Lightscapes: Re-envisioning the Shanshuihua

光之景: 山水畫的當代想像

February 7 – November 10, 2019

Lightscapes: Re-envisioning the Shanshuihua 光之景: 山水畫的當代想像 presents works from Nick Dong and Wu Chi-Tsung, two Taiwan-born contemporary artists. Re-imagining the philosophies of Chinese landscape paintings, the exhibition brings forward new media works and immersive light-based installations that are not often explored within this genre.

Visit the link here to learn more about the exhibition.

This year’s theme honors the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad’s completion. Work on the railroad brought over Chinese immigrants from the Guangdong region of China, and marked the first wave of Chinese immigration to the United States. Today, Chinese Americans are not only railroad workers, and perform a wide variety of roles, jobs, and careers. We encourage participants to look around their community, and think about jobs Chinese Americans have done, past and present.

Please visit the link here for details, entry forms, and competition rules.

Published in conjunction with the exhibition Don’t Believe the Hype: LA Asian Americans in Hip Hop, the zine includes essays, interviews with artist SWANK and Daryl Chou (Firecracker co-founder / producer), a timeline of Asian American MCs and DJs, educational activities, and illustrations by Brenda Chi, Kenny Kong, Lorna Xu, and Andy Yoon. Zine team includes Ninochka McTaggart (co-curator), CAM staff: Kenneth Chan, Janelle Sanglang, and Hannah Yang (zine coordinator & design), and Getty MUI intern Emily Gao. Download the zine, Don’t Believe the Hype: Asian Americans in Hip Hop, here.