I look back at all
of the conflicts we had with schools over the
years (things like treating our children respectfully,
struggling to provide healthy food choices, uhg) and I am ashamed to admit that my fear and ignorance about HS allowed me to justify sending my children off everyday to deal with people and situations that were not positive learning experiences for them, but often humiliating or
dis - empowering.
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.