Galleries, Miami
Group Exhibition
Alien
David CastilloDabin Ahn, Amanda Ba, Delia Cai, Shuyi Cao, HyeGyeong Choi, Zhi Ding, Yuan Fang, Shyama Golden, Asif Hoque, Zhang Huan, Yirui Jia, Ho Jae Kim, Sung Hwa Kim, Song Kun, Antonia Kuo, Heidi Lau, John Hyen Lee, Kyungmin Lee, Mike Lee, Sarah Lee, Susan Lee-Chun, Keita Morimoto, Spun Ngoensritong, Alvin Ong, Catalina Ouyang, Anna Park, Yanqing Pei, Kong Qian, Hiba Schahbaz, Pauline Shaw, Su Su, Nadia Waheed, Kaifan Wang, Xiyao Wang, Lily Wong, Sun Woo, Huidi Xiang, Liu Xin, Xiyadie, Yuri Yuan, Yesiyu Zhao, Ye Qin Zhu Curated by Yesiyu Zhao The alien is a complex and multifaceted construct, interweaving notions of otherness, estrangement, and the unfamiliar. This exhibition, Alien, curated by gallery artist Yesiyu Zhao, invites over 40 artists from the Asian diaspora, working globally across a diversity of media, to explore and articulate the nuanced meanings associated with the alien and alienation in their myriad forms—spanning cultural, social, and political contexts. The term ‘alien’ here transcends the realm of science fiction, capturing the real and often harsh realities of displacement, immigration, and the pervasive sense of being an outsider in any environment. Through their works, these artists interrogate and illuminate the multifarious dimensions of what it means to be alien in the contemporary world. They offer insights into the lived experiences and existential challenges faced by those who navigate, and perhaps even embrace, the changing and conflicting conditions of being alien. Developed during the last two years, the exhibition includes artists from numerous cities in Asia, the US and Europe. Works have shipped to Miami from Antwerp, Austin, Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin, Brooklyn, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, Newark, Seoul, Shanghai, Huangshan, and Tokyo. The exhibition is a historically significant one, as the first survey of the Asian diaspora ever in Miami, in a museum or a gallery. This multi-faceted look at creators from Asia and of Asian descent is timely as the gallery approaches 20 years of innovation in conceptual & artistic discoveries.