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Artist Arlan Huang and opera performer Mee Mee Chin with Mee Mee's mother

Artists-in-Residence Arlan Huang and Mee Mee Chin: Creating Connections Through Paintings, Performance, and Place

We spoke with our latest artists-in-residence about their backgrounds, how memory plays a part in their work, and how a chance meeting at a subway station led to their new exhibition.

Posted on January 14, 2019

Tagged: art, artist interview

How ‘Homeward Bound’ Came to Be: A Discussion with Curators Diane Wong and Huiying B. Chan

We had the chance to speak with the curators behind our newest art exhibition, what they learned in their research, and what inspires them every day.

Posted on October 30, 2018

Tagged: art, artist interview

Artist-in-Residence Yumi Sakugawa: We Are Not Bound By Our Narratives

We had the chance to speak with the Ignatz-Award-nominated artist about how she discovered her calling in comic books, how meditation and mindfulness have informed her art (and her life), and why we shouldn’t be tied to our narratives.

Posted on September 06, 2018

Tagged: art, artist interview

Artist Dingding Hu surrounded by her illustrations

Artist-in-Residence Dingding Hu: Adding Spice to Everyday Life

Illustrator Dingding Hu has spent her life traversing different cultures through food. We had the chance to speak with our latest artist-in-residence about how she got into illustration, her early inspirations, and her favorite spicy dish.

Posted on July 12, 2018

Tagged: art, artist interview, food

Photographers Emanuel Hahn and Andrew Kung with retired librarian Frieda Quon in front of her home

Artists-in-Residence Andrew Kung and Emanuel Hahn: Shining Light Through Stories

What places in the U.S. do you think of when you think of Asian Americans? San Francisco? Los Angeles? New York? How about the Mississippi Delta? That’s the question Brooklyn-based photographers Andrew Kung and Emanuel Hahn explored as they embarked on their audiovisual project, The Mississippi Delta Chinese.

Posted on May 10, 2018

Tagged: art, artist interview

Artist Yingqian Cao in long black dress in art gallery with her work

Artist-in-Residence Yingqian Cao: Using Savvy to Find the Essence of Art

On the surface, the patterns of Yingqian Cao’s works might seem alike. However, upon closer inspection are the subtle yet significant differences in lines, intensity, and energy.

Posted on March 29, 2018

Tagged: art, artist interview

Graphic for Tribeca Art and Culture Night

Tribeca Art + Culture Night: Learn the Art of Papercutting from Xin Song

A night of art exhibitions, performances, and hands-on workshops right in our own neighborhood? We’re there!

Posted on March 08, 2018

Tagged: art

Artist Xin Song in front of one of her pieces in her studio

Artist-in-Residence Xin Song Sparkles: Her Modern Take on an Ancient Chinese Art

While you may be familiar with the traditional folk art of Chinese papercutting, you might not have seen it like this before.

Posted on February 06, 2018

Tagged: art, artist interview

Artist-in-Residence Hiroyuki Ito: A New Yorker in Japan

When New York Times photographer Hiroyuki Ito returned to his native Japan for the first time in almost 20 years, he found himself viewing it as a foreign country. So he did what any artist would do: he began to document.

Posted on January 15, 2018

Tagged: art, artist interview

Ben Sloat's exhibition at Pearl River Mart Tribeca gallery of gold wall paper with illustrations of Deng Xiao Ping

Artist-in-Residence Ben Sloat: Exploring History, Curating Experiences

We're so pleased to announce our latest art exhibition, The Pearls That Were His Eyes, featuring artist Ben Sloat and curated by Julia Kirchmer.

Posted on November 30, 2017

Tagged: art, artist interview

Joining Forces with Artists Space to Support Contemporary Art

We’re so excited to announce our participation in Social Surfaces, a fundraising exhibition to support the relocation of our friend and neighbor, Artists Space.

Posted on October 19, 2017

Tagged: art

Artist-in-Residence Kam Mak: Re-Enacting Memories, One Eel at a Time

We had the chance to talk to our latest artist-in-residence about the power of memories, students as inspiration, and why a headless chicken doesn't make a worthy offering.

Posted on September 27, 2017

Tagged: art, artist interview

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