Into View: Bernice Bing Oct 7, 2022 – Dec 4, 2023 Asian Art Museum
Presentations and panel discussion on global intimacies in Asian American art. Speakers include Joan Kee, Professor of the History of Art, University of Michigan; Abby Chen, head of Contemporary Art, Asian Art Museum of SF; Binh Danh, artist and Assistant Professor of Art, San Jose State University; Patrick Flores, curator and Professor of Art, University of the Philippines; and Winnie Wong, Associate Professor of Rhetoric and the History of Art, UC Berkeley.
IMU UR2: Art, Aesthetics, and Asian America
October 28-29, 2022
Stanford University
On October 28-29, Stanford University will host IMU UR2: Art, Aesthetics, and Asian America. This two-day convening brings together artists, curators, and scholars to rethink and reimagine the histories and futures of artists of Asian descent.
IMU UR2 is a phrase coined by the artist Martin Wong, who lived and worked on the West and East Coasts. Phonetically reading “I am you, you are two/too/to” captures the imagination, playfulness, and conceptual depth of Wong’s work. Here, the self is not singular but made in relation to others, who are likewise made in relation to us. The phrase encapsulates the symposium’s aim of thinking through the myriad ways Asian Americans and the work they create are at once connected and distinctive.
Rather than a traditional symposium, the structure of this convening emphasizes dialogue, experimentation, and deep engagement with images. Each speaker was asked to prepare a ten-minute presentation about a single image that speaks to the theme of their panel, including “Global Intimacies,” “Race & Aesthetics,” “Art & Activisms,” “History & Memory,” “Gender & Sexuality,” and “Institutional Interventions.” A respondent will offer a ten-minute reflection, followed by thirty minutes of discussion and audience Q&A. The event will conclude with a keynote conversation between Cathy Park Hong and Jen Liu, moderated by Marci Kwon. The convening and keynote will be held in person and streamed live via Zoom.