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08 24 TAKING IT TO THE CENSORSHIP CREATES STREETS AUTOMATIONS PHOTOSHOOT
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EDITOR’S NOTE
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hy? Why is my bed linen pink? That’s right, I washed them with my red duvet cover last autumn. Why did I just eat my body weight in table grapes? (or rather how...?) Why have I been listening to Tim McGraw’s “It’s Your Love” on loop for the last hour? Well, there are some questions for which there simply is not a sufficient answer. In this issue, “The Why Issue,” we explore just that: the extent to which questions are able to prompt a satisfactory response; we are interested in what factual information can be gleaned from subjective answers. We’ve toyed with various methods of conducting and transposing interviews in an attempt to understand more fully the extent to which this editorial mode is able to effectively illuminate the persona of the interviewee. Perhaps this experimentation is most apparent in the interviews in which we altered the format of the answers: Censorship Creates Automatons (p. 22) uses responses to an interview concerning the 50th Anniversary of the Free Speech Movement as the raw material for a poem, and in Visual Analysis interviewed photographers respond using their own photographs. Our visual content acts as counterpart; Sofa Talk presents a seemingly inexplicable fusion between couture clothing and grandma’s plasticwrapped couches that prompts inquiry. I am proud to present to you the collaborative efforts of the BARE No. 16 staff. This puppy sports an additional eight pages, features a custom-design set created by Cal Set Design, and is 100% gloss. Why? You’ll have to see for yourself. Enjoy No. Sweet 16.
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s I strolled down Balmy Street, letting a plethora of glorious colors swarm my senses, I realized there is so much beauty all around us. Happening upon a muralist and her partner painting, I decided to ask her where else to find art in the city. So how long have you been painting murals? Can you remember how many you’ve done? Miranda: How long? Forever, I guess. I can’t remember how many I’ve done now. A countless amount. O’Brien: She worked on the women’s building when it was erected. You know, on 18th street. What’s this piece you’re working on here about? M: This piece was started as part of the PLACA movement in 1984 to make statements against political policy during the Ronald Reagan Era. Well, we weren’t happy with the way our taxes were being spent in this country, how they were all going to corporations and the rich. Anyway, we’re restoring our mural. We were the original artists on this one back then. Was street art very different back then? M: Definitely. It was all edgy. It wasn’t all fancy and nice, with people coming in from all over the world like it is now. Back then, muralists were all activists, and not at all glamorized. We did it to support people’s dreams and let them tell their own stories. In this mural, for instance, we have Ronald Reagan on the left. Are there many murals left from that time? M: Out of all the murals that formed ‘PLACA’, this is the only on left on Balmy. There were maybe 30 here in this alleyway, all of which have been replaced. That’s why it’s so important we restore our mural. We need to remind people of the activist roots of street art.
What is your favorite piece you’ve completed here in the city then? Or one we have to see? M: I’m sorry, but I just can’t rank art. The women’s building is very iconic and one of the largest works in the Bay. You should definitely check it out, if you haven’t seen it yet. I decided to follow her advice and found a young woman admiring the Women’s Building. Do you mind telling us a little bit about yourself? My name is Tuva. I’m a student visiting from Norway. What are you doing out here in the Mission District? T: I really like urban art, so I was just exploring the city today to find a specific Malcolm X piece. What’s so special about that piece? T: It’s got a quote saying something like, ‘Believe I’ll die doing the things I love.’ It’s so important that it’s in such public places so that people can be forced to see things in a different perspective while walking down the street. Can you describe how you feel when you look at this mural? T: I feel overwhelmed. I’m just reminded that I’m a part of something so much greater than all my little everyday worries. [It] is so powerful. It’s a true statement that street art is so much more thanjust ‘tagging’. What is, in your opinion, street art then? T: It inspires me to know it’s an art form created by artists for the people, people that live and walk by just like us every single day.
