"God bless the San Francisco Center of the Book, then, for reflecting the anxieties of everyone in this fine land who's despaired at - oh, I don't know - tax dollars paying to bomb other countries, an ICE agent fatally shooting Renee Good in the face, and the federal defunding of pretty much anything that helps the arts, the environment and the most vulnerable people living on this soil."
"Uncomfortable though it may be to hold the United States under a microscope at the very moment we're supposed to be celebrating it, Who Is America at 250? reminds the viewer that independent, critical thinking is as American as stars and stripes. More than that, the exhibit constitutes an important reminder of something else: the healing power of the arts, and how art itself can guide us through turbulent tim"
The San Francisco Center for the Book presents an exhibition that confronts contemporary U.S. anxieties amid the 250th anniversary. The show highlights grievances such as military spending, an ICE agent's fatal shooting of Renee Good, and federal cuts to arts, environmental, and social programs. Artists employ a wide range of book formats and materials—screenprints, building blocks, accordion books, wood engravings, hand-stitched pages, leather panels and formica boxes—to convey varied perspectives. Beth Theilen's Tower Book, made with incarcerated collaborators, opens to reveal handmade books and the words of Shonna Larabee about her arrival at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco. The exhibition emphasizes independent critical thinking and the arts' capacity to heal and guide during turbulent times.
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