GYOPO is excited to co-present with Reflec tSpace a walkthrough of the exhibit \;(Be)Longing: Asian Diasporic Crossings< /em> currently on view until September 22\, 2024.
\nPle ase join us for an intimate exhibition walkthrough of (Be)Longing: Asi an Diasporic Crossings\, \;which delves into the multi-generation al afterlives of war and displacement and East-West \;Asian diasporic placemaking through maps\, sculptures\, photography\, archives\, video\, a nd \;layered materiality. The walkthrough will include an overview of the exhibition with co-curator \;Anahid Oshagan\, who will address the political context of this exhibition and the history of \;solidarity between the local Armenian and Korean-American communities over Comfort Wo men \;recognition. This will be followed by Jennifer Cheh\, Annette Mi ae Kim\, and Kyong Boon Oh discussing their art practices.
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3 free hours of parking
is available with validation at the Marketplace parking structure across&n
bsp\;the street from the Harvard Street entrance. Accessible parking is av
ailable on the east side of \;the building. View the Visit page for public tra
nsit information.
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\nABOUT THE PRESENTERS
\nJENNIFER CHEH
Jennifer Cheh was born in Se
oul in 1965 and relocated to New York when she was seven. She \;earned
her BFA in environmental design at Parsons School of Design. She moved to
California \;and received her M.Arch from Southern California Institu
te of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in 1994. \;Her multidisciplinary backgrou
nd showcases her commitment to exploring the intersections of \;art\,
design\, and cultural exchange. Her creations respond to that in-between c
ultural space in \;which layers of language\, not only spoken\, inters
ect\; blending and renewing expression\; just as \;clay is extracted f
rom its ground and transformed\, it doesn&rsquo\;t lose its earthy extract
ion. She \;currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
A
NNETTE MIAE KIM
Annette Miae Kim (b. 1968 New York) comes fr
om a family of refugees\, immigrants\, and citizens \;with family memb
ers in North Korea\, South Korea\, Germany\, and Ethiopia. Her lived exper
iences \;are foundational to the themes of migration and diaspora in h
er work in abstract paintings\, \;cinematic videos\, interactive media
\, and installations. Her artwork also explores the role and \;limits
of text and language in placemaking. Her social practice research involves
long-term \;collaborations with community-based arts organizations\,
building cultural asset maps of the \;histories and narratives of marg
inalized peoples and places. She is a co-founder of RAP\, the \;Race\,
Arts\, and Place collective. She earned her BA in Studio Art and Architec
ture from \;Wellesley College\, MA in Public Policy from Harvard Unive
rsity\, MA in Visual Studies and PhD in \;Urban Planning from UC Berke
ley. She holds faculty appointments at USC&rsquo\;s Roski School of Art&nb
sp\;and Design and Price School of Public Policy.
KYONG BO
ON OH
Korean-born\, Los Angeles-based artist\, Kyong Boon Oh
is a multidisciplinary artist whose work \;spans sculpture\, painting
\, photo/video collages\, and sculptural installations\, blending spiritua
l \;practice with art practice. She underwent a transformative journey
\, shifting from creating tall \;figurative paintings to weaving metal
wires\, a meditative craft inspired by her father&rsquo\;s legacy \;a
nd her own struggles with physical illness. Her art\, influenced by her ex
periences as a first generation \;immigrant\, serves as a personal map
that navigates the complex terrain of \;assimilation\, nostalgia\, an
d belonging\, situated between chaos and order. Through her evolving \
;practice\, which now includes community engagement initiatives like the &
ldquo\;Flow with Medium&rdquo\; \;workshop\, she aspires to reveal per
sonal histories as communal destinies that transcends time \;and space
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ANAHID OSHAGAN
Anahid considers herself fo
rtunate to be able to combine her passion for advocacy\, art\, and \;s
ocial justice in her professional life as an attorney in private practice
as well as a co-curator of \;ReflectSpace. Since her student activism
days\, Anahid has passionately championed \;human and women&rsquo\;s r
ights and empowerment\, tolerance\, community building\, and \;anti-ra
cism&mdash\;subjects highlighted and extensively explored in curating exhi
bits at ReflectSpace
with a goal of educating\, fostering constructiv
e dialogue\, tolerance\, and ultimately\, change.
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\nFor additional information about this event\, please email the ReflectSpace cu rators at ReflectSpac e@GlendaleCA.gov.
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