Asia Society and Museum
One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now
At Asia Society and Museum 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street)http://www.AsiaSociety.org
“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 17 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, http://www.AsiaStore.org For information on related programs, visit the One Way or Another exhibition website or call the Asia Society box office at (212) 517-ASIA.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Thursday, September 14, 2006
INTERCITY: URBAN ARTS FOR SOUTH EAST ASIA
VENUE: Galeri Seni Maya
No.12, 1st fl, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
DATE: Saturday, 23 September 2006
TIME: 3 PM
An Introduction to META HOUSE, Promotion of Cultural Exchange and International Dialogue
Nico Mesterham, a filmmaker from Berlin based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia will be at Maya Gallery on 23 September 2006, Saturday to introduce META HOUSE (“meta” means “compassion” in Khmer), Cambodia’s first Art & Communication Center and elaborate on the INTERCITY project. Meta House is scheduled to open on 5 January 2007 with an exhibition cum event entitled INTERCITY: URBAN ARTS FOR SOUTH EAST ASIA. Broad ranging creative activities are planned for the opening night and revenue donated to the “Children’s Help Cambodia” Foundation, which is building a children’s village for 96 orphans and vulnerable children in the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
This event will be the start of the first phase (COM.PILING/2007) of a 3-year long project. Within the second phase (COM.MUTING/2008) several SE Asian cities (Bangkok, Hanoi, Saigon, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila...) and artists are linked throughout an exchange program and workshops. The third phase (COM.PREHENDING/2009) will result in a catalogue, an interactive DVD and an exhibition in Berlin/Germany.
The three-year project INTERCITY is dedicated to city cultures from Phnom Penh to Berlin – from "New Asia" to “Old Europe", from the glitzy boulevards to the backyards of societies, to the basements and undergrounds and back to the future of our neighbourhoods. How do citizens envisage their living environments and how can they shape them? What skills are needed to survive in a hostile environment? Whose ideas prevail if they are not documented? Can art be a vehicle for social change, or should art be a self-critical discipline that pursues primarily aesthetic ends? What is the relationship between art and mass culture? They are not only encouraging artists, painters, sculptors, filmmakers, photographers, poets, performers or musicians, but also forethinkers, urban planners, architects, politicians, scientists and journalists to contribute something special and unique to the INTERCITY project."
We encourage those interested to attend this talk cum open dialogue to meet with Nico Mesterham and get a better understanding of Meta House’s 3-year plan and how you can be involved. For more info, contact Terry at +6-012 297 2357
No.12, 1st fl, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
DATE: Saturday, 23 September 2006
TIME: 3 PM
An Introduction to META HOUSE, Promotion of Cultural Exchange and International Dialogue
Nico Mesterham, a filmmaker from Berlin based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia will be at Maya Gallery on 23 September 2006, Saturday to introduce META HOUSE (“meta” means “compassion” in Khmer), Cambodia’s first Art & Communication Center and elaborate on the INTERCITY project. Meta House is scheduled to open on 5 January 2007 with an exhibition cum event entitled INTERCITY: URBAN ARTS FOR SOUTH EAST ASIA. Broad ranging creative activities are planned for the opening night and revenue donated to the “Children’s Help Cambodia” Foundation, which is building a children’s village for 96 orphans and vulnerable children in the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
This event will be the start of the first phase (COM.PILING/2007) of a 3-year long project. Within the second phase (COM.MUTING/2008) several SE Asian cities (Bangkok, Hanoi, Saigon, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila...) and artists are linked throughout an exchange program and workshops. The third phase (COM.PREHENDING/2009) will result in a catalogue, an interactive DVD and an exhibition in Berlin/Germany.
The three-year project INTERCITY is dedicated to city cultures from Phnom Penh to Berlin – from "New Asia" to “Old Europe", from the glitzy boulevards to the backyards of societies, to the basements and undergrounds and back to the future of our neighbourhoods. How do citizens envisage their living environments and how can they shape them? What skills are needed to survive in a hostile environment? Whose ideas prevail if they are not documented? Can art be a vehicle for social change, or should art be a self-critical discipline that pursues primarily aesthetic ends? What is the relationship between art and mass culture? They are not only encouraging artists, painters, sculptors, filmmakers, photographers, poets, performers or musicians, but also forethinkers, urban planners, architects, politicians, scientists and journalists to contribute something special and unique to the INTERCITY project."
We encourage those interested to attend this talk cum open dialogue to meet with Nico Mesterham and get a better understanding of Meta House’s 3-year plan and how you can be involved. For more info, contact Terry at +6-012 297 2357
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