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Today is the Shadow of Tomorrow: Día de los Muertos Exhibition 2015Post an Event »
SOMArts
October 9 - November 7, 2015Info
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Reception
October 9, 2015 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Photo courtesy Rio Yañez
Now in its 16th year, the annual Day of the Dead exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center, October 9–November 7, 2015, merges traditional Mexican altars with contemporary art installations to present a visually stimulating array of perspectives remembering, honoring, and celebrating the dead. Inspired by cherished relationships, current events, and personal and collective histories, more than 25 altars by over 50 participating Día de los Muertos artists build a dense environment of creativity that makes way for meaningful reflection.
Chosen by father and son curators René & Rio Yañez, this year’s theme, Today is the Shadow of Tomorrow, is a call to respond to institutional racism and violence, inviting artists and visitors to honor those who have unnecessarily lost their lives and to look toward a more just future.
Today is the Shadow of Tomorrow is dedicated to internationally influential Uruguayan journalist, Eduardo Galeano, and beloved poet-activist of San Francisco’s Mission District, Alfonso Texidor.