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TEXTUALITY
INTERVIEW IN THE DIGITAL AGE
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olly Matalon is a 23 year old New York based photographer who earned her BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts. Most of her work revolves around the ideas of artificiality, identity, and the body. Molly has gained a considerable following on the internet, a place that seems to be as much a platform for her work as it is a part of her photographs themselves. As the digital world is almost inseparable from Molly’s photos, we’ve interviewed her through the medium of text messages.
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WHAT DO YOU DISLIKE THE MOST?
BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 10.9.14 2:10 PM
LAWRENCE RINDER
How are you feeling about the transition of the museum to its new location? I am very excited. We’ve doubled the amount of space that is going to be dedicated to education and collection access. We’re adding a works-and-paper study center, an Asian arts study center, and an art lab for drop-in art making. There will be two theatres, so bringing the film and the art together is really great. The public spaces in the building are very dynamic, diverse and kind of hybrid; and then the galleries and theatres have this opposite feeling of stasis, serenity, and contemplation.
What has been your favorite experience working here? One of my favorites was the Terry Riley concert. He’s an experimental pianist and composer who is now almost 80 – very influential in new music, contemporary classical, rock music, everything. We invited him to perform in the museum and we set up a grand piano for him in the middle of the museum and had 800 people come and put their sleeping bags
Is that the experience you want for those that visit the new BAM? Art and film takes you to a very contemplative space. One thing I know is that I do want people to feel. I want people to leave the museum with more energy than they had when they came in and whether that’s an energy of delight or an energy of intellectual reflection or political infuriation. I love breaking boundaries in a creative way that opens people’s eyes to new experiences. Is there a film series that you’ve always wanted the museum to screen? There is one film series that I would love to see [at BAM/PFA] which was Latin American Punk Cinema.
What is your favorite piece currently on display? The portrait of Paule Anglim* that is in the lobby. It’s a portrait by a young artist named Travis Collinson. [*Actual title of painting: Pinkie was painted by Thomas Lawrence but what if blue boy was beat poet (Paule) ] What’s your dream exhibit? My dream exhibit is the show that I’m working on now. I’m organizing the opening exhibition for the new building and it’s a show I’m calling “The Architecture of Life.” It explores the resonance of architecture as kind of a metaphor for different kinds of experiences; everything from form and structure to the interface or intersection between individual and society. It’s wide ranging and it spans the 16th century to the present in all different media.
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WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF BEAUTY?
around him in a circle and he played for 3 hours without stopping. And all that time all the galleries were open. It was just a moment of the perfect museum because you had this combination of great art and great music and an unexpected experience. A kind of experience you have never had before and never again.
I LOVE BREAKING BOUNDARIES IN A CREATIVE WAY.
So what would you say differentiates this museum from other museums? The thing that is unique about us is the prominence of the film collection and program. Here half of our staff, half of our audience, and half of our budget goes for film.
KAYLA BASKEVITCH FIRST YEAR INTENDED PHYSICS MAJOR
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VISUAL ANALYSIS “WHEN WORDS BECOME UNCLEAR, I SHALL FOCUS WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. WHEN IMAGES BECOME INADEQUATE, I SHALL BE CONTENT WITH SILENCE.” -ANSEL ADAMS
WHICH PHOTO BEST EXEMPLIFIES YOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC STYLE?
WHAT IS THE BEST TIME OF DAY? WHAT DOES LOVE MEAN TO YOU?
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awrence Rinder began curating for the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive in 1988. After several subsequent years working with the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Wattis Institute at the California College of the Arts, Rinder is finally back at BAM/PFA at the helm of the much-anticipated BAM/PFA’s estimated reopening in early 2016. Here, Rinder provides some insight into the new location and musings that reveal just how unique BAM/PFA truly is.
“I AM FASCINATED BY THE WILD PLACES OF THE WORLD AS WELL AS THE BEAUTIFUL CONTRAST. BETWEEN PEOPLE & THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
WHICH PHOTO BEST EXEMPLIFIES YOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC STYLE?
