Raves – they’re not just about body paint and glowsticks. In some parts of the world, raves can be an important expression of social belonging and resistance, a fact that’s celebrated in a multisensory special exhibit at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum.

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“Rave into the Future: Art in Motion” examines the dance-and-music culture of the West Asian diaspora, featuring women and queer artists familiar with the scene who hail from the U.S. and Europe. From robot vacuum cleaners doing ballet on glitter to a literally body-shaking demonstration of subwoofers, at the heart of it all is music, and how it serves as glue to keep communities together.

A sculpture from Oakland’s Sahar Khoury includes a functional DJ deck, which is commandeered by local and traveling DJs throughout t

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