The name alone could get me inside this exhibit: Irrelevant: Local Emerging Asian Artists Who Don't Make Work About Being Asian, featuring the work of nearly fifty artists curated by Joann Kim and Lesley Sheng. It's running July 1 - August 6 at Arario Gallery in New York. Here are some more details:
Irrelevant: Local Emerging Asian Artists Who Don't Make Work About Being AsianIntrigued? The exhibit kicks off with an opening reception this Thursday. For more information about the exhibit, including the full list of participating artists and the schedule of performances and workshops, go to the Arario Gallery news blog here.
July 1 – August 6th, 2010
Opening Reception July 1st, 6-8pm
Performances & Workshops every Thursday for the duration of the exhibition
Arario Gallery is very proud to present Irrelevant: Local Emerging Asian Artists Who Don't Make Work About Being Asian, an ambitious survey exhibition featuring the work of nearly fifty artists curated by Joann Kim and Lesley Sheng.
Irrelevant wishes to highlight artists who are more American than Asian, based in New York, and embedded in an expansive community of emerging artists struggling to show and succeed in this cutthroat city. You will not find paintings about the Cultural Revolution or Mao Zedong that sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. You will not find manga-infused characters performing acts of hypersexuality nor will you find decorative miniature drawings with motifs embedded within a specific cultural history.