Wonder Women: Art of the Asian Diaspora
Wonder Women: Art of the Asian Diaspora
The first book to highlight Asian diasporic women and nonbinary artists engaged with figurative painting, sculpture, and drawing.
Genny Lim's poem "Wonder Woman" follows a narrator who observes the everyday lives of Asian women--across generations, countries, and socioeconomic backgrounds--wondering if their experiences reflect her own. The poem centers Asian women as its protagonists and asks what commonalities exist between them.
Often underrepresented in museum collections and important exhibitions, Asian diasporic women and nonbinary artists are now receiving recognition; this book expands on two landmark shows of figurative art curated by Kathy Huang, organized in response to increasing anti-Asian racism and violence during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The forty featured artists, each represented with four or more works and a personal statement, subvert stereotypes and assert their identities in places where they have historically been marginalized. While some featured artists explore identity through self-portraiture, others depict the heroines in their lives, offering works that highlight family, community, and history. Several of the works address colonial and patriarchal structures in the West, legends, and myths. With essays, paintings, sculptures, and drawings created within the last four years, this book is a current, open-ended collection of contemporary Asian diasporic experiences.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Kathy Huang, Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander (Contribution by), Genny Lim (Contribution by)
Published: 05/20/2025
Publisher: Rizzoli Electa
ISBN: 9780847845729
Pages: 372
Weight: 4.45lbs
Size: 11.67h x 8.52w x 1.05d
About the Author
Kathy Huang is an independent curator and Managing Director at Jeffrey Deitch. Genny Lim is an American poet, playwright, and performer. Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander is an Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. Delia Cai is a writer and author of the media and culture newsletter, Deez Links. Kevin Kwan is a Singaporean-born American novelist and writer of satirical novels, including Crazy Rich Asians. Fariha R?is?n is a multidisciplinary artist and writer.
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The first book to highlight Asian diasporic women and nonbinary artists engaged with figurative painting, sculpture, and drawing.
Genny Lim's poem "Wonder Woman" follows a narrator who observes the everyday lives of Asian women--across generations, countries, and socioeconomic backgrounds--wondering if their experiences reflect her own. The poem centers Asian women as its protagonists and asks what commonalities exist between them.
Often underrepresented in museum collections and important exhibitions, Asian diasporic women and nonbinary artists are now receiving recognition; this book expands on two landmark shows of figurative art curated by Kathy Huang, organized in response to increasing anti-Asian racism and violence during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The forty featured artists, each represented with four or more works and a personal statement, subvert stereotypes and assert their identities in places where they have historically been marginalized. While some featured artists explore identity through self-portraiture, others depict the heroines in their lives, offering works that highlight family, community, and history. Several of the works address colonial and patriarchal structures in the West, legends, and myths. With essays, paintings, sculptures, and drawings created within the last four years, this book is a current, open-ended collection of contemporary Asian diasporic experiences.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Kathy Huang, Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander (Contribution by), Genny Lim (Contribution by)
Published: 05/20/2025
Publisher: Rizzoli Electa
ISBN: 9780847845729
Pages: 372
Weight: 4.45lbs
Size: 11.67h x 8.52w x 1.05d
About the Author
Kathy Huang is an independent curator and Managing Director at Jeffrey Deitch. Genny Lim is an American poet, playwright, and performer. Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander is an Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. Delia Cai is a writer and author of the media and culture newsletter, Deez Links. Kevin Kwan is a Singaporean-born American novelist and writer of satirical novels, including Crazy Rich Asians. Fariha R?is?n is a multidisciplinary artist and writer. -
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