HUNG LIU
b. 1948, Changchun, China. Lives and works in California, USA. Hung Liu is considered to be one of the most famous Chinese female painters living in North America. Using historical photographs as inspiration for her artworks, her subjects over the years have included prostitutes, refugees, street performers, soldiers, laborers and prisoners, amongst others. Through her work, she explores and uncovers the personal narratives that have been shaped and influenced by socio-political and historical events in China.
The Other Side: Chinese and Mexican Immigration to American: The exhibition presents a collection of visual narratives about the Chinese and Mexican immigrant experiences. Through the works of five contemporary artists, we explore the recurring issues of immigration, border relations and labor practices that have persisted throughout U.S. history and remain timely today. The selection of works demonstrates a range of different styles and references, spanning different historic periods, geographic locations, cultural influences and gender perspectives, bound together by the common threads of memory, history, identity and humanity. Artists featured include Zhi Lin, Hung Liu, Andrea Bowers, Tony de Los Reyes and Margarita Cabrera.
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ARTWALK 2013
17 Apr 2013
Art Walk is back!!! THURSDAY 18 APRIL, 4.30-11.30pm, hurry to buy your ticket!!!
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REVIEW OF HUNG LIU’S RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION BY THE SF CHRONICLE
16 Mar 2013
Review by the San Francisco Chronicle of Hung Liu‘s retrospective which opened at the Oakland Museum of Art (California) last friday- published 16 March 2013, by Kenneth Baker.
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SUMMONING GHOSTS: THE ART OF HUNG LIU – OPENING TOMORROW
15 Mar 2013
From March 16 through June 30, 2013, the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) premieres a retrospective of one of the most significant Chinese-American contemporary artists living today. The exhibition Summoning Ghosts: The Art of Hung Liu explores the artist’s life and career through approximately 80 works of art from private and public collections around the world.
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HUNG LIU: OFFERINGS, OPENING 23RD JANUARY AT MILLS COLLEGE, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, USA
22 Jan 2013
The Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California is pleased to present Hung Liu: Offerings, a rare opportunity to experience two of the Oakland-based artist’s most significant large-scale installations: Jui Jin Shan (Old Gold Mountain) (1994) and Tai Cang—Great Granary (2008). The exhibition examines the themes of memory, history, and cultural identity through works that navigate the life-long liminal experiences of immigration and homecoming.
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HUNG LIU IN BASED IN CHINA EXHIBITION AT ERNST BARLACH MUSEUM, RATZEBURG (GERMANY)
27 Aug 2012
Exhibition from June 24 to September 23, 2012
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