{"id":20097,"date":"2014-11-23T10:15:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T15:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?p=20097"},"modified":"2014-12-07T15:33:42","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T20:33:42","slug":"exhibitbe-let-me-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?p=20097","title":{"rendered":"ExhibitBE &#8211; Let Me Be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I saw two things yesterday that taught me about the human spirit. Brandan Odums Prospect 3 <a href=\"http:\/\/nolaedit.com\/huge-spotlight-exhibitbe\/\" target=\"_blank\">installation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nola.com\/arts\/index.ssf\/2014\/11\/exhibitbe_spectacular_outdoor.html\" target=\"_blank\">ExhibitBE<\/a> where graffiti artists have turned an abandoned project on the West Bank into an <a href=\"http:\/\/miguelsolorzano.com\/2014\/11\/22\/exhibit-be-prospect-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">urban wonderland<\/a> complete with <em>feeling<\/em> &#8211; people gathered in music and awe to gaze at the talents of street artists&#8217; handiwork. The next was <em>Gomela<\/em>, a Junebug production that helped us &#8220;return with movement to our mother tongue&#8221; &#8211; a masterpiece of theater, dance, rhythm, spoken word and song all shown at the McKenna African American museum. <\/p>\n<p>This is why I love people. <\/p>\n<p>ExhibitBE<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7800.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20098\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?attachment_id=20098\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7800.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1416662718&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7800\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7800.jpg?fit=640%2C853\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7800.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"IMG_7800\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7800.jpg?w=2448 2448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7800.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7800.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7800.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7800.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7807.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20099\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?attachment_id=20099\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7807.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1416663467&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003968253968254&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7807\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7807.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" loading=\"lazy\" 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data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?attachment_id=20100\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7812.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1416665212&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004739336492891&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7812\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7812.jpg?fit=640%2C853\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7812.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"IMG_7812\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7812.jpg?w=2448 2448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7812.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7812.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7812.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7812.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7788.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20101\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?attachment_id=20101\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7788.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 4S&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1416662515&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0045045045045045&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7788\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7788.jpg?fit=640%2C853\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7788.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"IMG_7788\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7788.jpg?w=2448 2448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7788.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7788.jpg?resize=768%2C1024 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7788.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7788.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The McKenna &#8211; Gomela performance<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7829.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20102\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/?attachment_id=20102\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dangermond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_7829.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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Brandan Odums Prospect 3 installation ExhibitBE where graffiti artists have turned an abandoned project on the West Bank into an urban wonderland complete with feeling &#8211; people gathered in music and awe to gaze at the talents of street artists&#8217; handiwork. The next was Gomela, a Junebug production that helped us &#8220;return with movement to our mother tongue&#8221; &#8211; a masterpiece of theater,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-main"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kHSD-5e9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20097"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20139,"href":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20097\/revisions\/20139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dangermond.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}