At Home/On Stage exhibition explores Asian American identity through media history at Cantor Arts Center
The exhibition At Home/On Stage, part of Stanford's Asian American Art Initiative, delves into Asian American identity via media technology at the Cantor Arts Center. It showcases artworks spanning from the 1800s to the present, featuring pieces like Stephanie Syjuco's Afterimages (2021) and Miljohn Ruperto's Appearance of Isabel Rosario Cooper (2006–10), along with a composite portrait from May's Photo Studio dating back to the 1920s. Included are Patty Chang's video installation Que Sera Sera/Invocations (2013–14) and Reagan Louie's photographs Jiao, Hefei, China (1980) and Jiao, Shenzen, China (2017). The exhibition will continue until 15 January, highlighting the legacy of Leland Stanford Sr., whose railroad project involved 15,000 Chinese American laborers, leading to around 1,200 fatalities.
Key facts
- Exhibition At Home/On Stage runs through 15 January at Cantor Arts Center Stanford University
- One of three inaugural exhibitions from Stanford's Asian American Art Initiative
- Features works from 1800s to contemporary pieces including Stephanie Syjuco's Afterimages (Interference of Vision) (2021)
- Includes Miljohn Ruperto's Appearance of Isabel Rosario Cooper (2006–10)
- Shows 1920s composite portrait from May's Photo Studio and Michael Jang's 1970s series The Jangs
- Presents Patty Chang's Que Sera Sera/Invocations (2013–14) two-channel video installation
- Features Reagan Louie's photographs Jiao, Shenzen, China (2017) and Jiao, Hefei, China (1980)
- Addresses legacy of Leland Stanford Sr and transcontinental railroad's use of Chinese American labor
Entities
Artists
- Stephanie Syjuco
- Miljohn Ruperto
- Michael Jang
- Patty Chang
- Reagan Louie
- Isabel Rosario Cooper
Institutions
- Cantor Arts Center
- Stanford University
- Asian American Art Initiative
- May's Photo Studio
- St Louis World's Fair
Locations
- Palo Alto
- United States
- San Francisco
- China
- Shenzen
- Hefei
- St Louis