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THE LAST AMERICAN ICON: June 17 & 20, 2008

emael — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:01:00 GMT

BOOK SIGNING AND READINGTuesday, 17 June 2008: 7:00 PM. @ Modern Times Bookstore888 Valencia Street, San FranciscoA 21st CENTURY HAPPENINGFriday, 20 June 2008: 5:00 to 8:00 PM. @ The SF LGBT CenterCeremonial Room & Roof Terrace, 1800 Market Street @ OctaviaAs part of the 2008 National Queer Arts Festival, emael (loveemael.com) and Diego Pacheco (postminimal.com) invite you to enjoy rooftop cocktails on the summer solstice in celebration of their first book, The Last American Icon. Recognized by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom as an "outstanding professional achievement," the book is offered as a guide to help the reader meditate ...

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The Last American Icon (My first book)

emael — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 09:06:00 GMT

/images/85823-75030/9780979725203_jpg.jpg" width="637" border="0">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE"[emael's] outstanding professional achievement, The Last American Iconclearly communicates the human value of harmony and integrity that SanFrancisco strives to inspire in the world."~San Francisco Mayor Gavin NewsomTHE HOUSE OF EMAEL is pleased to announce its first published book, THELAST AMERICAN ICON. Beautifully merging art theory with a dailymeditation practice, THE LAST AMERICAN ICON was conceived and developedto address the specific needs of people in the face of vague andchanging times. Formerly known as Ernesto Arellano, emael legally assumed his presentname as a cultural strategy in 1998 while completing an MFA in NewGenres at the ...

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Chicana/o Biennial Performance @ MACLA

emael — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:33:00 GMT

MACLA Presents: Chicana/o Biennial Performance Art Night featuring new work by emael and Nao Bustamante Thursday, August 23, 7pm

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ARTIST UNDER HOUSE ARREST FOR YOUR PLEASURE: 7 days later

emael — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:30:00 GMT

While I was living under house arrest in the street-level front gallery of Queen's Nails Annex, I wrote brief daily reflections on my experiences and placed them in the window for people to read. I posted them alongside a sign with quote by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in regard to the work. I post these same items here for your pleasure. Be well and enjoy.

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THE LAST AMERICAN ICON: under house arrest

emael — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:30:00 GMT

THE LAST AMERICAN ICON: July 6th - 11th @ Queen's Nails Annex. Home detention surveillance, fellow elders, post-911 human rights, poetic releases, internal interrogations, rare possibilities and shoe gazing surface for the Queen's Nails Annex Performance Series, The Professionals, with an exhibition, nightly events and a forthcoming book. This week at Queen's Nails Annex is not to be missed.

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The Quiet Beginnings of a New Way of Interacting with the World.

emael — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:30:00 GMT

I presently sit in a small apartment in San Francisco while sirens blare by my window, drowning out the KPFA programming coming from the television. It's another restless night, meditating over every thought struggling to take form; not everything is worth y/our time. I am torn between a great bowl of tofu with vegetables I just prepared and these very words I am invested in sharing with you this evening. What a strange thought. You, the reader, could be anywhere in the world. How is that for an incredible possibility?

Before continuing, let me say that this blog is not necessarily for everybody. This is ...

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