Portraiture Now, Asian in America
dal 11/8/2011 al 13/10/2011
Segnalato da
National portrait gallery Washington
Cindy Hwang
New York
Hye Yeon Nam
Shizu Saldamando
Los Angeles
Roger Shimomura
Lawrence
KS
Satomi Shirai
New York
Tam Tran
Memphis
TN and Hong Chun Zhang
Lawrence
Atlanta and New York
11/8/2011
Portraiture Now, Asian in America
National Portrait Gallery, Washington
Portraits of Encounter. Through the groundbreaking work of seven talented artists from across the country and around the world, the exhibition offers provocative renditions of the Asian American experience. Their portraits of encounter offer representations against and beyond the stereotypes that have long obscured the complexity of being Asian in America.
The National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program are collaborating on an exhibition that will be the Smithsonian’s first major showcase of contemporary Asian American portraiture. Through the groundbreaking work of seven talented artists from across the country and around the world, the exhibition offers provocative renditions of the Asian American experience. Their portraits of encounter offer representations against and beyond the stereotypes that have long obscured the complexity of being Asian in America.
The artists featured are Cindy Hwang, New York, Hye Yeon Nam, Atlanta and New York, Shizu Saldamando, Los Angeles, Roger Shimomura, Lawrence, KS, Satomi Shirai, New York, Tam Tran, Memphis, TN and Hong Chun Zhang, Lawrence, KS.
Lead support for the exhibition, publication and related programs is provided by the Rebecca Houser Westcott Fund for “Portraiture Now.” Additional generous support is provided by Andrew S. Ree and the Joh Foundation.
Opens from 12 August 2011
National portrait gallery
Eighth and F Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Museum Hours: 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. daily
Closed December 25
Admission: FREE