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Angela Davis - Seize the Time
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Traveling to the West Coast for the first time after its debut at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, Seize the Time offers a deeper look into the life of Angela Davis through the lens of race, gender, economics, and policy.
With a focus on her arrest, incarceration, trial, and the national and international campaigns to free her, Seize the Time will highlight Davis’s legacy as well as her ongoing role as an important contemporary figure for artists and activists. The exhibition will feature a range of powerful material, including contemporary and historical artworks, media, literature, sketches, rare manuscripts of Davis’s philosophical and activist writings, and a dedicated archive on Angela Davis drawn from the Lisbet Tellefsen collection.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Seize the moment and go to the Oakland Museum of California to engage with the legacy of the living Bay Area icon, Angela Davis. This thoughtful exhibition brings together archival material alongside contemporary media to paint a picture of the immense impact of the activist-philosopher on the world. First West Coast show after its debut at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University.
Luke Williams
Contributing Writer
The mission of the Oakland Museum of California is to inspire all Californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities.
The mission of the Oakland Museum of California is to inspire all Californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities.