Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001)

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Friday, December 13, 2024 | 6pm to 7:30pm

25 West 43rd Street, 10th Floor, Room 1000
between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan

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Co-curator Prof. Jayne Cole Southard will present on the exhibition, Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001), an expansive survey of rarely-seen artwork and archival material by artists that constitute and exceed “Asian American,” a label denoting a cultural and national identity invented in 1968. Utilizing an interdisciplinary and research-driven praxis, Legacies uncovers how artists of Asian descent have historically negotiated identity in America as a set of situated practices and institutional structures amidst transnational diasporas, racial phantasms, and political imaginaries.

Presenting over 90 artists and collectives, Legacies is the first institutional survey exhibition focusing on artists of Asian descent who were based in New York City. Legacies also constellates three key artist collectives and organizations: Godzilla: Asian American Art Network; the Basement Workshop; and Asian American Arts Centre. All three organizations were artistic, social, and political hubs for diasporic Asian artists in New York that intersected with other marginalized communities.
 

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Jayne Cole Southard (she/her) is a contemporary art historian and curator specializing in contemporary Chinese art within a transnational context. She currently serves as a Lecturer at the City College of New York/CUNY, teaching arts writing and art history, and has previously taught at the University of Oregon and the Hangzhou Academy of Art.

With extensive curatorial experience, Jayne has worked at institutions like the Shanghai Museum and the Walker Art Center, and recently co-curated "Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001)" at NYU's 80WSE. She holds a PhD in the History of Art and Architecture from the University of Oregon, an M.A. from the University of St. Thomas (MN), and a B.A. in International Studies from Luther College.