The eclectic array of
artworks on view reflects the expansive range of the press in terms of both printmaking techniques — such as aquatint, collagraphy, etching, lithography, and screen printing — and subject matter.
I feel like there's a reciprocal arrangement, with my curatorial side effecting my own
artwork, often
reflecting on and observing my work as a curator as well as making work from a curator's point of
view.
Other works
on view include a suite of watercolors by Guo Hongwei, combining his renderings of American iconography with his father's calligraphy of Chinese classical poems; Chen Wei's staged photographs in the traditions of Gregory Crewdson and Cindy Sherman; a thick - imexhibitionso floral - patterned diptych by Liang Yuanwei, exhibitionsly featured in the Chinese pavilion at the 54th Biennale di Venezia; Cheng Ran's romantically staged photos of the Hollywood sign, commenting
on the role cinema has played in shaping the image of America in the psyche of younger Chinese generations; the American premiere of Sun Xun's 21 Grams, a four - year long animation project
reflecting on history, social struggles and dystopia; and Hu Xiangqian's Art Museum, a video presentation of the «collection» of Western
artworks that have inspired the artist's creative language but that he's never seen in person or fully understood.
Hop off The Bronx Trolley at the Bronx Museum for a free, guided discussion with artist Daniel Hauben of his
artwork Reflecting on the Familiar, which is currently
on view in the Museum lobby.