September 2012
4 posts
Chico & Chang through September 16, 2012 @ SJICA
“Chico & Chang is part of the 2012 Zero1 Biennial, an international showcase of work at the nexus of art and technology. This year’s theme is “Seeking Silicon Valley,” Chico & Chang unexpectedly (and delightfully) stretches the biennial’s territory in complicated directions: through cultural and subcultural terrains, political...
August 2012
7 posts
SAN JOSE EXHIBIT LOOKS AT IMPACT OF ASIAN CULTURE
Before there was Silicon Valley, there was the valley. As a western territory and wild frontier, the Bay Area has promised opportunity throughout its history, whether in gold, agriculture or technology. Along with these successes, however, are stories of class struggle and racial bias which are often excluded from the mainstream narrative.
Two...
CHICO & CHANG Exhibition Gallery Guide (PDF) →
Chico and Chang @ SJICA was originally curated by Kevin B. Chen for Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco
Supported in part by a grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Donor Circle for the Arts
July 2012
8 posts
Chico & Chang
GROUP SHOW
JUN 16 - SEP 16
SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
by Ellen Tani
The phrase El mundo es un buñuelo (translation: “The world is a handkerchief” or “It’s a small world”) appears to have been scrawled by a miniature graffitist on Tracy Snelling’s architectural diorama, Mexicalichina (2011), on view at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). Perched like...
Through September 16, 2012
A look at the impact of Latino and Asian cultures on California’s visual landscape
Pablo Cristi, Sergio De La Torre, Takehito Etani, Ana Teresa Fernandez, Clement Hanami, Mike Lai, Angelica Muro & Juan Luna-Avin, Favianna Rodriguez, Lordy Rodriguez, Tracey Snelling and Charlene Tan
Chico and Chang was originally curated by Kevin B. Chen for...
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The group exhibition, You Are Breathing In It! Alternative Art Practices, is an investigation of alternative artistic processes in contemporary art, highlighting artists from: Riverside; Los Angeles; San Jose; Chicago; Tijuana, Mexico; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The exhibition features photographs, installations, films, music, drawings, and sculptures. This groundbreaking...
June 2012
7 posts
