We Are Here: Contemporary Art and Asian Voices in Los Angeles

USC Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA
March 13, 2020–June 6, 2021 (originally June 14, 2020)

Photos courtesy USC PAM

We Are Here: Contemporary Art and Asian Voices in Los Angeles highlights seven female contemporary artists of diverse Asian Pacific heritages, living and working in Los Angeles. These artists engage with and draw from their lives and family histories to create compelling works of art that invite visitors to think about their own experiences and heritage. Interwoven in their works are personal and universal narratives that give voice to the plural community they call home. This show seeks to inspire visitors see that Asian art is expansive and complicated.

The exhibit places the art and voices of the exhibited artists as the central themes leading the visitor through the galleries. Organization of the exhibition is by artist, with their words accompanying their work. A variety of media is represented in the exhibition, including painting, sculpture, photography, and video. Artists’ videos are projected onto walls in the gallery space, and throughout the galleries, smaller screens present mini documentaries about each artist.

See them here.