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De la nourriture – reflections

“De la nourriture” by Monica Jahan Bose Galerie The Window curator: Catherine Bay 1, Rue Gustave Goublier, 75010 Paris October 19, 2017, all day project with final performance at 6:30 pm (duration 1.5 hours) Une action artistique autour du changement climatique et son impact sur...

by Monica Bose on November 3rd, 2017
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Deux Degrés installation images

Deux Degrés Monica Jahan Bose in collaboration with Anju Chaudhuri Cotton saris with woodblock print and painting, paper scrolls with drawing and painting, etchings, combination prints on paper, and video. Galerie Six Elzevir, 6 rue Elzevir, Paris October 16, 2017 Exhibition and art action Click...

by Monica Bose on October 29th, 2017
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Honolulu Performance

RECLAIM, a performance art action led by Monica Jahan Bose as part of Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center‘s Ae Kai: A Culture Lab on Convergence.  Performed on: July 8, 2017, 4:00 pm. Location: Ala Moana Center, former Foodland site, Honolulu, Hawaii, and then out to the Pacific...

by Monica Bose on July 18th, 2017
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RECLAIM in Hawai’i

RECLAIM BY MONICA JAHAN BOSE in collaboration with Hina Kneubuhl, zine in collaboration with Sloane Leong Installation in the former Foodland, Ala Moana Shopping Center, Honolulu, Hawai’i, as part of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s “Ae Kai,” a Culture Lab on Convergence, July 6-9,...

by Monica Bose on July 18th, 2017
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Sierra Club Gender & Climate Workshop

Approximately 25 youth activists (age 16-26) from around the country gathered in Washington, DC for Sierra Club’s annual Youth Activist Weekend to discuss Gender and Climate Change.  They were such a lively and inspiring group to work with for my Sari Pledge Workshop, which was...

by Monica Bose on June 19th, 2017
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VisionDC at the Arena Stage

As a socially-engaged DC artist, Monica Jahan Bose was asked to create an installation for the VisionDC Arts & Innovation Summit, a convergence of DC art makers to discuss the state of the arts in DC today. Installations are always a somewhat harrowing adventure, but...

by Monica Bose on May 17th, 2017
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Smithsonian’s Ae Kai

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center presents “Ae Kai,” a culture lab on convergence Dates: July 7-9, 2017, 11 am to 9 pm Location: Site of former Foodland, Ala Moana Shopping Center, Honololu, Hawai’i I will be presenting RECLAIM, an installation and interactive language and climate...

by Monica Bose on May 13th, 2017
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Climate Empowerment in Anacostia

On March 1, we launched a new series of empowerment workshops for women in a shelter in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The workshop was led by Monica Jahan Bose with help from interns Juliet Hutchings and Jaclyn Merida. Approximately 10 residents of the...

by Monica Bose on March 3rd, 2017
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Floating/Drowning at Superfine! Downtown Miami

Floating/Drowning Part 2 @ Superfine! The Fairest Fair, 56 NE 29th Street, Miami, FL, Saturday, December 3, 2016, 4 to 6 pm by Monica Jahan Bose with One Billion Rising Miami and others. The performance took place in the astroturf garden and then continued onto...

by Monica Bose on December 14th, 2016
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1.5 Degrees Installation

1.5 • C Site specific video installation with woodblock printed saris, used lightbulbs, snowglobes, coconuts, rice, turmeric, sea shells, and solar lights. Video made in collaboration with Leena Jayaswal. Edited by Shefali Akhter Shetu and Monica Jahan Bose. Location: Halcyon House, as part of Ward...

by Monica Bose on December 13th, 2016
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