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Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco presents: Lam Tung-pang: The Curiosity Box
Artist reception Sat, June 22, 3-4pm; Exhibit June 22 - August 24 2013, Tuesdays - Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., San Francisco
San Francisco--This summer the Chinese Culture Foundation is proud to debut the Hong Kong artist and 2012 Asian Cultural Council Fellow, Lam Tung-pang, in his first solo exhibition in the US.
The Curiosity Box is an experiment originated in Lam Tung-pang's apartment during his recent artist residency in the US. The project reflects the artist's attempt to turn his living space into a creative lab for documenting and sharing his internal psyche with the public.
As one of the most important rising stars from the Pacific region, Lam's work demonstrates how an individual navigates and negotiates in a constantly changing environment. The captivating illustrations veil the critical distance the artist creates between realities. Without compromising sensitivity and imagination, Lam injects a fresh energy to ignite the cultural conversation for our city and Hong Kong. His unique perspective of surroundings in transformation is not to be missed
Lam's work is derived from his extensive background of Chinese art history that involves producing paintings and installations that embody a love for traditional ink painting within a contemporary practice. Much of the work he produces relates to the history and memory of the settings he places himself in such as mainland China and Hong Kong. His painted works reflect both historical landscape imagery with imagined new realities, playing on the idea of permanence and impermanence, the submerging of new identities with the old.
As a part of his residency, Lam will also create new pieces inspired from his trip to San Francisco.
The Curiosity Box opens on June 22, 2013 10 - 4 pm, with an opportunity to Meet the Artist at 3pm. The exhibition is on view Tuesdays-Saturdays 10am-4pm at the Chinese Culture Center 750 Kearny St., 3rd Floor (inside the Hilton Hotel). Admission to the gallery is free. For more information, please visit www.c-c-c.org or call 415-986-1822
DATE/TIME:
Artist reception Sat, June 22, 3-4pm; Exhibit June 22 - August 24 2013, Tuesdays - Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
LOCATION:
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
750 Kearny St., 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94108
415-986-1822
http://www.c-c-c.org
COST/REGISTRATION:
Free
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MORE INFO:
Email: info@c-c-c.org
Phone: 415-986-1822
Contact: Abby Chen
About Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco:
The Chinese Culture Center is a non-profit organization established in 1973 to preserve, promote, and influence the course of Chinese and Chinese American culture. The Center is a destination for exploring and connecting progressive perspectives on Chinese and Chinese American art and heritage. Since 1981, the Center has increasingly developed programs of contemporary relevance.
