A report by Mark Jenkins for The Washington Post. Two photo captions in an earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled the first name of artist Wifredo Lam. The pieces are from the Inter-American Development Bank Art Collection, not the Art Museum of the Americas Collection. This version has been corrected. Asia is on the walls…
Art review: At the Art Museum of the Americas, ?No Ocean Between Us? features work by Wilfredo Lam and others. washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Jessica Lenamond (
San Antonio Magazine) writes about “No Ocean Between Us:
Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & The Caribbean, 1945–Present,
” an exhibition exploring the effects of migration on Latin American and Caribbean artists of Asian descent. The exhibition opened on February 12, and runs through May 9, 2021. [Also see previous post Exhibition: “No ocean between us” Review.]
Open Friday, Feb. 12,
No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & The Caribbean,
1945–Present features about 65 modern and contemporary works in the form of paintings, installations, new media and more. The exhibit is organized mostly geographically, planting viewers in Argentina before traveling north to Brazil and then following the artists through Peru, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Panama, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
No Ocean Between Us Opens at San Antonio Museum of Art
Published: February 12, 2021
San Antonio Museum of Art’s newest exhibit takes visitors on a geographical journey through the work of Latin American and Caribbean artists of Asian descent as it explores how migration and diaspora impact their work and experiences.
Open Friday, Feb. 12,
No Ocean Between Us: Art of Asian Diasporas in Latin America & The Caribbean, 1945–Present features about 65 modern and contemporary works in the form of paintings, installations, new media and more. The exhibit is organized mostly geographically, planting viewers in Argentina before traveling north to Brazil and then following the artists through Peru, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Panama, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.