Since the 1970s, feminist critics and art historians have redefined the art historical canon to include the contributions of “great women artists.” Yet, much work remains to increase the visibility of women artists globally, including in Asian and Asian-diasporic contexts. This panel invites an international group of curators and art historians who are crafting new art histories—through exhibitions, publications, and archival practices—that centre the works and experiences of Asian women artists. Myung Ji Bae will talk about her group exhibition Connecting Bodies: Asian Women Artists (currently on view at MMCA Seoul), which takes a transnational look at key works made by 65 Asian women artists from 11 countries; Kim Hong-hee will speak to her book Korean Feminist Artists: Confront and Deconstruct (forthcoming from Phaidon), which focuses on the intersections between art and politics as it relates to the feminist movement in South Korea; Clara M Kim will discuss the lives and works of four women artists alongside a generation of Japanese American artists who experienced WWII incarceration; and Özge Ersoy will share how a feminist approach can shape archival work in the context of Asia Art Archive.
Moderator: Victoria Sung (Phyllis C. Wattis Senior Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive)
Panel:
Myungji Bae (Curator, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)
Hong-hee Kim (Chairperson, Nam June Paik Cultural Foundation)
Clara M Kim (Chief Curator & Director of Curatorial Affairs, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles(MOCA))
Özge Ersoy (Senior Curator, Asia Art Archive)