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ART: inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE: New Visual Arts Exhibit at Dairy Arts Center
inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE: New Visual Arts Exhibit at the Dairy Arts Center
Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St, Boulder On View: May 20 — July 16, 2022
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Curated by Boram Jeong, Boyung Lee, Sammy Lee, and Chad Shomura
The theme inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE captures the struggles of Asians and Asian Americans to survive and thrive in the face of strong anti-Asian sentiment. Asians/Asian Americans are alternately made invisible and hypervisible through stereotypes such as “model minorities,” “honorary whites,” “perpetual foreigners,” and “enemy aliens.” Yet, Asian America is remarkably complex due to cultural diversity, various migration routes, and different socioeconomic circumstances.
To reflect this complexity, inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE showcases Asian/Asian American artists, scholars, performers, and community organizers from different ethnic, gender, and geographic backgrounds.
This exhibit was curated in 2021 at the RedLine Contemporary Art Center in Denver as a way for public conversation and an invitation to learn about the complex histories and status of Asian/Americans. Artists and academics came together to intervene against heightening violence targeting people of Asian descent, which increased by 340% during the pandemic, by offering a solidarity-building platform through arts among diverse Asian/Americans, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) people, and allies.
Despite some visible “success” of the exhibit and public education programs in 2021, the team was is heartbroken by the steadily growing number of hate crimes against Asian/Asian Americans, including the recent shooting of three Korean American women in a Dallas hair salon. As we hear news about violence against Asian/Asian Americans, the immediate reaction people often have is fear and indifference. However, we refuse to dwell in that space. Instead, we choose to build a beloved community for ALL people and invite you to join us in (re)imagining a better future together. inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE showcases Asian/Asian American artists, scholars, performers, and community organizers from different ethnic, gender, and geographic backgrounds. inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE features works by: Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Yikui (Coy) Gu, Sammy Seungmin Lee, Maryrose Cobarrubias Mendoza, Tsogo Mijid, Yong Soon Min, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Scott Tsuchitani, Joo Yeon Woo, Ren Pan and five Boulder-based artists, Erin Hyunhee Kang, Renluka Maharaj, Liz Quan, Chinn Wang, and Thomas Yi. inVISIBLE | hyperVISIBLE opened on May 20th with a public artist talk from participating local artists held in the Grace Gamm Theater and will be on display through July 16, 2022.
The Dairy Arts Center is a non-profit organization that connects a dynamic and diverse community to create inspiring and engaging experiences in the performing, cinematic, and visual arts. The Dairy is open to the public from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Galleries are free and open to the public, with a suggested donation of $5. Parking is available in the front of the building, and in the northwest parking lot, access available in both locations.
