Opening Reception for Asian Pacifically New York: The Photography of Corky Lee

Type: EXHIBITION OPENING
Date: 6/25/2011
Time: 3:00PM
Location: Queens Museum
Address: New York City Building
                Flushing Meadows
                Queens , New York

Opening Reception: June 25th, 3-5pm

On View June 8-August 14th, 2011

Set inside the Queens Museum of Art’s magnificent Panorama of the City of New York, this exhibition presents the artist’s long-term commitment to documenting the experiences of Asian and Pacific Islander American communities of New York. These communities comprise 12% of the city’s population,  who are perhaps seen but not well understood. By capturing the geographically, culturally and linguistically disparate communities under a pan ethnic-framework, Lee hopes to highlight a political solidarity and shared identity forged in the American and New York contexts. These contemporary images challenge centuries-old ideologies and representations, and thus becomes instrumental in reconstructing and redefining a population that will continue to flower as engaged citizens and take their rightful place in America. With the understanding that the 10th anniversary is close at hand, some images will hone in on issues of immigration and post-9/11 experiences. Drawing on the diasporic impressions, Lee also includes an image of the detained Chinese artist, Ai Wei Wei from 1989 during pro-democracy protests.

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