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February 16 - 22, 2001
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Media Fund The National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) is pleased to announce new deadlines for the Media Fund. Open Call for Production Funds has two deadlines - Feb. 23 and Aug. 24. This round of funding is for applicants with public television projects in production and/or post-production phases. Projects in research and development or script development phases need not apply. Awards will average $20,000 to $50,000. Exceptions may be made. Open Door Completion Fund has no deadline. This round of funding is for applicants with public television projects in the final post-production phase. A full-length rough cut must be submitted. Awards average $20,000 and NAATA funds must be the last monies needed to finish the project and deliver the broadcast master. For more information, check out www.naatanet.org or contact the Media Fund department at 415-863-0814 x 106 or mediafund@naatanet.org.
ARTS
Atlas(t) Reviving the decades-long history of collaboration between Galería de la Raza and Kearny Street Workshop, the two organizations’ younger members are collaborating on an exhibition entitled atlas(t): a mapping expedition/exhibition by Latino and Asian Pacific American Artists. The exhibition is a conceptual atlas comprised of over two dozen maps that demonstrate the imaginative range of the Bay Area’s young Latino and Asian American artists. The show opens on Feb. 3, with a reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and runs through March 31. Don’t miss the panel discussion on Feb. 15 and the performance on March 31 at 8 p.m. For more information, please call Gigi Otalvaro of Galería at 415-826-8009 or Claire Light of KSW at 415-503-0520 (Galería de la Raza, 2857 24th Street, San Francisco).
Bruce Lee The Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, and the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts, honor Bruce Lee with an exhibition of over 240 treasures, including diaries, personal letters, drawings and Lee’s own writings. The exhibit is on display through Feb. 18. (Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco at the Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny St., 3rd floor, San Francisco. 415-986-2825.)
Chinese Opera Costumes and Photographs The drama and color of Cantonese-style Chinese opera comes alive through the costumes and photographs from the collection of Chi Ming Wong. Wong is an accomplished Cantonese opera actor. He directs an annual opera performance at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. The exhibition runs through Feb. 15. (OACC, 388 9th St., Suite 290, Oakland. 510-208-6080. www.oaklandasianculturalcenter.com)
Hiroshi Sugimoto Known for long-exposure photographic series of empty movie theaters and drive-ins, seascapes and museum dioramas, Sugimoto has now turned his attention to 20th-century architecture for works that will be displayed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art through March 4. (151 3rd St., San Francisco. 415-357-4000.)
Imagiro In Bronze Japanese American sculptor Yoshitomo Saito has recently completed a new body of work. He continues his focus on the solitary object, but has taken the three-dimensional form and flattened it into a wall mounted object that takes on a new sensibility of spatial and conceptual meaning. Saito’s unique ability to control and choreograph the actual casting process is a result of his decade-long familiarity with the material, allowing him a spontaneity in the work that exudes confidence, optimism and a memorable resonance. The exhibition runs through Feb. 24 at the Haines Gallery, 49 Geary Street, 5/F, San Francisco. For further information, please contact Gina Fairley at 415-397-8114 or email info@hainesgallery.com.
Mise-en-scène Mise-en-scène: New LA Sculpture, an exhibition of 31 works by six up-and-coming Los Angeles artists, is on view in the Logan Galleries on the San Francisco campus of the California College of Arts & Crafts and will continue through March 10. Presented by the CCAC Institute, the exhibition features works in sculpture, drawing, video and film by Liz Craft, Evan Holloway, Jason Meadows, Jeff Ono, Paul Sietsema and Torbjörn Vejvi. (1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco. 415-703-9500.)
