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SUMMARY:Exhibit:  "The Monkey King in Chinatown" by AAPI Comic Book and Graphic Novel Artists
DESCRIPTION:The Monkey King is the epitome of tricksterdom. First appearing in the 14th-century Chinese novel\, “Journey to the West\,” the character born as Sun Wukong embodies rebellion\, individualism\, and daring. He’s also the inspiration behind the stunning works in this exhibition. \nCurator Jerry Ma’s modern Monkey King idea began with his first exhibition at Pearl River Mart\, A CHINATOWN ODYSSEY (which inspired his graphic novel). This solo show was his reimagining of the mythical creature and his legendary cohorts on adventures — and misadventures — throughout NYC’s Chinatown. \nThis new exhibition\, featuring the works of eight renowned AAPI comic book and graphic novel artists\, furthers those adventures. The pieces reimagine the simian folk hero as everything from a punk rocker to a dancing king to a ferocious b-baller. They place him in iconic Chinatown spots\, like Columbus Park with its Chinese chess enthusiasts\, the Canal Street subway station (complete with pizza rat)\, a lively dim sum eatery\, and the Transfiguration Church and beloved Hop Kee restaurant. \nThey connect the past with the present\, bringing a Chinese legend into a Chinese American community\, and beyond. They make him part of that community. Eating\, dancing\, playing\, and laughing alongside its members. \nThe exhibition also features the artists’ works from their careers as comic book and graphic novel artists\, and is accompanied by installations in Chelsea Market and the outdoor tables of the Meatpacking District. Both framed and unframed prints are available for purchase. \nThe featured artists: \n\nBernard Chang\nSean Chen\nCliff Chiang\nSoo Lee\nHoward Ma\nJerry Ma (curator)\nJerome Opeña\nKimberly Wang
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/exhibit-the-monkey-king-in-chinatown-by-aapi-comic-book-and-graphic-novel-artists/
LOCATION:Pearl River Mart Gallery – Soho\, 452 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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SUMMARY:MOCA TALKS with Karen Fang – The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong
DESCRIPTION:We will celebrate Wong’s enduring impact on American visual storytelling\, including his contributions to the beloved Disney classic Bambi.\n\n\nCan’t attend in person? Join us online. \nThe Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) invites you to an insightful conversation with Karen Fang\, Professor of English at the University of Houston\, film scholar\, cultural critic\, and author of Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong. \nYou may not recognize the name Tyrus Wong\, but you’ve likely seen his work—most notably in the atmospheric scenes of Disney’s Bambi. Background Artist shares the inspiring story of Wong’s remarkable 106-year life and showcases his wide array of creative work\, from the paintings and fine art prints he made working for Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration to the unique handmade kites he designed and flew on the Santa Monica beach. It tells how he came to the United States as a ten-year-old boy in 1920\, at a time when the Chinese Exclusion Act barred him from legal citizenship. Yet it also shows how Wong found American communities that welcomed him and nurtured his artistic talent. Covering everything from his work as a studio sketch artist for Warner Bros. to the best-selling Christmas cards he designed for Hallmark and other greeting card companies\, this book celebrates a multitalented Asian American artist and pioneer. \nAs part of this event\, two original paintings by Tyrus Wong will be temporarily displayed. Through this discussion\, MOCA honors Wong’s enduring influence on American visual storytelling\, his ability to bridge cultures through art\, and the creative vision that continues to inspire generations. The program will be moderated by Yifan Wu\, MOCA’s Senior Director of Events and Operations. \nAbout Karen Fang \nKaren Fang is a film scholar and visual culture critic who writes and speaks for museums and film festivals around the world. Known for previous books about Hong Kong cinema and nineteenth-century British interest in exotic objects\, Karen often writes about the intersection of eastern and western aesthetics. Her work has appeared in Smithsonian Magazine\, Hyperallergic\, Nikkei Asia\, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She is also a prominent contributor to The Engines of Our Ingenuity\, a long-running\, widely distributed public radio series about science and innovation\, where her episodes always focus on the visual arts. A Sunday painter\, Karen’s favorite media are watercolor and pen and ink.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/moca-talks-with-karen-fang-the-life-and-work-of-tyrus-wong/
LOCATION:Museum of Chinese in America\, 215 Centre Street\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,Book,History,In Person
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with Leekyung Kang: Entombed in Static
