Funk Ain't Dead

Curated by:

Matt Goldberg

2nd Sat Reception:

Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm

One Night Event:

Saturday, August 11, 2018 - 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Exhibition Dates:

Jul 11, 2018 to Aug 11, 2018

Including CREATIVE STATION, free all-ages art activities in our Classroom.

Gallery Hours (or by appointment):

Wednesday-Saturday, 2-6pm

Inspired by the original, Funk exhibition presented at the University Art Museum at the University of California, Berkeley in 1967, Funk Ain't Dead pays homage to the original Bay Area Funk artists by showcasing how those modes of making remain relevant and active within contemporary Bay Area artists and makers.

For this group exhibition, curator Matt Goldberg, questioned, "What does Funk Art look like 51 years after the original 'Funk' show?" Originally, described as hot, committed, bizarre and sensuous, Funk Art encompasses the colorful, the weird, the nasty, the politically outraged, the sidewalk scavenger, the hoarder, and the psychedelic. Funk Art artists refused to be limited to one form, medium or subject matter, rather their eccentric styles forging ahead on individual paths carrying artists from medium to medium.

Funk Ain't Dead reflects on past remnants of the original Funk Art movement and how this sensibility continues to be championed today. Ultimately, this exhibition celebrates the funky makers still creating in the Bay Area today.

Funk Ain't Dead is a two month presentation that features a visual arts exhibition and a special evening of performance on Saturday, August 11th from 7-10pm.

Exhibiting Artists:
Katie Chin
Marshall Elliott
Joey Enos
Jose Figueroa
Santiago Insignares
Kuo-Chen (Kacy) Jung
Hadar Kleiman
Charmaine Koh
Elisabeth Kohnke
Heesoo Kwon
David Lasley
Lee Lavy
Ian Mackay
Nick Makanna
Cait Petersen
Flo Pizzarello
Stephanie Rohlfs
T2R
Matthew Usinowicz
Benjamin Vilmain
Blu Voelker

Image: Flo Pizzarello, Careful what you do, mr man is always watchin', 2016, Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 in.