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Oakland Museum of California: Ancient Roots/Urban Journeys: Expressions for Días de los Muertos

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Posted on: October 29th, 2007
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“The Oakland Museum of California’s 14th annual Days of the Dead festivities begin Wednesday, October 10, with the opening of Ancient Roots/Urban Journeys: Expressions for Días de los Muertos.

This year the skulls, skeletons, marigolds, and candles mix it up with low-rider and hip-hop culture.

Guest curator Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez, associate director/curator of ’s Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA), encouraged artists to reinterpret the spiritual holiday. Ancient Roots/Urban Journeys includes Days of the Dead imagery and expressions from pre-colonial Mesoamerica (Oaxacan-style altars) to its contemporary Californian configurations (mixed media and graffiti art). “*

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