One Way or Another
dal 6/9/2006 al 9/12/2006
Segnalato da
Michael Arcega
Xavier Cha
Patty Chang
Binh Danh
Mari Eastman
Ala Ebtekar
Chitra Ganesh
Glenn Kaino
Geraldine Lau
Jiha Moon
Laurel Nakadate
Kaz Oshiro
Anna Sew Hoy
Jean Shin
Indigo Som
Mika Tajima
Saira Wasim
Melissa Chiu
Karin Higa
Susette S. Min
6/9/2006
One Way or Another
Asia Society and Museum, New York
Asian American Art Now
Asian American Art Now
“the Asia Society’s latest, and possibly best, foray into contemporary art."
Roberta Smith, The New York Times
Artists in the Exhibition: Michael Arcega, Xavier Cha, Patty Chang, Binh Danh, Mari Eastman, Ala Ebtekar, Chitra Ganesh, Glenn Kaino, Geraldine Lau, Jiha Moon, Laurel Nakadate, Kaz Oshiro, Anna Sew Hoy, Jean Shin, Indigo Som, Mika Tajima, Saira Wasim, Co-Curators, Melissa Chiu, Karin Higa, Susette S. Min
One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now brings together seventeen artists from across the country who challenge and extend the category of Asian American art. The title of the exhibition, inspired by the 1970s Blondie hit, suggests that there has never been a formulaic way of making or seeing art, either back then or now. Instead, these artists initiate a new set of conversations that highlight the multidimensional ways of conceptualizing and producing art today.
The selected artists came of age in various parts of the United States during the late 1970s and 1980s. They have at their disposal a wide array of art historical practices, popular culture references, and local influences. What characterizes much of their art, as distinguished from the work of previous generations, is a freedom to choose, manipulate, and reinvent different kinds of languages and issues, whether formal, conceptual, or political. The works in the exhibition, many of them made especially for this show, reflect this energy. Together, the artists and their work defy a definitive conception of Asian American art.
A fully illustrated catalog, One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now, is available at AsiaStore
Image: Patty Chang, In Love, 2001. Two-channel video installation. Dimensions vary on installation; 3 minutes, 28 seconds; Edition of 5. Courtesy of the artist and Kustera Tilton Gallery, New York
For information on related programs, visit the One Way or Another exhibition website or call the Asia Society box office at (212) 517-ASIA.
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