Paired with artist Alison Kuo’s current exhibition We’ll Meet Again, this workshop explores how we can make art out of everyday Chinatown objects like kitchen utensils, good luck decorations, and cleaning implements. We will learn basic sculptural techniques for using wire, hot glue, and string to attach objects to a structure. All materials will be provided, but participants will also be welcome to bring their own items to contribute. Register here; walk-ins are also welcome.
We’ll Meet Again is an exhibition of new sculptures by Alison Kuo exploring themes of memory, family, loss, safety, and belonging. Curated by Sophia Ma, the works source objects from Chinatown shops and the artist’s own family archive as the medium and subject matter of her work. Echoing the ethos of the organization, Kuo's bejeweled works fittingly illustrate the joy and resilience of Asian Americans through objects deeply embedded in her personal history and the culture of Chinatown.
We’ll Meet Again is currently on view at Think!Chinatown’s studio space along with “Our Stories, Our Landmarks,” & “MOONSquare.” Public gallery hours are Thursdays and Fridays 2-6pm through December 16th. Community art workshops and other events accompany this exhibit. To learn more visit https://www.thinkchinatown.org/well-meet-again-art-exhibition
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Alison Kuo is a second generation immigrant who pursues intersectional relationships across communities through artistic engagement. She is the co-founder of the group Sisters in Self-Defense based in Manhattan’s Chinatown.
Kuo has shown her work at the Hessel Museum of Art, Cuchifritos, the Abrons Art Center, Beverly’s, CANADA, Happy Family Night Market, Grace Exhibition Space, Marvin Gardens, the Yeh Art Gallery, and the New York Art Book Fair in New York, and at the UNTITLED Art Fair, and the Young at Art Museum in Miami. Internationally, her work has been shown in the 4th Overseas Chinese Artists Invitational Exhibition at the He Xiangning Art Museum in Shenzhen, Singapore Arts Week 2022, the 2016 Nanjing International Art Festival, and the MATERIAL art fair in Mexico City. She made site specific performance works for Paraiso Bajo in Bogotá, and Malagana Macula in Managua. She is a recipient of a Rema Hort Mann Foundation 2020 Artist Community Engagement Grant.