Supply: An Installation by Indigo Som Indigo Som, an emerging artist residing in Berkeley, will “draw” on the walls of the Foyer Gallery at the Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, using office supplies such as scotch tape, liquid paper, highlighters, ballpoint pens, copy paper and post-it notes, as she explores the “office-y” feel of the space and draws on her history as an office worker. Exhibition runs through Feb. 28. (S•MOVA, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. 707-527-0297)
Taoism and the Arts of China This exhibition explores one of China’s primary indigenous philosophies and religions, an understanding of which is critical to comprehending Chinese culture, both historically and today. Approximately 150 works of art will be used to explore conceptual and artistic achievements in the history of Taoism, including paintings, sculpture, calligraphy, textiles, ritual objects and rare books borrowed from nearly seventy lenders in over ten countries. Significantly, 33 works will be borrowed from institutions in the People’s Republic of China, only two of which have been previously exhibited in the West. The show runs from Feb. 21 to May 31. For museum hours and general information, call 415-379-8800 or go to www.asianart.org. (Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco)
The Further Eye: Painting of India Through Feb. 18, this exhibition features delicate, intensely colored paintings from the Berkeley Art Museum’s exceptional collection of Asian art, including works from the Jean and Francis Marshall collection. In particular, the exhibition illustrates the convention of Indian painting. Featured from the 17th century are the flat-patterned, traditional paintings of the state of Mewar, contrasted by the representational, historical paintings of the Mughal court. (Berkeley Art Museum, 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. For hours and directions, call 510-642-0808 for a 24-hour recorded message. For more information, call 510-642-8734 or go to www.bampfa.berkeley.edu.)
DANCE
Russian Hamlet: The Son of Catherine the Great Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, critically acclaimed as Russia’s most innovative contemporary dance company, returns to the Bay Area with Boris Eifman’s lavish new masterpiece, Russian Hamlet: The Son of Catherine the Great. In Russian Hamlet, Eifman takes a piercing look into the tragic life of Prince Paul (Pavel Pekovich) and casts new light on one of the most complex and fascinating figures in Russian history. Paul I was born in 1754 to Peter III and Catherine the Great. At the age of eight, he witnessed his father’s murder by the order of his mother, who then became the Empress of All Russia. Five performances are scheduled March 29 - April 1 in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets now on sale, call 415-392-4400.
EVENTS
Alliance of Emerging Creative Artists 2001 On Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m., AECA 2001 will be a benchmark of AECA’s goal to present an inclusive range of artistic disciplines, including music, film and literature. AECA 2001 will be an evening of multi-disciplinary presentations featuring a new film work by Chicago bassist/filmmaker Tatsu Aoki, with live music accompaniment by Japanese computer/electronics musician Yasuhiro Otani. Also featured is a program of readings by emerging Asian American writers, curated by Bay Area writer/organizer Summi Kaipa. AECA 2001 will be held at Asia Pacific Cultural Center - Oakland (formerly known as the Oakland Asian Cultural Center), 388 9th St., Suite 290. For more information, please call 510-208-6088.
Euphorium For those with an adventurous spirit, check out Antenna’s virtual opium trip “ The Euphorium,” based on Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s opium-induced poem “Kubla Khan.” The show plays Wednesdays through Sundays, Feb. 14 through March 10th at Building 920 in the Presidio. Antenna Direction Chris Hardman has turned this Crissy Field warehouse into a surreal, walk-through dreamscape using Antenna’s signature headsets, digital audio effects, three dimensional paintings, and a few Coney Island funhouse tricks thrown in for good measure. Doors are open 7 p.m. 10 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7 p.m. midnight Fridays and Saturdays, 3 - 7 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $15 general, $12 for students and seniors. One person enters every two minutes, so reservations are recommended. Call 415-332-9454. For more information, check out www.antenna-theater.org.
Get Out of Camp Produced by the National Japanese American Historical Society, this interactive exhibit gives the audience an experiential overview of what World War II was like for Japanese Americans, with replicas, photographs and music. To be on display through July 31. Free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (NJAHS Gallery, 1684 Post St., San Francisco. 415-921-5007.)
Godzilla West Presents: Friday Night Live Godzilla West presents Friday Night Live, a fresh new open-mike venue, which will feature Asian Pacific Islander monologue artists and comedians as well as spoken word artists, musicians and dancers. The vision is to create a nurturing space where artists of any medium can come to express and create. The open mike will take place on the first Friday of every month at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. For more information, call 510-208-6080. (388 9th Street, Suite 290, Oakland.)
