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The Faces of Ruth Asawa
While she is known for her biomorphic abstract sculptures, Ruth Asawa was an artist of diverse talent in many media. The Faces of Ruth Asawa is a single-object, long-term installation of 233 ceramic face masks Asawa created of friends, family members, and fellow artists. Never exhibited in its entirety, the display of this work showcases Asawa’s range as an artist, arts advocate, and community member. IMAGE: Ruth Asawa with life masks on the exterior wall of her house. Image credit:…
Find out more »At Home/On Stage: Asian American Representation in Photography and Film
This exhibition of 20th-century photography, film, and video explores how Asian American artists’ work participates in sociocultural efforts towards self-definition. At Home/On Stage features moving depictions of the private family lives of Asian Americans and conceptual visual rebuttals to the problematic history of Asian American representation in American culture. IMAGE: Michael Jang, Monroe and Cynthia Watching TV, 1973. Gelatin silver print. William Alden Campbell and Martha Campbell Art Acquisition Fund, 2020.13.18 Admission Info Cantor Arts Center: Open Wed-Sun, 11am –…
Find out more »East of the Pacific: Making Histories of Asian American Art
The inaugural exhibition for the Asian American Art Initiative, this historical survey highlights key moments in Asian American art from the 19th through the 20th centuries. Comprised primarily of the Cantor Arts Center’s growing collection of Asian American art, the show features many previously unexhibited objects and recent acquisitions. IMAGE: : Matsusaburo George Hibi, Three Muses, 1930. Oil on canvas. The Michael Donald Brown Collection, made possible by the William Alden Campbell and Martha Campbell Art Acquisition Fund and the…
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