Cultural practice—art, writing, film, design—is a potent way to share knowledge and ideas. It is never more powerful than when it illuminates the critical issues that we are faced with and forges a pathway of curiosity and understanding. As we recognize the urgent need for meeting the challenges of climate change and pollution, cultural expression is a ground for global visibility, an essential platform and a strong voice that transcends borders and languages.
INAUGURAL CEREMONY FOR THE WAYFINDING PROJECT
“The Wayfinding Project,” an evolving installation that questions the representation of indigenous cultures in New York City’s pre-colonial history and its future, will be showcased at NYU’s Asian/Pacific/American Institute from March 25 through December 21, 2016.
FIELD MEETING Take 2: An Afterthought
FIELD MEETING Take 2: An Afterthought
At Arsennale Navy Officer's Club
May 8, 2015
During the Venice Biennale, My Art Guides Venice Meeting Point
Lecture performance on Color, Light and the Romantic Gaze.
Asian Contemporary Art Week 2014
Spanish Lesson on How to Speak Chino
I delve into the historical realities of Asian migration to Peru by dissecting the folk etymology of “chino.” There is a plethora of ways to use the word “chino” (Chinese) in colloquial Spanish that range from orange juice, marijuana, curly blondes, children, a gaucho’s wife, a person with indigenous physical characteristics, fifty cents to several Peruvian ex-presidents.