FILM
Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker Join Radical Women for a video showing on the life of civil rights activist and leader Ella Baker. Baker worked tirelessly for racial equality for more than 50 years, and was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which recruited students of all colors to travel to the South and become involved in the fight against segregation. Suggested donation at the door is $2. The presentation is on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. at New Valencia Hall, 1908 Mission Street, San Francisco. A Southern buffet dinner, with vegetarian option, will be served at 6:15 p.m. For more information, please call 415-864-1278.
MUSIC
Gamelan Sekar Jaya The Bay Area’s world-renowned Balinese ensemble performs a dramatic new work Friday-Saturday, Feb. 16-17 at 8:00 p.m. in Zellerbach Hall. The 45-member orchestra of musicians and dancers teams up with members of STSI Denpasar-Bali’s National Academy of the Arts-in Kawit Legong: Prince Karna’s Dream, an original production based on a Balinese legend. Directed by Ellen Sebastian Chang, the cast features over 20 dancers and a full 30-member bronze gamelan orchestra. Tickets are priced at $18.00, $24.00 and $30.00, and are available through the Cal Performances Ticket Office at Zellerbach Hall; at 510-642-9988 to charge by phone; at Ticketweb.com; through e-mail at tickets@calperfs.berkeley.edu; and at the door. For more information, call Cal Performances at 510-642-9988 or visit the Cal Performances Web site at www.calperfs.berkeley.edu.
Students from China and Japan Perform on Legendary Violin Jia Yao of Beijing, China and Rira Watanabe of Tokyo, Japan will perform in a unique recital featuring the late Jascha Heifetz’s 259-year-old “David” Guarneri del Gesu violin. They are two of seven San Francisco Conservatory of Music violin students chosen to play in this recital, which takes place Saturday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. For more information, call the Legion of Honor at 415.750.3600.
READINGS AND LECTURES
Five Bamboo Ridge Writers Bamboo Ridge publishes literature that nutures the voices of Hawai’i and celebrates its literary tradition. It currently publishes two volumes a year: a literary journal of poetry and fiction featuring work by both emerging and established writers; and a book or anthology focused on a special theme. Five authors — Jacquelyn Kim, Kimiko Guthrie-Kupers, Lia Smith, Eileen Tablos and Sabrena Taylor — will read their poetry, prose and essays on Sunday, March 4 at 4 p.m., at the Eastwind Books of Berkeley. (2066 University Avenue, Berkeley. 510-548-2350).
The Ohana Anthology Reading This compilation gathers work created and performed by over 25 individual poets, short storywriters, performance artists, and others at the Ohana Open Mics over the past three years, and is now available for purchase. Come celebrate with the many Asian and Pacific American artists included in the anthology! They will be reading from their work and signing autographs, too. The many diverse Bay Area talents documented in this book include: Kenneth Teruya Akinaka; Niki Cora Angeline; Kiku Fumabiki; Sato Hashizume; Anna Huie; Shirley Wong Imura; Cynthia Joe; Albert Lee; Carole Jan Lee; Jeffrey Thomas Leong; Blesilda Ocampo; Erica Peng; Valentine Pierce; Sally Soliai; Edith Tanaka; Darryl Tom; Dennis Somera; Evan Stubblefield; John Tunui; Jennie Low Wong; Nellie Wong; Amy Yuen; Hazel Yuen; and Emily Han Zimmerman. Friday, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. at the Pro Arts Gallery, 461 9th Street, Oakland. For more information, call 510-763-4361.
THEATER
Aliens in America A one-woman show performed by public radio commentator, humorist and fiction writer, Sandra Tsing Loh. Loh takes us on a hilarious journey of growing up in America as the daughter of a Chinese father and German mother, with side trips into an Ethiopian vacation and mail-order brides. What is this thing called family? Who are these parents and children we’re related to? Location: San Jose Repertory Theater. Dates: Saturday, Feb. 3 - Sunday, March 4. Times: Tuesday - Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 & 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 & 7 p.m. Admission: $17 - $35 admission. More information, http://www.sfstation.com/theatre/sanjoserep#aliens.
