Asian Art Museums for Asians - Collections & Ownership

USC Pacific Asia Museum

Conversation@PAM: Asian Art Museums for Asians - Collections and Cultural Ownership.

<h2>Conversation@PAM: Asian Art Museums for Asians - Collections and Cultural Ownership</h2><h2></h2><h3><strong>Free | RSVP Required</strong></h3><p>Museums are reckoning with the histories of conquest and lineage of colonization that their collections often represent. This has been especially true of museums of Asian Art in the United States, which have been nearly-exclusively founded by Euro-American collectors for the benefit of Euro-American audiences. </p><p></p><p>As USC PAM approaches its 50th anniversary, the museum is making a gesture of equanimity by inviting contemporary Asian American artists to create new work for its galleries that responds to the unspoken histories that collection items carry. Asian American arts and culture workers can be the bridge to reconciliation between Asian art collections and Asian audiences, but while artists of color are increasingly embraced by museums, the racial makeup of curatorial and leadership teams remains monochromatic. </p><p></p><p>Curators and museum professionals Sonia Mak and Anuradha Vikram will discuss what still needs to change and how museums like USC PAM can shift their values to empower Asian American communities in the 21st century.</p><p></p><h3><strong>More about the Exhibition:</strong></h3><p>As USC PAM celebrates our 50th anniversary, we look to the future by asking questions and reflecting on our past as it is embodied in the museum’s collection and display of Asian and Pacific Island art. For whom was this collection created and how does its meaning change when seen through the eyes of our diverse communities? Intervention: Fresh Perspectives after 50 Years finds new ways to view the USC PAM permanent collection through the work of seven contemporary Asian diasporic artists: Antonius Bui, Audrey Chan, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Amir Fallah, Akiko Jackson, Alan Nakagawa, and kate-hers RHEE. By creating original artworks in response to PAM’s collection, these artists will remind visitors that USC PAM’s history is complex, and our public has many ways to consider this story beyond how it is presented in our galleries, website, and printed materials.</p><p></p><p><strong>For questions or to request accommodations for this event please contact Cristina Hernandez-Guerrero at ch45852@usc.edu . For additional information please visit https://pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu/</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>All guests are required to show proof of vaccination and complete a health screening prior to admission. Guests are expected to comply with health and safety protocols. Face coverings worn over the nose and mouth are required except for children two years old or younger. Masks with vents are not acceptable.</strong></p><p></p>

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