Abstract:
This public conversation was held on April 18, 2021 in conjunction with Garrick Imatani’s CFAR exhibition, monologue. The artists discussed the nuanced ways in which their identity figures into their work—looking at compounded layers of representation, cultural expectation vs. lived experience, and the futurist contexts in which their work as Asian American makers might be seen in the midst of increased national violence. The following excerpts have been edited for clarity, length and readability.