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Watch for new light installations in Berkeley

“Fly safe” light installation by Golsana Heshmati. Photos courtesy of the artist. “Fly safe” light installation by Golsana Heshmati. Photos courtesy of the artist. By Tina Zhu “I feel every minute of freedom here or in Spain,” said Golsana Heshmati, a lighting designer born and raised in Tehran, Iran. Golsana Heshmati recently moved from Spain to Berkeley […]

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Big Screen Berkeley: Exit Through the Gift Shop — a two-finger salute to craven art-world poseurs?

The less you know about Exit through the Gift Shop before you see it, the more you’ll appreciate it. Of course, if you go into the film expecting to learn anything about its purported subject, you’ll probably be bitterly disappointed. Directed by guerrilla artist Banksy, the film is, ostensibly, both a behind the scenes look […]