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X-WR-CALNAME:Retractions @ Root Division in San Francisco at Root Divi
	sion - Eventful
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SUMMARY:Retractions @ Root Division
DESCRIPTION: ROOT DIVISION PRESENTS: Second Saturday January 2009 Retr
	actions Exhibition Dates: January 7-24\, 2009 Curated by Whitney Lynn 
	Root Division presents an exhibition of 30 artists exploring notions o
	f vacated information. Highlighting the content of absence\, these art
	ists work with themes of censorship\, value\, memory and loss. Using t
	echniques of erasure\, displacement\, cancellation and extraction\, th
	e act of taking out information often gives new meaning to what is lef
	t. Simplifying or abandoning material can highlight essential content\
	, provide codification\, or stand as a subversive gesture. Artists inc
	lude Adam Whitney Day who scratches the surface off of currency and ex
	changes the 'worthless' paper for intact bills and Robin Johnston who 
	weaves the last Morse Code message sent before the language was abando
	ned for the now standard Global Maritime Distress Safety System. Ann M
	ansolino explores the visual record of suppression by documenting Sing
	aporean libraries' systematic censorship of photography books\, Will T
	ucker has transformed a bubble maker into a machine that spits coal sl
	urry\, and Ramekon O'Arwisters will perform using only a wine glass an
	d an Aunt Jemima figurine. Artists include: Peter Baldes Taha Belal Ja
	n Blythe Ross Campbell Deric Carner* Jon Clary* & Bruce Wilhelm Julie 
	Cloutier & Claire Nereim James Davis Adam Whitney Day JRF Jennifer Mar
	ia Harris Ryan Hendon Robin Johnston Ryan Jones* Forrest Lewinger Ann 
	Mansolino Ramekon O'Arwisters Piero Passacantando Moshe Quinn Michael 
	J. Ryan Jeff Schmuki Travis LeRoy Southworth James Tantum Will Tucker 
	Hooper Turner J. Parker Valentine Allison Watkins Julie Weitz Jameson 
	Zaerr * Root Division Resident Artist Sliding Scale Suggested Donation
	: $1-$20 Opening Reception: Saturday\, January 10th 7-10 pm Exhibition
	 Dates: January 7th-24th\, 2009 Gallery Hours: Wednesdays- Saturdays\,
	 12-4 pm (or by appointment) ROOT DIVISION 3175 17th Street (at South 
	Van Ness & Shotwell) San Francisco\, CA 94110 www.rootdivision.org 415
	.863.7668 ABOUT ROOT DIVISION: Root Division is an arts & arts educati
	on non-profit located in the Mission District of San Francisco. Root D
	ivision's mission is to improve appreciation and access to the visual 
	arts by connecting personal inspiration and community participation. W
	e provide subsidized studio space to working artists in exchange for t
	heir service in creating shared learning opportunities for the communi
	ty. Artists develop creatively and professionally by teaching art to u
	nderserved youth\, leading adult education classes\, and producing exh
	ibitions that showcase local emerging artwork. By combining multiple o
	pportunities for creative exchange\, Root Division cultivates an artis
	tic ecosystem that enriches life throughout the Bay Area. Root Divisio
	n is supported in part by grants from Grants for the Arts: San Francis
	co Hotel Tax Fund & Voluntary Arts Contribution Fund\, The San Francis
	co Foundation\, Walter & Elise Haas Fund\, and Potrero Nuevo Fund. The
	 Second Saturday Exhibition Series is sponsored by the Phyllis C. Watt
	is Foundation\, the San Francisco Arts Commission through a Cultural E
	quity Grant/Organizational Project Grant\, the Fleishhacker Foundation
	\, and the Zellerbach Family Foundation. For further information regar
	ding events and/or press materials\, please do not hesitate to contact
	 Selene Foster at 415.863.7668 or events@rootdivision.org. Cost:Sugges
	ted donation $1-$20Categories:EventsVenue:   Map    Weather   Root Div
	ision3175 17th St.San Francisco\, CA 94110Browse Events at this VenueA
	dditional Info Phone: 415-873-7668 Website: Click to Visit\n
LOCATION:Root Division @ 3175 Seventeenth Street, San Francisco, Calif
	ornia 94110 United States
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