Photo by Chanel Matsunami Govreau

“Between Line and Thread: Connecting the Asian American Arts Centre / 界與線之間” uses the literal lines, threads, and metaphorical representations of connection in the works of the Asian American Arts Centre (AAAC) collection to explore the web between the works, artists, and organizations that made this exhibition possible. By stripping the works down to their core elements–line, thread, wire, rope, marks, and even text, the ahistorical aesthetic framework reveals that the visually differing forms contain an unseen link that investigates the past as their visual supplier. That shared starting point is one of AAAC’s guiding collecting principles. Developed outside of academia or museum guidelines, the AAAC collection provides an education of Asian American humanities through the arts that center on accessibility for the general public, which Think!Chinatown honors as its new steward.