Lunar New Year Exhibition - Reconcile: Begin Anew
Since March, 2020, our daily life has drastically changed. During this time defined by lockdowns, quarantines and new safety mandates, we look for ways to adjust to new realities and restore the balance to our daily life. We seek the familiar, whether it's nature/landscape, memories of the past, cherished items, repetitive shapes or colors, one's cultural origins, any symbol that represents our spirit, or simply any way we can find a meaning to celebrate a day, like the Lunar New Year.
Curated by Chemin Hsiao and Stephanie S. Lee, this exhibition "Reconcile: Begin Anew" presents artworks by eight Asian American immigrant artists who live and work in New York. Going through this time of uncertainty and struggle, each artist confronts and visualizes their emotions through the lens of artistic creativity. At the same time, this exhibition reconnects the audience to the artists’ cultural heritage. We reconcile with our past and reach a new balance for the Lunar New Year 2022, a new beginning together.
Artists featured: Sophia Chizuco, Cui Fei, Chemin Hsiao, Woomin Kim, Stephanie S. Lee, Weihui Lu, Pony Ma, and Yu-Whuan Wang
Curated by Chemin Hsiao and Stephanie S. Lee, this exhibition "Reconcile: Begin Anew" presents artworks by eight Asian American immigrant artists who live and work in New York. Going through this time of uncertainty and struggle, each artist confronts and visualizes their emotions through the lens of artistic creativity. At the same time, this exhibition reconnects the audience to the artists’ cultural heritage. We reconcile with our past and reach a new balance for the Lunar New Year 2022, a new beginning together.
Artists featured: Sophia Chizuco, Cui Fei, Chemin Hsiao, Woomin Kim, Stephanie S. Lee, Weihui Lu, Pony Ma, and Yu-Whuan Wang
Stephanie S. Lee
Tiger and Magpie, 2018
Weihui Lu
Red Sun, 2021
Woomin Kim
Jesa 祭祀 제사, 2021
Sophia Chizuco
meditation 想, 2019
Stephanie S. Lee
Daughter, my future, 2021
Sophia Chizuco
holding lotus leaf in storm 嵐, 2018
Pony Ma
Mountain Bazhen 山八珍, 2019
Sophia Chizuco
kisshoten 天, 2018
Sophia Chizuco
boiling froggie 闇, 2018
Sophia Chizuco
drumming 鼓, 2019
Chemin Hsiao
Barber Shop 理髮店, 2020
Woomin Kim
Bucheonim Osin Nal 釋迦誕辰日 부처님 오신 날, 2022
Yu-Whuan Wang
Trace, 2019
Chemin Hsiao
Dandelions Know 蒲公英知道, 2021
Yu-Whuan Wang
Glasshouse, 2021
Chemin Hsiao
Comfort 舒適, 2020
Woomin Kim
Lighting Store 燈飾店 조명가게, 2021
Pony Ma
Sea Bazhen 海八珍, 2019
Pony Ma
Grass Bazhen 草八珍, 2019
Sophia Chizuco
jumping froggie 喰, 2018
Sophia Chizuco
gaki 餓, 2018
Weihui Lu
Inheritance, 2020
Cui Fei
Diary, 2008
Chemin Hsiao
Dream Within Dream 夢中夢, 2021
Cui Fei
Tracing the Origin V_III_001, 2008
Stephanie S. Lee
Traditional Wish, 2015
Chemin Hsiao
Breath of Mask 口罩之呼吸, 2020
Pony Ma
The Fearless Heart Seeker 無懼的尋心者, 2014
Sophia Chizuco
red froggie 染, 2018
Sophia Chizuco
fujin 風, 2018
Sophia Chizuco
jumping into sky 宙, 2018
Yu-Whuan Wang
TOUJOUS, 2019
Stephanie S. Lee
Jaguar with Lotus, 2021
Pony Ma
Summon the wind 風神之喚, 2021
Sophia Chizuco
raijin 雷, 2018
Stephanie S. Lee
Korean Tiger Awaiting Fortune under a Pine Tree, 2021
Sophia Chizuco
hiding behind plum tree 隱, 2018
Sophia Chizuco
ryujin 龍, 2018
Sophia Chizuco
froggie with heart 心, 2018