DESCRIPTION:Artist Leekyung Kang will present on her recent work is inspired by Buddhist cosmology’s cyclical nature.\nLeekyung Kang\, the inaugural artist-in-residence at the Queens College School of Arts (Fall 2024)\, will present on her recent work inspired by Buddhist cosmology’s cyclical nature\, creating a series of paintings\, print\, and installation that interrogate the formal aspects of what is architecturally defined as a form of chamber. Beginning with the visual language of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (대한불교조계종\, 大韓佛敎 曹溪宗)\, Kang plans to incorporate imagery from various religions to illustrate how ancient beliefs interpret ideas of cosmic harmony and divine presence. Drawing from ancient tomb or chamber murals across religions and cultures\, her work aims to reconcile diverse elements to refine the articulation of cyclical and transformative existence.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/artist-talk-with-leekyung-kang-entombed-in-static/
LOCATION:Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY\, 25 West 43rd Street\, Room 1000\, New York\, NY\, 10036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,Discussion,In Person,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit: We Are Chinatown: By Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya
DESCRIPTION:Created by artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya during her civic practice residency with Poster House\, in partnership with Welcome to Chinatown\, and presented by Pearl River Mart\, “We Are Chinatown: A Portrait Of Our Community Rising Through Labor And Love” is an intimate offering that presents a rich and multifaceted portrait of a neighborhood continuously evolving while deeply rooted in its history and cultural heritage. At the heart of the show is a large\, dynamic tapestry — a cascading collage of images\, memories\, poetry\, and threads that stretch across the gallery space\, symbolizing the interconnectedness of Chinatown’s past\, present\, and future. Complementing this work are sculptures\, each a reflection of the neighborhood’s textures\, objects\, and symbols. Reminders of the everyday resilience that sustains Chinatown. \nThis body of work also features a public art campaign of intergenerational portraits\, capturing the diverse faces of the community that will appear around the neighborhood. These portraits were created through intimate conversations with residents in their homes\, restaurants\, and shops\, preserving their personal histories and offering a window into the neighborhood’s enduring vitality. The portraits transcend individual likenesses\, instead capturing the shared experiences\, aspirations\, and challenges that define Chinatown as a living\, breathing space. \n“Amanda’s public work moved me at the darkest times during the pandemic\,” says Pearl River Mart President Joanne Kwong. “I was driving around the city for hours\, making deliveries for online orders\, checking on employees\, and donating PPE to hospitals. Seeing her bold and colorful work around the city gave me strength and a jolt of happiness and purpose\, and for that I am so thankful. “Now to be able to exhibit her work in our gallery is a privilege and an honor. Amanda is outspoken and daring as an artist. And this show\, though a bittersweet reminder of that difficult time\, is also joyous and hopeful in its celebration of the resilience of Chinatown.”
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibit-we-are-chinatown-by-amanda-phingbodhipakkiya/
LOCATION:Pearl River Mart Gallery – Soho\, 452 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit: In Our Corner: Exchanges in the Asian American Art Movements and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Who is in our corner when we need help?\nWho do we call on when we are down?\nWho backs us up when we are cornered?\nIn Our Corner: Exchanges in the Asian American Art Movements and Beyond explores the personal and professional support that artists of Asian descent received during and after the Asian American Art Movements. This companion exhibition to Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001) at New York University’s 80WSE Gallery\, invites five artists of the three key art collectives and organizations featured in Legacies to show alongside five non-Asian American artists who supported their work and growth over the years. These relationships range from recently made friendships to lifelong partnerships and even marriage: Kathleen Foster joins Ching Ming Cheung; Charles Luce joins Helen Oji; Howardena Pindell joins Arlan Huang; Shellyne Rodriguez joins Tomie Arai; and Arleen Schloss joins Nina Kuo. To highlight AAAC’s collection and its ongoing solidarity-building\, In Our Corner presents five works by non-Asian American artists from the collection\, Columbia Fiero\, Kitty Katz\, Donald Lipski\, Eva Mantell\, and Sepp Seitz. As the hosting institution for In Our Corner\, Think!Chinatown’s commission of Black Gotham’s Grand Rising and its inclusion in the show demonstrates the organization’s ongoing exchange and collaboration with communities of color. Through interviews and writings from the artists\, In Our Corner highlights these bonds and explores how artist collectives/organizations intersected and fostered connections. \nNovember 16\, 2024 – March 2025 \nOpening Reception: Saturday\, November 16\, 2024\, 3-5PM \nThink!Chinatown’s Studio – 1 Pike Street\, New York\, NY 10002 \nPhoto Credit “Untitled” by Sepp Seitz
