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Whirlwind visit to Simpson College, Iowa
I am still processing my fantastic two-day visit to Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, near Des Moines. What a pleasure it was to meet Judy Walden, chair of Gender and Women’s Studies, who invited me to Simpson to deliver their 2015 Women in America Lecture....
Prologue-Epilogue Show in Newark
Storytelling with Saris is featured in a Group Exhibition “Prologue-Epilogue” in Newark, NJ The Gateway Project, 2 Gateway Center, Newark, NJ (near Newark Penn Station) ) Dates: October 9- November 20, 2014 Opening: October 9 from 6 to 9 pm There is an installation of...
Layer by Layer exhibition in Bangladesh
I am busy working on the exhibition for the Edward M. Kennedy Center in Bangladesh, opening on July 19, 2014. I will create a site-specific installation using the collaborative saris and video from Katakhali, Bangladesh.
Huge turnout at Climate Conference!
Today’s Climate Change Conference at the National Cathedral was a truly inspiring event. Speakers talked about the critical crisis posed by climate change and ways in which to activate change. There were over 80 people there for the conference, which was from 9:30 to 2:30...
Climate Change Conference Presentation
I am doing a presentation on Storytelling with Saris at a Climate Change conference at the National Cathedral, Washingon DC this Saturday. My panel is from 12:45-2:15 — Inspiring Action and Finding Solutions. Please register for this free conference (from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm)...
Layer by Layer on Bangladesh TV!
A feature cultural news story about the exhibition Layer by Layer:Storytelling with Saris is on Bangladesh TV on the show “Hello Washington” on NTV tonight, January 17, 2014 at 11 pm, and on Saturday afternoon as well. Many thanks to reporter and videographer Tahera Kibria...
Press in Berlin!
Monica Jahan Bose’s performance UNWRAPPED using the saris from this project was described in a review of (e)merge art fair in Berlin Art Link. Quoting from the review: “DC-based, Bangladeshi-American artist-activist, Monica Jahan Bose performed Unwrapped. With a 216-foot sari—covered with writing from the women...
Sublime Virtue coming to Dumbo…
Sublime Virtue coming to Dumbo Arts Festival! I am very excited to announce that I’ll be working with a team of empowered women on the performance/installation Sublime Virtue, part of the SAWCC presentation at the Dumbo Arts Festival this coming weekend, September 28 and 29....
NYC Party
Today we celebrated and shared the Storytelling with Saris project with our New York City funders and friends. Aside cocktails and small bites, Monica and Nandita presented the project to new individuals, as well as personally thanked our New York backers. A big thank you...
Final Bus Stop Bangladesh
June twentieth marked the end of three public installation performances known as Bus Stop Bangladesh. The saris of Roxana, Parveen, Zakia, and Zulekha were hung from Mt. Rainier City Hall. Reactions by the public to the performance ranged from local residents baffled by their surroundings...
