Monday, February 01, 2010
There's an article out in The Seattle Times on the "Cultural Transcendence" exhibit down at the Wing Luke Asian Museum and while I haven't caught it myself - definitely sounds like something you want to see if you get the chance.
Heidi Kumao's brief "Transplant" is more explicitly political, combining silhouette animation with archival photographs and film footage of the Japanese-American internment-camp experience. A strip of cloth inside a bell jar, in front of the video projection, highlights fragments of the imagery in a striking manner.
Read it in full
here.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Save the date and see what's going on at the museum.
Monday, May 19, 2008
I posted on the renovation last year, and it's almost time for the doors to be opened. Check out the article on the newly revamped Wing Luke Asian Museum:
The new Wing Luke Asian Museum, opening May 31, doesn't just have artifacts -- it is one.
Although it has moved just one block from its former home in a one-time garage, the 42-year-old museum has undergone a complete transformation, expanding to more than eight times its previous size.
The centerpiece of the $23.2 million project is the building itself, the 1910-vintage East Kong Yick Building, financed by 170 Chinese immigrants who pooled their resources to establish a foothold and offer a place where new residents could find a room, a meal and social support.
Yeah. I'm there. See more
down at their site.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The Seattle Times on the life of Ben Woo, and how he helped create a space for Asian Americans:
If a person's life can be measured by grades of community betterment, then Ben Woo's 84 years would have to be at the top of the charts.
The Wing Luke Asian Museum; the Chinatown-International District Preservation and Development Authority; local activists and politicians; even mushroom enthusiasts — all were touched to the core by Mr. Woo, who died Feb. 8 after suffering a stroke this past November.
While his passing is a loss to Seattle and particularly the Asian-American community, the way he lived his life ought to serve as a beacon of inspiration for future generations.
Read the
full op-ed here.
