The Art of Democracy Is a National Coalition of Art Exhibitions
on the Dire State of American Politics Scheduled for the Fall of 2008.

Art of Democracy: War and Empire Related Events

Meridian Gallery
535 Powell St.,San Francisco, CA 94108
P: 415.398.7229 • F: 415.398.6176
E: info@meridiangallery.org

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, September 4, 6:00 - 9:00 PM

BOOK SIGNING: Friday, September 12, 5:00 - 7:00 PM - Patrick Oliphant Book Signing
• Political cartoonist Patrick Oliphant will sign his new book, Leadership: Cartoons and Sculpture from the Bush Years

BOOK EVENT: Friday, October 10, 4:30 PM
Norman Solomon, internationally recognized civil rights and antiwar activist, talks about his book and the film War Made Easy.

CLOSING ELECTION NIGHT EVENT: Tuesday, November 4

CONCERTS:
• Wednesday, September 17, 7:30 PM - Meridian Music presents The Cornelius Cardew Choir
• Wednesday, September 24, 7:30 PM - Hafez Modirzadeh & Saed Muhssin

FILM SERIES:

Documentary films will be shown every Friday, with screenings at 4:30 & 7:30 PM.

Fiction films will be shown every Saturday, with screenings at 7:30 PM.

Fri. 9/5/08:
Why We Fight (Dir. Eugene Jarecki, 2005)

Sat. 9/6/08:
All Quiet on the Western Front (Dir. Lewis Milestone, 1930)

Fri. 9/12/08:
Sir! No Sir! (Dir. David Zeiger, 2005)

Sat. 9/13/08:
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Dir. Robert Wise, 1951)

Fri. 9/19/08:
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (Dir. Errol Morris, 2003)

Sat. 9/20/08:
Europa, Europa (Dir. Agnieszka Holland, 1990)

Fri. 9/26/08:
No End in Sight (Dir. Charles Ferguson, 2007)

Sat. 9/27/08:
The Night of the Shooting Stars (Dir. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, 1982)

Fri. 10/3/08:
Taxi to the Dark Side (Dir. Alex Gibney, 2007)

Sat. 10/4/08:
Dr. Stangelove (Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1964)

Fri. 10/10/08:
War Made Easy (Dir. Loretta Alper & Jeremy Earp, 2008)

Sat. 10/11/08:
Mash (Dir. Robert Altman, 1970)

Fri. 10/17/08:
Power of Nightmares parts 1 & 2 (Dir. Adam Curtis, 2004)

Sat. 10/18/08:
Three Kings (Dir. David O. Russell, 1999)

Fri. 10/24/08:
Power of Nightmares parts 2 & 3 (Dir. Adam Curtis, 2004)

Sat. 10/25/08:
In the Valley of Elah (Dir. Paul Haggis, 2007)

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