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Community Opening Celebration for Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to Survive

Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 5–8pm

ADMISSION: Free and open to all with advanced RSVP

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2023-02-16 17:00:00 UTC2023-02-16 20:00:00 UTC America/Los_AngelesThe CJM - 736 Mission St, San Francisco, CACommunity Opening Celebration for Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to SurviveJoin us at The CJM for a community celebration of Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to Survive, the highly-anticipated first museum solo exhibition of California-based artist Cara Levine. Drawing on Jewish tradition and social practice, the works on view delve into the intimate experiences of loss and regeneration with curiosity and interconnectedness, and invite visitors to explore how creativity can serve as a path to social justice, healing, and the formulation of meaning. Enjoy a light nosh, explore impactful art, and hear from the artist and curator as we celebrate the exhibition’s opening. 

Join us for an evening of conversation and art to celebrate Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to Survive, the highly-anticipated first museum solo exhibition of California-based artist Cara Levine. Hear from the artist in person during a conversation with exhibition curator Qianjin Montoya, then head to the galleries to explore artworks that draw on Jewish tradition and social practice to employ creativity as a path to healing. Enjoy a light nosh, explore art, and discover new insights into the artwork as we welcome the exhibition to The CJM.

RSVP

This event is free and open to all. Kindly RSVP February 12. Please make sure to check our health and safety guidelines before you arrive.

Questions? Please contact rsvp@thecjm.org or call 415.655.7824.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Community Opening Celebration

5–8pm

Light refreshments will be served.

A conversation with Artist Cara Levine and Assistant Curator Qianjin Montoya

6:30–7pm

Seating is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Galleries Close

8pm

Participate in the Exhibition

For the artwork Carve; The Mystic is Nourished From This Sphere, Levine will collect notes submitted by the public that share what grief they are experiencing, and create a symbolic adaptation of the ritual of shiva—the first seven-day mourning period in Judaism following the loss of a loved one in which community gathers to comfort the mourner—by carving the notes onto the surface of the artwork. The artwork will remain a working site for the artist and the public to continue adding to the work throughout the remainder of the exhibition.  

To participate, please respond to the prompt "Today, I am grieving..." with a few handwritten words or a drawing. Submit a close-up and clear photo of your note and email it to curatorial@thecjm.org.

About the Exhibition

Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to Survive

Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You to Survive explores loss, empathy, and equity through sculpture, video, and socially engaged practices. Grappling with some of the most pressing issues of our time, including police brutality, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the California-based artist uses her artistic practice as a means to explore and process grief around personal and collective traumas. The resulting works highlight how creative endeavors can facilitate healing and help mourners find meaning in community with one another. Drawing on Jewish traditions, community practice, and interconnectedness, the exhibition invites visitors to explore installations and sculptural works that plumb the depths of the intimate and universal experiences of grief and regeneration.

A woman stands against a window in a room, underneath a translucent vinyl sheet that covers the entirety of the room.


supporters

Support for Cara Levine: To Survive I Need You To Survive is generously provided by Grants for the Arts.

Image Credits

Header image: Header image: Cara Levine, DIG: A Hole To Put Your Grief In, 2021. Shalom Institute, Malibu, CA. Photo: Nir Yaniv. Courtesy the artist.

Exhibition image: Cara Levine, Grief To Fill A Room With, 2021. Courtesy the artist.