Café Depresso Cafe Depresso, a new dark comedy by Tom Vegh, follows four San Franciscans, in group therapy for depression, as they encounter an onslaught of change and surprises when two group members disappear. Performances are scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. from Jan. 26 to March 3 at Exit Theater in San Francisco. For reservations, please call 415-776-7427. Check out the Web site at www.cafedepresso.com. (Exit Theater, 156 Eddy St., San Francisco)
Contagion: An American Book of the Dead Campo Santo + Intersection with Alma Delfina Group present the World Premiere of John Steppling’s Contagion: an american book of the dead Feb. 15 through March 11 at the Intersection. Contagion is directed by Sean San José and features Michael Cheng, Nina Gold, Comika Griffin, Steve Marvel, Luis Saguar, Machiko Saito and Paul Santiago, designed by Temple Crocker, Annie Kunjappy, Alex Nichols, Tom Ontiveros and Drew Yerys. Music by Scheheradze Stone and choreography by Emiko Lewis. In Contagion, seven people who have lived lives of deception, prostitution, pornography and drug abuse struggle from the shadows to put their pasts in order. These are ghostlike people who dwell in the marginal, but very real, places in this world; American expatriates who travel farther and farther from home — to China, Pakistan, Africa and beyond — in order to get closer to their own histories. With a visceral and lyric intensity, Steppling exposes a diseased American soul journeying recklessly toward imperfect enlightenment. In the end, only one person’s story will survive. For tickets and information please call 415-626-3311. (Intersection, 446 Valencia St., San Francisco)
KIN’s Sixth Annual Home Season This year, KIN will premiere Robert Moses’ works: Dirt Roads and Back Doors, Image Bank and a third, yet-untitled piece. The Sixth Annual Home Season of Robert Moses’ KIN will be performed Feb. 28 through March 4 at the Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center, and March 9-11 at the Gershwin Theater, located at 2350 Turk Boulevard on the University of San Francisco campus. Performances are 8 p.m. nightly with a 2 p.m. matinee on March 4 and 11. Ticket prices range from $14.50 to $18.50. For more information and to charge tickets by phone, call 415-441-3687.
Stop Kiss A work that manages to be both funny and provocative, Stop Kiss tells the story of Sara and Callie, two “straight girls” in their late twenties who are the last to realize they are falling in love. When their first tentative kiss provokes an act of violence, their worlds are turned upside down. Location: Brava! For Women in the Arts. Dates: Wednesday, February 7 - Sunday, March 11 Times: Wednesday - Sunday at 8 p.m. Admission: $12 for previews; $18 - $24 on Wednesday; $18 - $26 on Thursday & Sunday; $20 - $30 on Friday & Saturday. For more information, go to http://www.sfstation.com/theatre/brava.htm#kiss
Theater Artaud The forecast for Theater Artaud’s winter 2001 season calls for gusts of powerful artistry, chilling emotionalism and hot world premieres. The forefront of the performing arts will storm through San Francisco’s best performance space from Feb. 2 to March 24 with artists Karen Finley, Company Chaddick, Paul Dresher with Rinde Eckert and Kim Epifano. From the icy reality of Below Zero to the sweet stickiness of Shut Up and Love Me, unexpected shifts in tempo and temperature make the stage a wildly unpredictable gathering point for this heat wave of creativity. For ticket information, call 415-621-7797 or visit www.theaterartaud.org.
