What is it about?
In this Q&A, Asian American artists Laura Kina and Việt Lê discuss three shared central themes in their work: Transnationalism, Pop, and Gender/Sexuality. Kina and Lê's works were on view in two paired solo exhibitions (Kina's "Uchinanchu" and Lê's "lovebang! Trilogy Premiere"), that were part of "Transnational Lives in Motion: The Art of Laura Kina and Việt Lê" at the W. Keith & Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, US February 27–April 23, 2016. The exhibition was curated by Mary Yu Danico (the Weglyn Endowed Chair of Multicultural Studies) and Michele Cairella Fillmore (Director of the Kellogg University Art Gallery).
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Why is it important?
The artwork of Laura Kina and Việt Lê offers nuanced experiences of Asian American transnational lives, as co-curator Mary Yu Danico stated, “From refugee, immigrant, war, and identity issues, both of your works examine the unexpected outcomes of migration and hybrid encounters.”
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This page is a summary of: Towards an Aesthetic of Excess: A Conversation with Laura Kina and Việt Lê, Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas, September 2016, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/23523085-00203011.
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