The Wild Party warns of the consequences of desire, but also reminds us that to want is to be human. Read more…
Archive for Talia Flores
Imaginary Art and Imaginary Protest The Asian American Theater Production’s Caught
It is completely unafraid in its chaos. Read more…
PWR BTTM takes over Kairos
StAR contributor Talia Flores attended the Kairos PWR BTTM concert on February 24 and turned the experience into an Arts Review photo essay. Read more…
“Fly Away, Birds of My Frailty” How Gender Is Set Free In Mammaries of Tiresias
Mammaries takes traditional gender concepts and turns them on their heads. Read more…
She Persisted: A Documentation of the San Francisco’s Women’s March
Hover over the photo to access Talia Flores’ collection of photo essays from the Women’s March in San Francisco on January 21, 2017.
Posters of the Women’s March
“No, see / spite is so much / easier than love, heavy / but I can hold it, / more stone / than water, more why / than how” - “Resignation” by Jameson Fitzpatrick
The posters at the Women’s Marches were varied, but pursued a unified message of equality and strength in diversity. Notable were the “We The People” posters developed by Shepard Fairey (see the “We The People” poster in the seventh photo below), the creator of the Obama “Hope” poster.
The Setting of the Women’s March
“Perhaps, / the truth is, every song of this country / has an unsung third stanza, something brutal / snaking underneath us as we blindly sing” - “A New National Anthem” by Ada Limón
The San Francisco Women’s March began at the Civic Center, in which the City Hall was lit up pink. Despite there being heavy rain for almost the entirety of the march, the march continued for its entire duration without halt.
The People of the Women’s March
“I, too, sing America.” - “I, Too” by Langston Hughes
About 100,000 protestors participated in the San Francisco Women’s March. Notable were the pink “pussyhats” (see photo with pink hats) designed by Krista Suh and Jayna Zweiman to make a visual statement at the Women’s Marches and to represent women’s rights.
Unapologetically Intimate Abdu Ali and the expansiveness of identity
The combination of a smaller stage coupled with vibrant sounds, mixed media, and the emphasis on queer stories and art produced powerful themes not easily forgotten. Read more…
GUILTY PLEASURES: your week 6 playlist
Songs you may not expect us to like. Read more…