Glendale Library\, Arts &\; Culture and ReflectSpace Gallery are pleased to present \;(Be)Longing: Asian Diasporic Crossings\, an exhibition that delves into the multi-genera tional afterlives of war and displacement and East-West Asian diasporic pl acemaking through maps\, sculptures\, photography\, archives\, video\, and layered materiality. It features artists from the US\, South Korea\, and China.
\nAnchored by the work of Los Angeles-based artists Annette M iae Kim and Kyong Boon Oh\, \;(Be)Longing \;asks us to co nsider how diasporic histories and spaces are created and narrated. Can yo u draw the borders of belonging? How do you make a map of a transnational and borderless community? How much do histories of displacement and war en ter the contemporary narrative of a community? What is the relationship of a diasporic community to its indigenous lands and history? Kim and Oh hav e family in both South Korea and North Korea\, and these fraught familial histories brings a personal and poignant dimension to their work. They que ry and challenge our preconceptions about diasporas and borders through ma ps\, archives\, sculpture\, and tactile materiality.
\nThe exhibitio n\, curated by Monica Hye Yeon Jun and Ara &\; Anahid Oshagan\, include s artworks by: Annette Miae Kim\, Kyong Boon Oh\, Sun Siran\, Xia Yan\, Gi l Woong Kim\, Donah Lee\, and Jennifer Cheh. All seven artists in the exhi bition grapple with their diasporic histories and present-day and strive t o articulate their own sense of being and belonging.
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ng \;will be on view through September 22\, 2024. For more inform
ation\, \;
PARKING
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