One Way or Another. Asian American Art Now

Melissa Chiu, Karen Higa, Susette S. Min, Margo Machida, Helen Zia, et al

ISBN 10: 0300120591 / ISBN 13: 9780300120592

Edité par Asia Society and Yale University Press, New York, New Haven, CT & London, 2006

A propos de cet article

Accompanies exhibits during 2006 -2008 at Asia Society in NY, Art Museum of University of Houston, Japanese American National Museum in L.A., and Berkeley Art Museum. About 40 pages of text integrated with photos of the artists, etc provide a brief history of Asians in the US, their shifting conflicts and concerns, the Godzilla movement during 1990's. The artists and their work follows. 146 color and 7 black & white illustrations. Heavy, glossy wraps have faintest hint of scuffing. Interior pages are crisp and clean.127 pages, 9" x 9".

N° de réf. du vendeur 104668

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: One Way or Another. Asian American Art Now
• Éditeur: Asia Society and Yale University Press, New York, New Haven, CT & London
• Date de parution: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0300120591
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780300120592
• Reliure: Soft cover
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket
• Poids: 1,3 livre
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Art, Asian
  • Art, American
  • Artist Exhibitions & Retrospectives

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Synopsis

Contemporary Asian American artists--with a strong sense of being American and an acute critical consciousness of world matters--grapple with issues of identity in a way that sets them apart from their predecessors. Whereas many Asian American artists of a previous generation directly referred to an Asian sense of self in their works, it can be argued that younger Asian American artists only sometimes make reference to it or omit it entirely.

This creatively designed book focuses on recent works by seventeen Asian American artists born in the late 1960s and 1970s--including Patty Chang, Kaz Oshiro, and Jean Shin--to explore this pivotal generation of artists, the prevalent themes in their art, and the different ways they configure identity in their work. One Way or Another features examples of painting, sculpture, and video and installation art--many previously unpublished--and includes essays that discuss the shifting meaning of Asian America over the last decade and address the issues of mixed heritage and the emergence of an evolving Asian American identity in an increasingly globalized society.

Distributed for the Asia Society Museum

Exhibition Schedule:

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, University of California (September 19 - December 23, 2007)

Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston (January 20 - March 31, 2007)

Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles (February 9 - May 2, 2008)

Asia Society and Museum, New York (September 8 - December 10, 2006)

À propos de l'auteur

Melissa Chiu is Director and Curator of Contemporary Asian Art at the Asia Society Museum. Karin Higa is Senior Curator of Art at the Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles. Susette S. Min is Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies and Art History at the University of California, Davis. Margo Machida is Assistant Professor of Art History and Asian American Studies at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, and Visiting Scholar in New York University's Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program. Helen Zia is an award-winning journalist whose focus has been social and political issues in Asian American communities.