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibit-in-our-corner-exchanges-in-the-asian-american-art-movements-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Chinatown!Studio\, 1 Pike Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250126
DTSTAMP:20241127T131632Z
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SUMMARY:Critical Connections: Protest Photography Past + Present
DESCRIPTION:Pace University Art Gallery presents Critical Connections: Protest Photography Past + Present\, in collaboration with Blasian March. \nThe show features the work of three contemporary photographers Stas Ginzburg\, Josh Pacheco\, and Cindy Trinh\, who have extensively documented Blasian March. Their work is presented alongside historic images from the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War protests\, which they drew from the George Stephanopoulos Collection of news photography at Pace. The exhibition also includes selections by Blasian March founder Rohan Zhou-Lee\, highlighting works by an additional 17 contemporary documentarians and nine historic photojournalists. The curatorial team also includes independent curator Sophia Ma\, Professor Sarah Cunningham\, the gallery director at Pace\, and Pace student Hannah Arias ’26\, the Amelia A. Gould Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Creative Arts.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/critical-connections-protest-photography-past-present/
LOCATION:Art Gallery at Pace University\, 41 Park Row\, 1st floor\, Spruce Street entrance\, New York\, NY\, 10038\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibition: Avani Patel: Connection
DESCRIPTION:Connection is a solo exhibition by Avani Patel\, presented at Evercore’s New York City offices. \nExcerpt from Patel’s artist statement: \n“Art has been an integral part of my life since I was young. I used to go to the theater with my sister for her rehearsals and dance shows. Seeing the colorful costumes\, flowing dresses and festivity of these moments made me feel joyful; I felt as though the colors were speaking to me…I often draw and paint things that I see in my everyday surroundings\, personal experiences\, and memories. I use mark-making and repetition as tools to signify change in nature\, the passage of time\, and the retention and rejection of memory. My work often takes the form of visual studies and drawings that I work on for months as a time. This process helps me understand colors and patterns\, which then allows me to transfer my ideas to large-scale paintings and public projects.” \nFor inquiries\, please email info@cueartfoundation.org.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibition-avani-patel-connection/
LOCATION:Evercore Partners\, 55 East 52nd St\, New York\, NY\, 10055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250501
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibition: Avani Patel: Connection
DESCRIPTION:Connection is a solo exhibition by Avani Patel\, presented at Evercore’s New York City offices. \nExcerpt from Patel’s artist statement: \n“Art has been an integral part of my life since I was young. I used to go to the theater with my sister for her rehearsals and dance shows. Seeing the colorful costumes\, flowing dresses and festivity of these moments made me feel joyful; I felt as though the colors were speaking to me…I often draw and paint things that I see in my everyday surroundings\, personal experiences\, and memories. I use mark-making and repetition as tools to signify change in nature\, the passage of time\, and the retention and rejection of memory. My work often takes the form of visual studies and drawings that I work on for months as a time. This process helps me understand colors and patterns\, which then allows me to transfer my ideas to large-scale paintings and public projects.” \nFor inquiries\, please email info@cueartfoundation.org.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibition-avani-patel-connection-2/
LOCATION:Evercore Partners\, 55 East 52nd St\, New York\, NY\, 10055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241207
