Monumental Elegies explored the ideas of personal histories and identities through the deconstruction and reimagining of legacies and temporary monuments.  In this robust summer program, students first encountered 500 Capp Street’s artist in residence Mildred Howard‘s wrapped Junipero Serra, pointedly asking questions about what a legacy is, why it is important, and whose legacy should be remembered and why. Students embedded themselves into the activities of neighbor Ruth’s Table‘s community, doing chair yoga, making floral collages and other activities in the spirit of Ruth Asawa, whose dining room table is the centerpiece of this community gallery. Students also visited the Ruth Asawa retrospective at SFMOMA, continuing their investigations into legacy and process-based artmaking.

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