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The best of KQED’s arts commentary.

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So You Wanna Go to Art School?

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Two African American men sit in directors-style chairs and share conversation while holding microphones in front of a gold curtain

In Oakland, Ryan Coogler Shares the Story Behind ‘Sinners’

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Nobody Asked for This

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SFMOMA’s Ruth Asawa Retrospective Honors the Patron Saint of San Francisco Arts

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The Real-Life Tales Behind ‘Freaky Tales’

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A little girl sits on the sidewalk in the splits while wearing roller skates.

Photographer Brittani ‘Brittsense’ Sensabaugh Revisits Her Oakland Roots

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How Spirituality Led Richmond's King NTG Back To Hip-Hop

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Eugene Tssui Brings His Futuristic Visions to an Emeryville Residency

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How Rising Rapper Dee Dot Jones Made the Oakland Roots’ New Anthem

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Two Bay Area Memelords Take on Gentrification in a New Doc

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