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit:  Materials of Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Nadine Fattaleh\, Fall 2024 Student Artist-in-Residence\nPresented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU\n \nOn view: 20 Cooper Square\, third floor gallery\nThursday\, October 3-Friday\, December 6\, 2024\, Tuesday-Friday\, 12:00-6:00 p.m. Non-NYU guests must register in advance. \nIn the age of digital circulation\, Palestinian protest images have been subject to censorship. The medium of print has returned to combat repression\, with the increased production of posters\, flyers\, zines\, and pamphlets circulated at demonstrations\, community gatherings\, and university encampments. Materials of Solidarity echoes the movement’s insistence: “the more they try to silence us\, the louder we will be.” The collectively assembled postcards\, paired with documentation of the intimate reflections of anonymous contributors\, are a palimpsest of our community and its protest of the ongoing\, mediatized genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza. \nImages are progenitors of another possible world. Materials of Solidarity is a multivocal response to the age-old question of the relationship between graphic production and social transformation. The central proposition is that images alone are not enough: they need actions to realize their political potential. The exhibition accumulates images born of the history and reality of Palestinian struggle\, and their recombinant mutation across spaces\, generations and possibilities of solidarity and resistance. It offers reproductions of postcards as materials of solidarity that must proliferate into the world. From our campus and workplace\, to streets and open spaces\, let our images and words multiply\, distributing the collective energy of protest against genocide and reverberating the refusal of our collective complicity.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/art-exhibit-materials-of-solidarity/
LOCATION:20 Cooper Square\, 3rd floor\, New York\, NY\, 10003
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250112T200000
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SUMMARY:Exhibit: Tiny Grains: Chinatown Forever Changed\, Forever Changing
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening reception of our newest art exhibition!\n\n\nAnd time is telling\nOnly how long it takes\nLayer after layer\nAs our beauty unfolds\nUntil our captor we’ll hold\nIn peril\nA grain\nA tiny grain of sand \n— “Yellow Pearl” by Chris Kando Iijima and Joanne Nobuko Miyamoto \nDuring the shutdown of 2020\, Edward Cheng roamed the streets of Chinatown with his camera. Businesses were closed. Work had dried up. There was nothing else to do. On these treks he ran into people he knew. He saw the same friends\, acquaintances\, and community members time and again. Eventually he asked to photograph them. \nTINY GRAINS is at once local and universal. While the photographs capture one particular neighborhood (and in some cases one particular cross street) during one particular\, unprecedented time\, the stories they tell go beyond. They are stories of community and tradition. Joy in the face of adversity. Striving toward the future in an uncertain present. \nThe exhibition also honors the past. In 1972\, Basement Workshop created Yellow Pearl\, a collective work built around Chris Iijima\, Nobuko Miyamoto\, and Charlie Chin’s song book for the Asian American activist movement. TINY GRAINS is an homage to those early\, groundbreaking days of that movement and the seminal pioneers who are still active today. \nChinatown has long been plagued by injustice\, underrepresentation\, and xenophobia. The pandemic only heightened these issues. Even as the neighborhood returns to “normalcy\,” Cheng still feels their weight. Each photograph he takes lightens that weight. Each shopkeeper and grocery shopper. Each artist and activist. Each person coming together with others to share a drink or a meal\, a laugh or a cry. To listen to stories and play music. To dance in the streets. Each person a grain of sand. \nTINY GRAINS is on view Sept. 18\, 2024 through Jan. 12\, 2025. Free and open to the public every day. The accompanying book is available now. \n\n\nAbout the Artist \nA lifelong New Yorker\, Edward Cheng is a freelance computer programmer and seasoned globetrotting backpacker. As a photographer\, he works on long-term projects documenting the Asian American experience in Lower Manhattan’s Chinatown\, Día de los Muertos in Mexico\, and Christian Holy Weeks and Easters around the world. \nCheng is a teaching assistant and fixture at the International Center of Photography\, where he regularly assists darkroom masters Steve Anchell\, Brian Young\, and Chuck Kelton. He regularly exhibits in Manhattan’s Chinatown\, including at Think!Chinatown\, Souls of New York\, and at the Pearl River Mart Gallery. \nHe takes his mezcal oaxaqueno neat\, his coffee black\, and his bed at three. \nAbout Pearl River Mart \nPearl River Mart was founded as a “friendship store” in 1971. The iconic Asian emporium has locations in New York City’s SoHo district and the popular Chelsea Market with both a retail outlet and Pearl River Mart Foods. From home furnishings to fashion to snacks and everything in between\, the store features one-of-a-kind items imported from Asia\, as well as innovative merchandise designed and created by Asian Americans. A beloved destination for people from all over the globe\, Pearl River has become symbolic of the uniqueness\, authenticity\, and multiculturalism of New York City. Visit www.PearlRiver.com and follow on Facebook\, Instagram or Twitter. \nAbout the Pearl River Mart Gallery \nThe Pearl River Mart gallery features curated exhibitions with local artists from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds. Previous artists include: sculptor Warren