UNDERCURRENTS & THE QUEST FOR SPACE
SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco | May 2013
ALICE RADIO
by Liz Saint John
April 28, 2013
“underCurrents & the Quest for Space is a new art exhibit present by the Asian American Women Artists Association and the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center. It opens May 2nd and continues through May 25th at SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street in San Francisco. Linda Inson Choy is the curator of the show and Leslie Zeitler is a literary artist who is…”
CHINA DAILY
by Kelly Chung Dawson
May 24, 2013
“SF exhibition gives Asian American women artists an outlet. Chinese women have often grappled with the overwhelming pressure to maintain “face”, a cultural force that has led many to stay silent on issues of abuse, addiction and other personal difficulties. While any number of factors might be responsible for the increasingly high rates of suicide among Asian…”
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THE EXAMINER
by Ed Moy
April 16, 2013
“The Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) and Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC) have joined forces to present the politically charged, high impact exhibition, ‘underCurrents and the Quest for Space.’ The exhibition will be part of the upcoming United States of Asian America Festival opening on May 2 and running through May 25 in San…”
INDIA WEST
by Richard Springer
May 17, 2013
“Asian American women artists confront unflinchingly with soul-searching individualism themes of identity, stereotyping, the ‘model minority’ myth, and the demands of Asian and American cultures in ‘underCurrents & The Quest for Space,’ an art exhibit continuing through May 25 at the SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco. Four South Asian American women are…”
KPIX BAY SUNDAY
by Frank Mallicoat
April 28, 2013
“Hear more about the Asian American Women Artist Association’s exhibit by tuning into Bay Sunday, this Sunday at 5:30am on KPIX 5. Share this post and remember to set your alarm or DVR to watch.”
KRON 4 NEWS
by Anny Hong
April 26, 2013
“Arts & Entertainment Report”
MAY-LEE CHAI’S BLOG
by May-lee Chai
May 1, 2013
“Bay Area author and international journalist, May-lee Chai curates this poetry reading inspired and surrounded by the socio-political visual art works during the underCurrents & the Quest for Space art exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center, as part of Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center’s (APICC’s) Annual United States of Asian American Art Festival. The activist poets…”
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NEW BERNAL JOURNAL
by New Bernal Staff
April-May, 2013
“The Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) and Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC) join forces to present the politically charged, high impact exhibition “undercurrents & The Quest for Space for the United States of Asian American Festival. Opens May 2 and continues through May 25 at SOMArts Cultural Center. Two Bernal residents, Valerie…”
NICHI BEI WEEKLY
by Nichi Bei Staff
May 2-15, 2013
“Eight Japanese American artists – Michele Benzamin-Miki, Mitsuko Brooks, Shari Arai DeBoer, Reiko Fuji, and Judy Shintani – will be participating in a thought provoking art exhibition from May 2 through May 25 entitled, ‘underCurrents & the Quest for Space’ at SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan St., between Eighth and Ninth Streets in San Francisco. The Asian…”
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
by Ravi Chandra
April 2, 2013
“The Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) and Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC) join forces to present the politically charged, high impact exhibition, ‘underCurrents & The Quest for Space’ for the United States of Asian America Festival opening on May 2, 2013 and continuing through May 25, 2013 at SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan…”
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RAFU SHIMPO
by Rafu Shimpo Staff
May 3, 2013
“SAN FRANCISCO — The Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) and Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC) are joining forces to present the politically charged, high-impact exhibition ‘underCurrents and the Quest for Space,’ for the United States of Asian America Festival. The exhibition opened May 2 and continues through May 25 at SOMArts…”
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SAN FRANCISCO ARTS QUARTERLY
by John Held, Jr.
May 2013
“The diversity of work in this exhibition of Asian American women matches the multiplicity of heritages represented by the artists themselves, hailing as they do from Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Hawaiian, Vietnamese, Japanese and Indian lineages. From painting to photography, installation to video, etching to textile design, the exhibition spans the diverse mix of…”
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
by Kimberly Chun
May 2, 2013
“There’s power in numbers – and in an uncommon story, common among its tellers and told as one. Such is with the case of ‘She Has No Master,’ a striking video triptych by three half-Vietnamese, half-white women, Julie Thi Underhill, Isabelle Thuy Pelaud and Dao Strom, on of several video works on display in ‘underCurrents & the Quest for Space,’ a juried exhibition…”
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
by Jonathan Kuperberg
May 4, 2013
“Leslie Zeitler had a weird feeling that she should check on her mom. ‘Who is this?’ Leslie asked when someone she didn’t know answered the phone. ‘I’m looking for my mom. Where’s my mom?’ The county police officer on the line told the 15-year-old that her mom had committed suicide. Almost 18 years later, in 2004, her mom’s sister took her own life too. Then…”
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
by Kathleen Dixon
May 12, 2013
“Navigating the underCurrents. Author-journalist May-lee Chai curates this poetry reading inspired by socio-political art from the underCurrents & the Quest for Space exhibit. Part of Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center’s United States of Asian America Festival, the event features Amy K. Bell, Susan Calvillo, Ploy Pirapokin, Shobha Rao, Shizue Seigel, Bory Thach…”
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
by Janos Gereben
May 5, 2013
“If ever an art exhibit proved the point it set out to make, this is it. With the somewhat awkward title of ‘underCurrents and the Quest for Space,’ the show now at the SOMArts Cultural Center (http://www.somarts.org/undercurrents/) through May 25 aims to counteract ‘common stereotypes about Asian American [women]’ and their ‘continued invisibility’ – and does so in…”
SF GATE
by Kimberly Chun
May 1, 2013
“There’s power in numbers – and in an uncommon story, common among its tellers and told as one. Such is with the case of ‘She Has No Master,’ a striking video triptych by three half-Vietnamese, half-white women, Julie Thi Underhill, Isabelle Thuy Pelaud and Dao Strom, on of several video works on display in ‘underCurrents & the Quest for Space,’ a juried exhibition…”
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SF GATE
by Jonathan Kuperberg
May 3, 2013
“Leslie Zeitler had a weird feeling that she should check on her mom. ‘Who is this?’ Leslie asked when someone she didn’t know answered the phone. ‘I’m looking for my mom. Where’s my mom?’ The county police officer on the line told the 15-year-old that her mom had committed suicide. Almost 18 years later, in 2004, her mom’s sister took her own life too. Then…”
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SUNSET BEACON | THE RICHMOND REVIEW
by Ed Moy
June 2013
“Local Asian American women artists Shizue Seigel and Choppy Oshiro showcased artworks at the “underCurrents and the Quest for Space” arts exhibition at the SOMArts Cultural Center held in May during Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Both artists are long-time Richmond District residents whose works were on display along with pieces from many other Bay Area…”