The Big Ideas: Bay Area Now 5
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For this, the fifth edition of YBCA's signature triennial event, we knew the time had come to turn assumptions inside out and to ask some fundamental questions. What, in this age of globalization, virtual everything and a population that is both wired and mobile, defines a Bay Area artist? Is simple geographic residency enough? Are we aesthetically bound by our ZIP codes? More importantly, what issues and ideas dominate the thinking of Bay Area artists, and how do they matter to us? We’ve thrown all these questions into the mix to produce Bay Area Now 5, a multidisciplinary celebration emanating from Northern California, but stretching across borders and boundaries to create a more expansive recognition of this region as a hotbed of artistic production. In the process, we discover insights and understandings that may challenge your view of what it means to be a part of life in the Bay Area.
Exhibitions
Bay Area Now 5
Theory of Survival
Ground Scores
Estacion Odesia at YBCA & Queens Nails Annex
Galleon Trade: Bay Area Now 5 Edition
Performance
Joan Jeanrenaud and Alessandro Moruzzi
Kronos Quartet and Homayoun Sakhi
Joanna Haigood and Zaccho Dance Theatre
Erika Shuch Performance Project
Robert Moses' Kin
Sara Kraft
Dohee Lee
Tiffany Shlain
The Builders Association
Keith Hennessy
Film/Video
Peaches Christ
kino21
Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project
DocFest
Oddball Films
Public Programs
Room for Big Ideas
What's the Big Idea? Day
Community Conversations