“I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED TO TAKE PICTURES, BUT PHOTOGRAPHY BECAME A MORE SERIOUS HOBBY AROUND 3 YEARS AGO WHEN I GOT MY FIRST DSLR CAMERA.” KAILA JACINTO FIRST YEAR INTENDED ART PRACTICE & ETHNIC STUDIES MAJOR
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What is your current state of mind? It’s not very different than my long-term because it is my state of mind. But I’m hopeful, curious, pragmatic, and critical. What do you consider to be your greatest achievement? That I have garnered the respect and love of women all over the world. It’s a wonderful place to be. I make them happy and I feel satisfied with that. What gives you the most thrill? Beauty, intellect, creative expression, good friends. Which living person do you most despise? I don’t like to despise people. Who I least respect? That would be [Dick] Cheney. Certainly not someone in fashion; fashion these days is a breath of fresh air. What do you like most about your appearance? I am fortunate to be blessed with great legs and very healthy hair. I take advantage of that. What do you most dislike about your appearance? Not really, I’m satisfied. What is the one thing you wouldn’t eat? Baby anything. Baby lamb, baby cow, baby this, baby that. I don’t like the idea of eating babies. What is your most treasured possession? My two poodles: Sultana and Pultana. Which historical figure do you most identify with? Cleopatra. She was smart, devoted, and we’re still talking about her 2,000 years later. And she is the only female who occupies that position, and she was fashionable. What is your favorite name? Loukoumi, it means candy in Greek. It describes a fruit-jellied candy. It’s a very sweet word in Greek.
PATRICIA FIELD TRUTH CAN NEVER BE UGLY. TRUTH CAN ONLY BE TRUTH. In the style of the Proust Questionnaire, we sat down to learn a little bit more about the crimson-haired, outspoken, Sex-and-the-City-costume-assistant-turnedfashion-designer Patricia Field. What is your motto? Your real happiness is the only important thing in life. Happiness breeds happiness. How would you describe your favorite color without saying it? Nature. How would you like to die? I don’t want to die. In my sleep, I guess. Swiftly. Just swiftly. When do you come up with your best ideas? When I’m around people that challenge me or instigate my thought processes. And when I’m stoned. I like pot. That puts you on another level of thought process. On what occasion do you lie? I don’t. I can’t. People say “you’re too truthful.” What’s ugly is a lie. Truth can never be ugly. Truth can only be truth. What do you admire most in a man? A man that’s comfortable in his own skin. What do you admire most in a woman? Women who have an ability to express themselves. And long legs. What do you admire most in yourself? My brain. I was given a decent one and I’m glad.
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CENSORSHIP CREATES AUTOMATONS “Coerced based off of social expectations” Entangled in a mess of past histories. “Negative stigma associated with certain words” Superficial display of one’s own mind. “One group of girls staring at me… why are you questioning authority?” Restricted. “Not being able to say something makes you want to say it more” Speech taken away : “You don’t know what you have until its gone. Take it for granted here. Unimaginable what it would be like to not be able to speak your mind.” “Hope for the future” “In legal terms we have freedom of speech but in social terms I don’t think we do because there are consequences for having an unpopular opinion.” “Protests. Protest is all about speaking.”
