November 8, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tickets $7-10
Now in its 20th year, SOMArts’ Día de Los Muertos exhibition is one of the most internationally diverse Day of the Dead celebrations in the United States. Día de Los Muertos at SOMArts merges traditional altars with contemporary installations, continuing to be a multigenerational gathering of remembrance while asserting the role of art as a platform for collective action.
Curated by Rio Yañez and Carolina Quintanilla, this year’s exhibition features special altar structures to honor and manifest founding curator Rene Yañez’s vision for his final Día de Los Muertos exhibition, titled City of Souls, a reference to his 2001 exhibition City of Miracles. City of Souls invites artists who are most directly impacted by gentrification and displacement to engage audience members in dialogue on the future of San Francisco’s cultural identity.
The exhibition closing on Friday, November 8, 6–9pm, $7–$10 sliding scale admission features live performances by La Gente, Día de Los Muertos inspired artist market, and curatorial remarks.
Día de Los Muertos 2019: City of Souls is dedicated to Dr. Dawn Mabalon, and to children who have lost their lives in ICE custody.
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS: CITY OF SOULS
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Adriana Garcia
Aambr Newsome (2am)
Ajuan Mance
Alicia Cruz
Beth Benson
Cece Carpio, Bernardo Josue, Claire Warren, Juana Tello, Kerri Ann Borja, Mel Reyes, Robin Castel, Shariff Zakout, Terycka Garcia
El Chicano
Choppy Oshiro
Elizabeth Addison
Entropy
Fabiola Gamino (415 Eyes)
Gustavo Vasquez
John Mayne
Johnny Nguyen & Giang Trinh
Josue Rojas
Juliet Flower & Dean MacCannell
Katynka Martinez & Mia Gonzalez
Keiko Kubo, Jun Hamamoto, Leslie Lambre, & Elizabeth Summers
Keith Secola
Kimberley Arteche, Terry Bautista, & Dara Katrina Del Rosario
Kristian Kabuay
Kristiana Li-Yen Chan
Lauren Andrei Garcia & Rizal Andanza
Lia Teoldi, John Latham, & Alice Latham
Lilli Lanier, Rachel-Anne Palacios, & Emily Winslow-Cabrera
Mara Hernandez, Adrian Arias & Anais Azul Arias–Aragon
Mara Lea Brown
Mague Calanche
Megan Leppla
Monique Lopez
Nicole Schach
Paola de la Calle
Patricia Montgomery
Sandy Lee & Steve Dellicarpini
Sami See & Romi Lynn Acosta-Noa
Susan Mathews
Susana Aragon & Anais Azul Arias–Aragon
Tricia Rainwater-Tutwiler
Victor Mario Zaballa & The Enablers Calacas Atomícas
Virdell Hickman
Xiaojie Zheng
Ximena Soza
Ytaelena Lopez & Andreina Davila
CURATORS
Rio Yańez
Carolina Quintanilla
