Show threadDr. Dani SanchezMay 21, 2024
Our next piece is Kenneth Tam (1982-) “Silent Spikes” which explores the intersections of masculinity, race, and labor and the history of Asian Americans in the west as workers on the transcontinental railroad.
#LaEsoterica #AANHPIHeritageMonth #KennethTam #SilentSpikes
HyperallergicJan 28, 2023

#KennethTam’s works resonate in West #Texas, where the story of dehumanized and exploited migrant laborers is tangible and ever-present.

#Art #VideoArt #Performance

https://hyperallergic.com/776174/kenneth-tam-history-of-chinese-labor-american-west-ballroom-marfa/

Kenneth Tam Excavates the History of Chinese Labor in the American West

The artist’s works resonate in West Texas, where the story of dehumanized and exploited migrant laborers is tangible and ever-present.

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artworld curatorMay 11, 2022

In celebrating #AAPIHeritageMonth CurateLA highlighted a selection of AAPI-owned art spaces in #LosAngeles. #artspace #gallery #AAPI #contemporaryart

Image 1: EPOCH, an artist-run virtual experiment by Peter Wu+. #EPOCHgallery (one of the best virtual gallery #VR)

Image 2: Commonwealth & Council, installation view of Kenneth Tam's 'All of M'. #kennethtam

View the full highlights here:
https://medium.com/@curate.LA/l-a-s-aapi-owned-galleries-and-art-spaces-3f2baa8f2cee

L.A.’s AAPI-Owned Galleries and Art Spaces - Curate LA - Medium

The past few years have shown us that regardless of how diverse we like to think the current art world is, it’s really not hard to see if we look at the numbers that it’s still very much dominated by…

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