with the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center's United States of Asian America Festival. www.apiculturalcenter.org for more info

Images provided by participating artists.