CURRENT EXHIBITION
veiled ramblings William Andersen
contradictorily speaking Xiaohong Zhang
Side-by-side solo exhibitions
August 24-October 10, 2010
Left: William Andersen, Global Brands Kids (Kuwait Series #1), 2010,
oil, ink & acrylic on digital print on canvas, 36 x 26 inches.
Right: Xiaohong Zhang, Red Buddha, 2009, digital printing and paper-cutting, 70 x 80 inches.
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Opening reception Friday August 27, 5:30-7:30 pm
Artists' talks beginning at 6:30 pm
Milwaukee artist William Andersen's installations are informed by his extensive travel, and explore the impact of globalization, displacement, and cultural hybridization. His previous work focused on the social and economic ramifications of China's emergence as a world power.
veiled ramblings draws upon his recent experiences in the Arabian Peninsula, and addresses common misperceptions about the region. Several pieces in this installation were created in collaboration with Iranian artist Maryam Hosseinia, Andersen's colleague at the American University of Kuwait.
Xiaohong Zhang, a first generation Chinese immigrant from Hubei Province who teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, pairs digital printing with the traditional art of paper-cutting to create large-scale work that is both personal and deeply political. In precise, intricately patterned images, she reflects on the challenges of bridging cultures and raising children in a turbulent and violent world. "Fundamentally," Zhang writes, "I draw creative ideas from my experiences as a first-generation immigrant, artist, professor and mother." Zhang's current pieces focus on China's response to the Tibetan independence movement and the complex relationship between communism and Buddhism.
Xiaohong Zhang on storybridge.tvwww.williamjandersen.blogspot.com
These exhibitions are supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Ongoing support comes from DoubleTree Hotel-Madison, Anita Been in memory of George Parker, and Robert & Carroll Heideman. The Wisconsin Academy thanks these sponsors for their generous support.
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