Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter
October 14, 2012
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
8th and F Streets NW
Washington, DC 20001
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Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown
Free admission
This installation of Portraiture Now will feature seven artists, each of whom will show several works. The artists are:
- Cindy Hwang (CYJO), New York, Beijing
- Hye Yeon Nam, Atlanta and New York
- Shizu Saldamando, Los Angeles
- Roger Shimomura, Lawrence, KS
- Satomi Shirai, New York
- Tam Tran, Memphis, TN
- Hong Chun Zhang, Lawrence, KS
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program have collaborated to mount the Smithsonian’s first major showcase of contemporary Asian American portraiture. Through the work of seven artists from across the country and around the world, the exhibition offers thought-provoking interpretations of the Asian American experience and representations against and beyond the stereotypes that have obscured the complexity of being Asian in America.
Hallway at NPG where the exhibition begins.
To visit the exhibition, go to the museum lobby located on 8th and F Streets NW. The exhibition is located in the first hallway on your right.
“The Portraiture Now exhibition series showcases innovative trends in portraiture,” said Martin Sullivan, director of the National Portrait Gallery. “Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter is a provocative and pathbreaking show that affirms the complex realities of Asian identity in today’s culture.”
“These exceptional works are portals into the souls of the American experience, world cultures and their intersections,” said Konrad Ng, director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program. “Asian American Portraits of Encounter provides engaging points of view that will enrich the understanding of Asian Pacific America.”
Click to visit NPG's website for the exhibit
Related Links
- Audio (podcast) interviews and photos
- Download the flyer in high resolution
- Photos from the opening reception
- Official press release
- National Portrait Gallery’s website for the exhibit
- Interview with artist CYJO by BookDragon Terry Hong
News and Press
- 01/09/12 – Arts Observer – With Photos and Testimonials, CYJO’s Kyopo Project Documents Korean Identity
- 10/12/11 – PBS Newshour – Negotiating Asian-American Identity Through Portraiture
- 09/23/11 – Voice of America – Asian-American Artists Explore Their Identity (with video)
- 09/19/11 – Honolulu Civil Beat – What Does It Mean To Be Asian American?
- 09/16/11 – ArtsPost by The Washington Post – National Portrait Gallery presents upclose conversations with Asian American artists
- 09/13/11 – Smithsonian Magazine Blog, Around the Mall – The Different Faces of Korean Heritage at the Portrait Gallery
- 09/12/11 – Memphis Flyer – Q&A: Photographer, Tam Tran
- 09/02/11 – The Washington Post Going Out Guide – Editor’s Pick
- 08/16/11 – U.S. Embassy IIP Digital – Asian in America: New Smithsonian Exhibition Explores Identity
- 08/15/11 – The Huffington Post – Confronting Asian-American Stereotypes Through Art
- 08/12/11 – BBC America – Artists explore the Asian-American experience (with video)
- 08/11/11 – The Washington Post – Exhibition Review by Jacqueline Trescott
- 08/09/11 – KoreAm August Issue – We Are Kyopo
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