King; New Yorker magazine cartoonists Amy Hwang\, Jeremy Nguyen\, Suerynn Lee\, Evan Hahn\, and more; photographers Louis Chan\, Hiroyuki Ito\, and Corky Lee; painters Julia Chon\, Arlan Huang\, Kam Mak; illustrators Sammy Yuen\, Nancy Pappas\, Jerry Ma\, Yumi Sakugawa\, and Felicia Liang; and multimedia artists Wiena Lin\, Ben Sloat\, and Xin Song. \nRecent exhibitions include “Reunion: Food as Culture\, Community\, and Coming Home” curated by Christine Wong; “Spirit Dreams: Where Ancestors Come to Speak” by Julia Chon; “Just Between Us: From the Archives of Arlan Huang” curated by Danielle Wu and Howie Chen; “Our Roots Run Deep: Finding Home in Chinatown” by Warren King; “Drawn Together: Stories of Resilience and Renewal in NYC CHinatown” by Sammy Yuen; “Soft Solidarity (SoS): Uniting to Protect\, Empower\, and Heal\,” a group show of AAPI women artists; “Heartmind: Portraits from the Bob Eng Lee and Asian American Arts Centre Collections\,” presented in collaboration with nonprofit arts organization Think!Chinatown; “Corky Lee on My Mind: A Photographic Tribute\,” dedicated to the legendary photographer and activist Corky Lee (1947–2021). \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/opening-reception-tiny-grains-chinatown-forever-changed-forever-changing/
LOCATION:Pearl River Mart Gallery – Soho\, 452 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10013\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception – Tiny Grains: Chinatown Forever Changed\, Forever Changing
DESCRIPTION:During the shutdown of 2020\, Edward Cheng roamed the streets of Chinatown with his camera. Businesses were closed. Work had dried up. There was nothing else to do. On these treks he ran into people he knew. He saw the same friends\, acquaintances\, and community members time and again. Eventually he asked to photograph them. \nTINY GRAINS is at once local and universal. While the photographs capture one particular neighborhood (and in some cases one particular cross street) during one particular\, unprecedented time\, the stories they tell go beyond. They are stories of community and tradition. Joy in the face of adversity. Striving toward the future in an uncertain present. \nThe exhibition also honors the past. In 1972\, Basement Workshop created Yellow Pearl\, a collective work built around Chris Iijima\, Nobuko Miyamoto\, and Charlie Chin’s song book for the Asian American activist movement. TINY GRAINS is an homage to those early\, groundbreaking days of that movement and the seminal pioneers who are still active today. \nChinatown has long been plagued by injustice\, underrepresentation\, and xenophobia. The pandemic only heightened these issues. Even as the neighborhood returns to “normalcy\,” Cheng still feels their weight. Each photograph he takes lightens that weight. Each shopkeeper and grocery shopper. Each artist and activist. Each person coming together with others to share a drink or a meal\, a laugh or a cry. To listen to stories and play music. To dance in the streets. Each person a grain of sand. \nTINY GRAINS is on view Sept. 18\, 2024 through Jan. 12\, 2025.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/opening-reception-tiny-grains-chinatown-forever-changed-forever-changing-2/
LOCATION:Pearl River Mart\, 452 Broadway\, New York\, NY\, 10013
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,Discussion,In Person,Reception
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240911T190000
DTSTAMP:20240901T193653Z
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SUMMARY:Opening for Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Howie Chen\, Jayne Cole Southard\, and christina ong. Co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. \nLegacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001) is an expansive survey of rarely-seen artwork and archival material by artists that constitute and exceed “Asian American\,” a label denoting a cultural and national identity invented in 1968. Utilizing an interdisciplinary and research-driven praxis\, Legacies uncovers how artists of Asian descent have historically negotiated identity in America as a set of situated practices and institutional structures amidst transnational diasporas\, racial phantasms\, and political imaginaries. \nThe exhibition opens with a reception on Wednesday\, September 11\, 2024. No registration is required. \nAccessibility note: The gallery is wheelchair accessible via the gallery entrance at 80 Washington Square East\, and has all gender restrooms. Please contact 80wse@nyu.edu with any access needs. \n\n  \n  \n\nImage credit: Hanh Thi Pham\, Self Portrait/Hairy/Pipe\, 1985. 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/opening-for-legacies-asian-american-art-movements-in-new-york-city/
LOCATION:80WSE\, 80 Washington Square East\, New York\, NY
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,History,In Person,Reception
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241221
DTSTAMP:20240901T215736Z
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit - Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001)