Cage. Bars. A prison. That is what entails censorship. We do it to ourselves and to others. Is there free speech? “Research movement. Intellectual movement.” A use of free speech. An idea for a youth movement. Existent “difference between being allowed to speak and when people care what you say.” “Always hope that you would be one of those people that would stand up and fight. As a child I wasn’t able to do that but I tried and I hope I would try in that situation [of not having the right to free speech] as well.” “Transparent with knowledge and ideas” Expression should be a natural human right. Evolution of society has not allowed for full expression. Ostracized when different. “Self censor yourself”
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“A swirly type of color” “Unconstrained” like a “bird. A small sparrow. Average looking. Part of life.” “That’s why Fahrenheit 451 was spot on, the people were the ones who wanted more censorship.” “Only the beginning of the movement I don’t think it has ended. Good reminder that there is a lot to fight for.” “My brain is the part that is allowed to speak.” “A minion of the government having to rehash other peoples opinions”... “feel like less of an individual and more like a puppet.” “Twelve years old I came out as gay to a friend because I didn’t know what bisexual was. I realized I liked other girls the same way I liked guys. The teacher overheard and it became a big deal. She said you shouldn’t tell anyone.” “Once you get a taste of it you want more. Its desirable.” “Not restricted at all… waterfall flows so freely… that ties into free speech being able to say whatever we want” Self-determination. Demonstration of the artist inside the individual.
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LOTHLORIEN STUDENT COOPERATIVE, BERKELEY 10.10.14 | 8:27 P.M.
STEPHANIE PARDI “I BELIEVE IN STARTING PEOPLE WITH A NEST EGG SO THEY CAN CREATE THEIR OWN IDEAS AND FOLLOW THEIR OWN INSPIRATIONS.”
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ur age of technology has made it possible for innovative youths not only to succeed in their personal entrepreneurial pursuits, but also to invest in the ingenuity of others across the world. Stephanie Pardi, a junior at UC Berkeley, is responding to the call for entrepreneurial responsibility with Nunas, her new shoe line. Nunas, which contributes part of its revenue to the organization Threads of Peru, complements the urban explorer seamlessly with its sleek aesthetic and sturdy design. Here, Stephanie gives us the lowdown on what it’s like to execute a personal vision while working with and supporting a community several countries away.
production site, things were happening faster. Now, everything is happening 3 weeks behind schedule. TK: What do you think is empowering about working with Threads of Peru? SP: Handouts are ephemeral. The recipient is put in this position of the beneficiary, the victim if you will. But if somebody invests in your talents and work, that is much more valuable. I believe in starting people with a nest egg so they can create their own ideas and follow their own inspirations, but I don’t believe in just blindly handing people money. TK: How did you come up with the idea for Nunas? SP: Nunas was a little bit of fate intervening this summer. The organization that I was working with in Peru, Threads of Peru, works with women in indigenous communities who wear these shoes called ojotas made out of 100% recycled tires. Nunas evolved when I met a shoemaker who lived two blocks down from my house. His name is Alberto Valasquez. When I was in his store and I was wearing the tire ojatas with hundreds of bandages on my feet, he looks at me and he goes, “Ojatas? I’ve never seen a gringa wearing ojatas before!” That’s really how this whole thing started. He had never seen a tourist wearing these shoes reserved for the indigenous population. We ended up collaborating to make a shoe inspired by the original ojata design, but that is comfortable and that has a more modern aesthetic, using leather.
TK: Who wears Nunas? SP: My targeted audience is college-aged females. Nunas accompanies an urban lifestyle as well as the wanderlust type.
TK: Which resource has been most valuable during this process? SP: Legal Advice, which is actually really inaccessible to the general public. Without [a patent lawyer] I would be lost. TK: What are the challenges of working so far away geographically from the production site? SP: Communication. Not being able to directly communicate is definitely a barrier that has been difficult to overcome. I definitely think that when I was in Peru working in such close proximity to the
TK: How have your studies influenced your entrepreneurial experience? And vice versa? SP: My studies in Political Economy and Global Poverty and Practice are very theory-based and it’s interesting and I’m passionate about it, but what I’m doing right now is pragmatic and its current and its something that I can see come into a tangible fruition. My studies have kept me questioning the ethics behind my business, how it can be improved, and how I really am impacting something that is in Peru, far away. TK: Have you found any answers to those questions? SP: More questions than answers so far. TK: How do you define success for yourself? SP: Success for me is breaking even. But I think success
in my life also would be finding a point in which my personal creativity meets fulfillment. I know that sounds really abstract right now and that’s because it is abstract, but I think finding that crossroads would be my success.
