GALLERY EXHIBITS
Art, Archives and Activism: Martin Wong's Downtown Crossings
Mar 06, 09 - Dec 18, 09
kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa
Mar 10, 08 - May 30, 08
Exquisite Crisis and Encounters
Feb 15, 07 - May 31, 07
Persistent Light
Aug 03, 07 - Oct 19, 07
"Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani"
Oct 06, 06 - Dec 15, 06
Archivist of the "Yellow Peril"
Feb 03, 05 - Jul 31, 05
Fresh Talk Revisted
Sep 02, 03 - Jan 09, 04
My Life in Progress
Jan 20, 04 - May 21, 04
A Dialogue with Separation
Jun 01, 04 - Aug 20, 04
Wok Hay: The Breath of a Wok
Sep 13, 04 - Dec 23, 04
A Photographic Journey with Corky Lee
Sep 05, 02 - Jan 10, 03
War Retold
Jan 21, 03 - May 30, 03
Resident Aliens
Jun 16, 03 - Aug 15, 03
Coming of Age in Amelika
Sep 05, 01 - Jan 11, 02
Please Do Not Throw Peanuts at My God
Jan 28, 02 - May 17, 02
Mind's Desire
May 27, 02 - Aug 26, 02
Garden of Export Delights
Feb 01, 01 - May 11, 01
I of Beholder
Jan 18, 00 - May 12, 00
Assumed Identity
Sep 05, 00 - Dec 22, 00
The Gallery at the Asian/Pacific/American Institute presents two to three exhibitions per year, focusing on the work of both emerging and established artists of Asian/Pacific descent.
Each exhibition is part of an on-going effort by A/P/A to investigate modes of cultural expression among Asian/Pacific/American and diasporic communities. Presented in conjunction with relevant A/P/A courses, symposia, and public programs, the Gallery exhibitions offer the opportunity for cross-cultural dialogue, leading to a deeper understanding of broad issues through the specificity of one artist's vision.
My relationship to photography began as a child when I looked at my parents' wedding album. To the child I was, the pictures were moments I could never touch, encased were people I would never know. In the photos, they were not my parents, rather two people in love in a faraway place. I had a sense of yearning attached to those photographs. The story behind the pictures was always something exciting and romantic. Only through my imagination could the moments be part of me. Photographs were always something I could catapult myself into.
Today, as I relate to photography, I continue to approach my work with the same fluidity that is quiet and inquisitive in that I am trying to understand moments that are only tangible and permanent because they are captured on film. On another level, I am trying to tell my story. I want to reveal myself through my travels and experiences. My pictures reflect moments where I have been vulnerable, bold, loving, and distant. I am fascinated by what is in a picture and even what is outside the frame.
Self-awareness is essential to my process. When I photograph, I operate on an instinctive level which often reveals my personality and describes a significant instant in time. As a photographer, I strive to relate to my environment and subjects in a manner that is true to my vision and the essence of the moment.
Each exhibition is part of an on-going effort by A/P/A to investigate modes of cultural expression among Asian/Pacific/American and diasporic communities. Presented in conjunction with relevant A/P/A courses, symposia, and public programs, the Gallery exhibitions offer the opportunity for cross-cultural dialogue, leading to a deeper understanding of broad issues through the specificity of one artist's vision.
War Retold (Jan 21, 2003 - May 30, 2003)
Photographs from Viet Nam — Serene Ford NorthingtonMy relationship to photography began as a child when I looked at my parents' wedding album. To the child I was, the pictures were moments I could never touch, encased were people I would never know. In the photos, they were not my parents, rather two people in love in a faraway place. I had a sense of yearning attached to those photographs. The story behind the pictures was always something exciting and romantic. Only through my imagination could the moments be part of me. Photographs were always something I could catapult myself into.
Today, as I relate to photography, I continue to approach my work with the same fluidity that is quiet and inquisitive in that I am trying to understand moments that are only tangible and permanent because they are captured on film. On another level, I am trying to tell my story. I want to reveal myself through my travels and experiences. My pictures reflect moments where I have been vulnerable, bold, loving, and distant. I am fascinated by what is in a picture and even what is outside the frame.
Self-awareness is essential to my process. When I photograph, I operate on an instinctive level which often reveals my personality and describes a significant instant in time. As a photographer, I strive to relate to my environment and subjects in a manner that is true to my vision and the essence of the moment.