In light of the recent Haiti disaster and the untimely death of Michael Jackson last year, this new exhibit seems disturbingly fitting. A united effort by 12 international, emerging artists, We Are the World dares to push 80’s babies to consider how they might approach the 1985 Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson collaborative music project to raise awareness of famine in Africa. You know, the song from Free Willy?

Curated by California College of the Arts graduate Liliana Lewicka, participating artists are Ninna Berger, Caitlin Denny, John Henderson, Parker Ito, Zachary Kaplan, Anne Guro Larsmon, Matt Momchilov, Justin Olerud, Job Piston, Melissa Sachs, Bailey Salisbury, and Justin Swinburne. Reimagined projects include media of all shapes and sizes, including sculpture, video, photography and installation.

The exhibit’s Saturday opening reception only lacked one thing, “We Are the World” playing over the loudspeaker.

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