DESCRIPTION:Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001) is an expansive survey of rarely-seen artwork and archival material by artists that constitute and exceed “Asian American\,” a label denoting a cultural and national identity invented in 1968. Utilizing an interdisciplinary and research-driven praxis\, Legacies uncovers how artists of Asian descent have historically negotiated identity in America as a set of situated practices and institutional structures amidst transnational diasporas\, racial phantasms\, and political imaginaries.\n\nPresenting over 90 artists and collectives\, Legacies is the first institutional survey exhibition focusing on artists of Asian descent who were based in New York City.\n\n\nLegacies features works – paintings\, drawings\, sculpture\, and new media\, among other mediums – that serve to complicate the idea of defining “Asian American art” as singular and static through the lens of art history\, cultural studies\, and sociology. Recognizing that “identity-based” categories of art are bound to the dominant racial ideology and political narrative of a nation\, the exhibition instead focuses on a multiplicity of subjectivities\, political horizons\, and artistic expressions to interrogate life in America.\n\nIn addition to aesthetic concerns such as figuration\, abstraction and materiality\, the exhibition tracks how these artists addressed migration\, displacement\, racism\, cultural autonomy\, Western imperialism\, societal violence\, and representations of sexuality and gender through the decades.\n\nLegacies also constellates three key artist collectives and organizations: Godzilla: Asian American Art Network; the Basement Workshop; and Asian American Arts Centre. All three organizations were artistic\, social\, and political hubs for diasporic Asian artists in New York that intersected with other marginalized communities.\n\nThe exhibition also features newly commissioned installations\, including a large-scale Washington Square Windows installation by new-media artist Shu Lea Cheang connected to the 30th anniversary of her groundbreaking film\, Fresh Kill (1994).\n\nFilmmaker Rea Tajiri presents an assemblage sculpture that expands on her groundbreaking History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige (1991)\, a meditation on her family history and Japanese and Japanese American internment during World War II.\n\nOrganized by Howie Chen\, Curator at 80WSE\, Jayne Cole Southard\, PhD.\, CUNY\, and christina ong\, PhD. \n \nProduced by Jon Huron\, 80WSE.  Gini Yu Pei Lee\, Curatorial Assistant. Gracia Brown and Daniella Occhineri\, Research Assistants. Kate Edelson\, Exhibition Registrar.\n \nThe exhibition’s presentation is made possible by Teiger Foundation.  \n\nSpecial thanks for the support of the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU\, Squid Frames\, CHENZO.STUDIO\, and Fales Library and Special Collections. Equipment provided in part by Lower East Side Ecology Center and The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.\n\n\nImage credit:  Bridge Magazine Vol. 1 No. 6. New York: Basement Workshop\, 1972
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/exhibit-legacies-asian-american-art-movements-in-new-york-city-1969-2001/
LOCATION:80WSE\, 80 Washington Square East\, New York\, NY
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,History,In Person,Reception
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240904
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241215
DTSTAMP:20240831T215353Z
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SUMMARY:The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean
DESCRIPTION:Dan Lie\, Memory Stick ou Pau de Memória\, 2015. (Image: Edouard Fraipont) \nThe Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean is the first exhibition in New York City to center the artistic production of the Asian diaspora in the region from the 1940s to the present. Focusing on postwar and contemporary art\, the exhibition showcases the work of twenty-seven artists from fourteen countries working in a range of artistic mediums including painting\, sculpture\, performance\, photography\, and video\, to shed light into strategies and themes that resonate across a wide array of Asian diasporic practice throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. \nThe exhibition embraces and performs the multiple and interrelated meanings embedded in the notion of appearance\, inspired by Japanese Brazilian artist Lydia Okumura’s 1975 print by the same title. From acts of appearing and becoming visible—including different types of apparitions—to the idea of impressions and physical resemblance\, artists in the show grapple with the complexities of negotiating (in)visibility\, revisiting and remaking family archives and stories\, and engaging and reconfiguring spiritual practices. The show also addresses abstraction as a formal strategy linked to language\, the senses\, and the body in the context of the Americas’ postwar art. \nConceived as an appearance in and of itself\, the show sheds light on the often-overlooked experiences and artistic trajectories of Asian diasporic subjects and collectives across Latin America and the Caribbean\, casting them as both grounded in their particular context and constitutive of broader transnational histories. \nTo accompany the show\, we will present a series of public programs and publish a catalogue. \nThis exhibition is co-curated by Tie Jojima\, associate curator and manager of Exhibitions at Americas Society in New York\, and Yudi Rafael\, independent curator and researcher based in São Paulo\, Brazil.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/the-appearance-art-of-the-asian-diaspora-in-latin-america-the-caribbean/