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ARTS
Colors of Korea The Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, opens Colors of Korea: Wrapping Cloths and Folk Paintings, an exhibit of Korean folk paintings and traditional wrapping cloths, beginning Feb. 9. The exhibit presents traditional wrapping cloths that are said to embody the aesthetics of women who lived during the Choson period (1392-1910). The cloths demonstrate distinct Korean sensibilities, made with natural fibers and dyed with natural pigments. As contemporary recreations, these works are notable for their relevance today. The exhibition includes the works of 20 artists. The exhibit closes Feb. 28. The Center is located on 5505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles and the gallery hours are: Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The slide lecture will be presented to the public with free of charge on Saturday, Feb. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. by Professor Yongsop Lee. For further information, please call 323-936-7141.
Knowable Objects The ten artists in the exhibition share an involvement with the commonplace of everyday life and the possibility of transformation, impelling materials and subjects beyond their original intent. Woo Song Bang, Liza Hennessey Botkin, Liz Chilsen, Hyun Sook Cho, Connie Goldman, Judith Foosaner, Anita Getzler, Debbie Han, Kyung Joo Kim and David Spagnolo are all part of the exhibition that commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles. (KCC, 5505 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. 323-936-7141)
More Than a Game The Japanese American National Museum presents this ongoing exhibit that tells the story of an immigrant group’s journey in America through the universal theme of sport, using artifacts such as team uniforms, photographs, news clippings, interactive kiosks and videos. (Japanese American National Museum, 369 East First St., Los Angeles. 213-625-0414.)
Superflat Superflat surveys a tendency in Japanese art, animation, fashion and graphic design towards two-dimensionality through work by 19 artists. The inaugural exhibition at the MOCA Gallery at the Pacific Design Center remains on view through May 6. Organized by artist Takashi Murakami with MOCA, the exhibition features painting, photography, works on paper, video, computer animation, fashion, cartoons and sculpture by some of the most provocative artists working in Japan. (8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, Los Angeles. 213-621-2766)
EVENTS
Dinners with Authors on Asia Pasadena Pacific Asia Museum is honored to host 18 intriguing authors at the Dinners with Authors on Asia Series. Enjoy scintillating conversation with a notable author and a sumptuous meal in appealing surroundings on Sunday March 18, 2001. The event begins with an afternoon cocktail reception in Pacific Asia Museum’s Chinese Courtyard Garden. Later that same evening, the affair continues with individual dinners hosted in eighteen private homes. Featured authors include: Aimee E. Liu, Dr. Elizabeth Wayland Barber, Mediha Saliba, Angi Ma Wong, Theodora Lau, Stanley A. Wolpert, Ed Reingold, Roxanna M. Brown, Dale Furutani, Michael Foster, Romulus Hillsborough, Duong Van Mai Elliot, Pamela Logan, Adeline Yeh Mah, Paul and Elaine Lewis, Ed Rothfarb and Frank Chin. For further information, contact Special Events at 626-449-2742 x 12.
Tools for Peace On Saturday, Feb. 17 from 1:30 p.m. to 4: 30 p.m. Pacific Asia Museum is holding a Mandala Making Workshop. Visitors are invited to discover the sacred mandala through this hands-on workshop that offers practical methods to reveal one’s personal spiritual blueprint. Participants will create their own “personal wheels of peace” as they identify the things that are sacred and precious to them, and analyze the ways that their everyday actions influence their lives. The Mandala Making Workshop is by Tools for Peace, a community outreach program of the Shi-tro Mandala for Universal Peace Project. (46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena. 626-449-2742)
THEATER
The Year of the Dragon Frank Chin’s epic drama directed by Mako will once again grace the stage at East West Players. The first production premiered at the old Santa Monica stage in 1974 with much controversy and enormous uproar. The production runs through Feb. 25. The cast members are Keone Young, Dana Lee, Mimosa, Trieu D. Tran, Momo Yashima, Shizuko Hoshi and Brian Mulligan.Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by calling Telecharge at 1-800-233-3123. Call 213-625-7000 for group/senior/student rates. East West Players is located at the David Henry Hwang Theater at the Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles.