TK: Is there an advantage to being a young female in this business endeavor? SP: The advantage of being a young female entrepreneur is that people are willing to invest in you. I’ve definitely noticed people who have more experience in business are willing to offer their time and money which I don’t think they would be willing to do for an entrepreneur their age. TK: Which do you find more rewarding: the process or the product? Why? SP: I think the more difficult the process, the more rewarding the product becomes. The process is hard as hell and I constantly want to improve the product but its hard doing that knowing that Alberto is in the midst of making 60 pairs of shoes right now and if I wanted to add or take away a feature, I couldn’t do that. I would have to wait until the next order and then I would have to change my product photos, and my description and possibly pricing. I think that going through a process like that and then receiving the actual product makes it all the more rewarding.
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to overlook them more than I should. What role do you hope to play in this world? I want to be a problem solver. How would you like to be viewed by others? I want to be viewed as compassionate and someone who will always offer honest feedback. What’s your favorite thing about yourself? I like that I’m very adaptable. In a way, I’m a shape shifter and can blend in anywhere.
II. How did you get to class today? Skateboard. During tough times, what motivates you to push forward? Muhammad Ali has this quote about how “nothing is impossible” and at this point that has become such a core belief of mine. Also: Kanye West. What’s your biggest demon? Always thinking I’m not good enough. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I honestly need to reach out to my family more.
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What role do you hope to play in this world? I want to help other people dream big. How would you like to be viewed by others? As authentic and genuine.
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veryday we come across hundreds of people without ever getting the opportunity to interact with each and every person. In this way, we lose the ability to appreciate the subtleties that distinguish one person from another. Yet, the beauty of us as individuals is the many complexities and nuances that form our core identity. It is time to reclaim that sense of individuality and remind ourselves that we are not predictable, we do not live in clichés, and what one might observe externally does not always correlate with what is unfolding internally. With this in mind, I offer four portraits and four interviews, each disconnected from its respective counterpart. You decide which portrait goes with each interview.
I. How did you get to class today? I didn’t go to class today. During tough times, what motivates you to push forward? Truth. I use the truth to motivate me no matter how harsh it is. What’s your biggest demon? I’m quick to judge people. This has limited how I open up to people. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I wish I could be more grateful of my parents. I tend
What’s your favorite thing about yourself? When I hang out with other people, I sometimes adopt their laughs. I have like a collection of other peoples laughs that I’ve internalized as my own.
III. How did you get to class today? I walked. During tough times, what motivates you to push forward? My Mom. She’s a massive role model to me. What’s your biggest demon? Self-doubt—when it creeps in, you can’t do anything.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I don’t think I can pinpoint one specific thing because we are in constant change. What role do you hope to play in this world? I really want personal success. I want to be the best person I can possibly be in whatever I end up doing. I also hope to be a role model and help other people become that person for themselves. How would you like to be viewed by others? Fun, intelligent, and good-looking—someone people want to be around and who people find interesting. What’s your favorite thing about yourself? I have a good sense of humor.
IV. How did you get to class today? I biked. During tough times, what motivates you to push forward? Probably my friends, my parents and my sister, mostly due to the fact that I’ve been lucky to have such a great upbringing, and that I’ve been surrounded by such supportive and creative individuals. What’s your biggest demon? My expectations and standards that I try to hold myself up to. I feel like they’re immobilizing sometimes, that I spend more time thinking about doing something than actually doing it. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? If I could change one thing, I’d try to not be afraid of rejection, to be able to really fixate on something and really do everything my power to accomplish it, no matter what others say. What role do you hope to play in this world? A positive one hopefully. How would you like to be viewed by others? Also positively if possible! What’s your favorite thing about yourself? I actively try to make sure that people I hang out with feel included. That’s not to say that I always succeed, but at least the effort’s there.
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