LOCATION:Americas Society/Council of the Americas\, 680 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10065\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241001
DTSTAMP:20240906T144454Z
CREATED:20240718T165523Z
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SUMMARY:“NEW BEGINNINGS” Group Art Show
DESCRIPTION:“NEW BEGINNINGS” is a free group art show centered on change\, opportunity\, and rebirth featuring twenty contributors from BUCK’s Asian Employee Resource Group (ERG) APAC@BUCK on view at Land to Sea\, an Asian American- and Women-owned café and creative venue in Brooklyn\, NY. \n“NEW BEGINNINGS” celebrates the Year of the Dragon\, symbolizing change\, opportunity\, and rebirth. This theme encapsulates the journey of pursuing dreams and transforming them into reality. The show explores the diversity of visual media\, individual experiences\, and Asian identities from the perspectives of twenty BUCK artists spanning three studio locations (New York\, Los Angeles\, and Sydney) and six departments. \nThe show includes an array of mediums and materials\, including Risograph print\, giclee print\, pen plotter drawing\, traditional ink\, silk scarves\, embroidery\, 16mm film\, Riso animation\, temporary tattoos\, and stickers. \nLand to Sea is open Mon-Sun from 7am to 9pm\, and the event is open through September 30th\, 2024.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/new-beginnings-group-art-show/
LOCATION:Land to Sea\, 402 Graham Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240718
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241101
DTSTAMP:20240826T182440Z
CREATED:20240826T182440Z
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SUMMARY:Making or Faking Chinatown? Representing People\, Place and Culture
DESCRIPTION:Illustration by John Lee \nOn view July 18–October 2024\, Think!Chinatown is proud to present Making or Faking Chinatown? Representing People\, Place and Culture\, a thought-provoking urban planning-focused exhibition exploring the unresolved debate of cultural representation in Chinatown’s built environment through extensive research\, photographs from Chinatowns across North America\, and artwork by artist John Lee. The exhibition is co-curated by T!C Director Yin Kong and architectural historian Kerri Culhane\, and designed with fwd | A+U\, Farzana Gandhi Design Studio\, and Pentagram as part of Van Alen Institute’s program Design Sprints. \nIn 2024\, the NYC Economic Development Corporation launched the Chinatown Connections project which includes the redesign of Kimlau Square and creation of a “Chinatown Welcome Gateway”. This city project has reignited the conversation about cultural representation. In Chinatowns around the world\, gateways\, known as paifang–along with lanterns\, dragons and the ubiquitous color red–present a generic notion of Chinese culture for public consumption. Are these stereotypes or symbols of Chinatown? This exhibition explores the range of placekeeping and placemaking strategies in Chinatowns\, from everyday life to the staged production of culture. \nGallery hours are Wednesdays and Thursdays\, 3-6PM Chinatown!Studio (1 Pike St).
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/making-or-faking-chinatown-representing-people-place-and-culture/
LOCATION:Chinatown!Studio\, 1 Pike Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231023
DTSTAMP:20240930T113656Z
CREATED:20240708T201638Z
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SUMMARY:City of Faith: Religion\, Activism\, and Urban Space
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Filip Wolak \nCity of Faith: Religion\, Activism\, and Urban Space looks under the surface of New York’s image as a secular city and maps the complex and often surprising relationships that connect religion to public space. The exhibition focuses our attention on how religion engages the city at a public level—in “secular” streets and sidewalks\, waterfronts\, and other liminal spaces. Focusing on South Asian American and other communities who have faced religious profiling and surveillance—particularly after 9/11—the exhibition critically examines the nature of secularism in the city\, how it has historically favored Protestantism while rendering other communities hyper-visible\, and how these latter communities assert their right to the city through transformative art and collective action.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/city-of-faith-religion-activism-and-urban-space/
LOCATION:City Museum of New York\, 1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibit
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