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ARTS
Blue-and-White Japanese Porcelain Approximately 100 pieces of exquisite Japanese porcelain will grace the gallery at the Seattle Art Museum in Hirado Porcelain of Japan from the Kurtzman Collection. The exhibition runs through July 8. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursdays until 9 p.m. (1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Seattle)
Signs of Fortune, Symbols of Immortality This installation of Japanese hanging scrolls, screens and textiles features works from the 17th through 20th centuries. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursdays until 9 p.m. (Seattle Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Seattle)
The Art of Protest A cross-cultural exhibition of works from Seattle Asian Art Museum’s collection that use a wide range of media and visual imagery to make social comment, address political issues and advocate for change. For more information, call 206-654-3100 (SAAM, Volunteer Park, 14th Avenue at East Prospect St.)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Calls for Entries: 8th Annual Chicago Asian American Film Festival The Chicago Asian American Film & Video Festival presents works dealing with issues and concerns of Asian American communities. Work can be in any format, e.g. 3/4 inch video, 16mm film, etc. and they can be in any genre, e.g. short film, feature, documentary, experimental, animation, etc. Directors are free to enter the same work in other film festivals, and there is no restriction as to the number of entries. Send 1/2 inch VHS video tape for preview. It must be accompanied by a brief description of the work including its original format, total running time, year of production, and a brief biographical sketch of the director. The deadline for submission is Feb.15. Send entries to: Dr. Yvonne Lau, Director, Asian American Studies Program, Loyola University Chicago, 6525 N., Sheridan Road, Damen Hall, Room 105, Chicago, IL 60626. Phone contact 773-508-8997.
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EVENTS
First Bud of Spring Enjoy the coming of spring at Hatsume Fair 2001 at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens on Feb. 24 and 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Hatsume Fair is a two-day festival that transforms the tranquil, serene spaces of the Morikami into an exciting, dynamic stage for entertainment, arts and crafts, martial arts demonstrations, exhibits, American and Asian food, beer gardens and music. For more information on the Morikami, its exhibitions and program, call 561-495-0233 or visit www.morikami.org. (4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, Florida.)
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ARTS
Public Art Project Arts Benefit All Coalition Alternative (ABACA), a partnership between Artists Space, Thread Waxing Space, Art in General, The Drawing Center and Satellite Academy, an alternative public high school on the Lower East Side, invites submissions for a public art project to be featured June/July 2001 at Artists Space and throughout the Lower East Side and SoHo. The public art exhibition will be curated by approximately eight high school students from ABACA’s Satellite Academy Curatorial Studies class, ages 16 to 20. Submission deadline: Feb. 28. For a copy of the Call for Proposals and submission guidelines, please call 212-677-3591 and leave a contact number and address.
South Asian Women’s Creative Collective Call for Submissions: South Asian Women’s Creative Collective’s 4th annual visual art show to be held at Bose Pacia Modern May1-June 1, 2001. Deadline: March 1. Works submitted should preferably not have been shown in similar venues in NYC. Submissions in any of the following genres are acceptable: paintings; prints; photography; installation; video/film stills; sculpture; drawing; design; Web-based work; film/video. Collaborative works are welcome, as long as the person submitting the work is a South Asian woman. Submission should include: 1) a 50-100 word biographical statement. 2) resumé detailing exhibition history. 3) no more than one page describing the work. 4) 5-10 reproduction-quality slides in an 8 1/2 x 11’ plastic slide sheet. Work must be labeled with name, title, date, medium and dimensions of work on slide, including a slide list with packet. Slides must indicate artist’s principle interest/project. Please put name and phone number on the slide sheet. You may also send a cued/labeled VHS cassette of documentation of work, if applicable. South Asian Women’s Creative Collective, c/o AAWW, 16 East 32 Street, Suite 10A New York, NY 10001. For more information, e-mail sawcc@juno.com.
Third World Newsreel Applications are now available for the 2001 Film & Video Production Workshop at Third World Newsreel. An application and general information about the workshop are available on the Web site www.twn.org under Artist Services. If you have any questions, call 212-947-9277 x 301 or email twn@twn.org.
ARTS
2 Generations, 1 American 2 Generations, 1 American is the first solo show by New York-based, emerging artist Julia Cowing. The exhibit consists of ten color photographs of a Chinese mother and her American daughter. Images express the relationship’s tension and chasm. Diptychs explore the divided nature of being from two different cultures. Julia Cowing works and lives in New York. She is American-born Chinese. Exhibition runs through March 2, 2001. For more information, call 212-228-9910 (Zefer Gallery, 622 Broadway, 5th fl, New York City. Gallery hours by appointment only).
Can We Feed Ourselves? For more than 20 years Hiroji Kubota has traveled and photographed the countries and cultures of Asia, finding compelling evidence that Asia is facing an imminent crisis of food production, population explosion and environmental destruction. Can We Feed Ourselves? A Focus on Asia: Photographs by Hiroji Kubata will be on view at the Asia Society at Midtown, 502 Park Avenue, New York City. For more information, call 212-288-6400 or go to www.asiasociety.org.
Living Heritage From now until June 10, China Institute presents Living Heritage: Vernacular Environment in China. Originating in Hong Kong, this exhibition features photographs, furniture and architectural components depicting the living environments from different regions of China. The Chinese house is viewed as a microcosm of Chinese society, representing its organization, economy, technology, traditions, beliefs and aspirations. (China Institute, 125 East 65th Street, New York City. 212-744-8181. www.chinainstitute.org)
Tong Zhi/Comrade: Out in Asia America The first one-person exhibition by New York-based, Hong Kong-born artist Ken Chu. Chu has a fascinating background of travel and activism. Tong Zhi/Comrade brings the discourse of sexual orientation into our communities, and looks at what might be a safe public space for Asian Americans in Chinatowns, Koreatowns, Manilatowns, Little Tokyos, Little Saigons and Little Bombays across the country. Exhibition runs through April 14, 2001. (Museum of Chinese Americas, 70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor, New York.)
Worlds Revealed The dawn of Japanese and American cultural exchange is charted in this exhibition that showcases more than 200 artworks, cultural objects and documents, dating from as early as 1800 when the Salem ships began making trips to Nagasaki and bringing back beautiful arts and crafts. The exhibition runs through March 17 at the Peabody Essex Museum. (East India Square, Salem, Mass. 978-745-9500)
EVENTS
Architects Forum Japan Society is pleased to present Shigeru Ban, the highly acclaimed architect noted for his humanitarian work, on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. In the mid-1980s, Ban began experimenting with paper tubes as a primary building material, and is perhaps best known for his paper tube housing, created in the aftermath of the Kobe earthquake in 1995. Mr. Ban’s largest paper tube structure to date, the Japanese Pavilion for the 2000 Expo in Hannover, Germany, is a sinuous domed pavilion. In accordance with the main theme of the exposition, environmental conservation, the entire structure can be recycled. This lecture will take place at Japan Society, located at 333 East 47th Street, New York City. Tickets are $10 for non-members, $8 for members, and $5 for students. To order tickets, please call 212-752-3015 or visit the Web site at www.japansociety.org.
FILM
Merchant Ivory in IndiaThe films of the six-time Oscar-winning team of James Ivory and Ismail Merchant are highlighted in the retrospective, Merchant Ivory in India. The series features 15 of their films, shorts and documentaries set in India or among Indians abroad, including the recent Cotton Mary and a personal appearance at the Freer by director James Ivory. All programs are free, but tickets are required for select events. Tickets (up to two per person) for those events can be reserved in advance through Ticketmaster beginning at 10 a.m. two Mondays before the event. Any remaining tickets for these events are distributed one hour before the event begins. For all other films and concerts, free tickets (limit two per person) are given out one hour before the event begins. Unless otherwise noted, all programs take place in the Freer’s Meyer Auditorium. For more information and a complete schedule, please contact 202-357-2700 or visit our Web site, http://www.asia.si.edu. (The Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art Jefferson Drive and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington D.C.)
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