The Asian/Pacific/American Institute presents two to three exhibitions per year, focusing on the work of both emerging and established artists of Asian/Pacific descent. Each exhibition is part of an on-going effort by A/P/A to investigate modes of cultural expression among Asian/Pacific/American and diasporic communities. Presented in conjunction with relevant A/P/A courses, symposia, and public programs, the exhibitions offer the opportunity for cross-cultural dialogue, leading to a deeper understanding of broad issues through the specificity of one artist’s vision.
Our Inner Quarters: Spaces of Work & Care (October 31-December 8, 2023)
Curated by Yin Q and Chong Gu, Red Canary Song (RCS) Presented by Red Canary Song in collaboration with the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, NYU Center for the Study of ...
KŪKULU: Pillars Standing Together (May 10-December 31, 2023)
Co-curated by Pua Case and Lehuanani DeFranco, KŪKULU: Pillars Standing Together is the eleventh installment of KŪKULU, a traveling art exhibition honoring the pillars of Mauna Kea who stand for the protection of the tallest mountain (from the sea floor) in the world.
Archive as Memorial (January 21-March 25, 2023)
Storefront for Ideas, 127 Walker StreetOn view: Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1:00-6:00 p.m. Archive as Memorial is an exhibition organized by members of A/P/A Voices: A COVID-19 Public Memory Project, a volunteer team ...
Photographic Justice: A Tribute to Corky Lee (May 20-December 30, 2022)
DETAILS Curated by Chee Wang Ng. Co-sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. Chief Judge Margo K. Brodie is pleased to announce the opening of Photographic Justice: A Tribute to ...
Grief Garden (March 1-May 27, 2022)
Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, Gallery 8 Washington Mews On view to NYU students, staff, and faculty and, by special request, members of our non-NYU community: Monday-Friday, 12:00–5:00 p.m.* Grief Garden ...
We Imagine Sanctuary : A Mural and Sound Installation (February 25-May 10, 2019)
Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, Gallery 8 Washington Mews On view: Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.* Opening reception: Thursday, March 7, 2019, 6:00 p.m. Muralist and poet Jess X. Snow ...
GAX 2018: Intimacies and Imagined Futures (June 19-July 15, 2018)
Co-curated by Nabi Nara, Alexandra Chang, and Francesca Tarocco. Presented by SOMA Art Space and the 2018 Global Asia/Pacific Art Exchange. An initiative of the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. Thanks to support from the NYU ...
Art Across Archives (February 17-April 29, 2018)
Produced by Think!Chinatown in collaboration with the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, Asia Art Archive in America, Asian American Arts Centre, and chashama. Curated by Stephanie H. Tung Featuring the work ...
Zarina: Dark Roads (October 6, 2017-February 2, 2018)
The exhibition marks the 70th anniversary of the 1947 Partition of India, which resulted in one of the largest forced migrations in the history of the world. The grave and lasting impacts of war, colonialism, and division are at the center of Zarina’s work, which foregrounds the personal and the intimate.
Circles and Circuits: Chinese Caribbean Art (September 15, 2017-Spring 2018)
Organized by the Chinese American Museum (CAM) in partnership with the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU and the California African American Museum (CAAM). Circles and Circuits: Chinese Caribbean Art is presented ...
Lost Streets: Seward Park’s Fight for Housing Justice (April 11-June 22, 2017)
NYU Kimmel Window Galleries Corner of West 3rd St & LaGuardia Pl On view April 11–June 22, 2017, 24/7 Lost Streets tells the story of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area ...
Lenapeway (October 10-December 9, 2016)
715 Broadway (at Washington Place) On view Monday, October 10–Friday, December 9, viewable 24/7 from street level Presented by The Wayfinding Project, an initiative of the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, and ...
The Wayfinding Project (March 25-December 21, 2016)
Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, Gallery 8 Washington Mews On view Monday-Friday, 11AM-5PM* through December 21, 2016 Master navigators of Oceania explored and settled what Epeli Hau’ofa called the “sea of ...
In the Shadow of the Highway: Robert Moses’ Expressway & the Battle for Downtown (October 27-March 15, 2016)
Copresented by the Below the Grid Lab, Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, and NYC Department of Records & Information Services. NYC Records Visitor Center, Surrogate Courts Building 31 Chambers Street (entrance ...
Nothing Lost in Translation (October 8-December 11, 2015)
Copresented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University, the Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, and the Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY) Curated ...
Haunted Files: The Eugenics Record Office (October 3, 2014-March 13, 2015)
Curated by Noah Fuller and John Kuo Wei Tchen Associate Curator: Mark Tseng Putterman Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, Gallery 8 Washington Mews On view: Friday, October 3, 2014–Friday, March 13, ...
“The Normal”: Images from the Haunted Files of Eugenics (October 31, 2014-January 4, 2015)
Curated by Noah Fuller and John Kuo Wei Tchen Associate Curator: Mark Tseng Putterman NYU Kimmel Windows Gallery LaGuardia Place and West 3rd Street Viewable from the street 24/7 “The ...
Memory Prints: The Story World of Phillip Chen (September 25-March 1, 2015)
Presented by the Museum of Chinese in America. Supported by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. Memory Prints: The Story World of Phillip Chen is a solo exhibition by Phillip Chen, ...
Index of the Disappeared (February 11-March 21, 2014; April 7-May 19, 2014)
by Chitra Ganesh and Mariam Ghani, the 2013-14 A/P/A Institute Artists-in-Residence Index of the Disappeared: Secrets Told is a site-specific installation of images, sound, texts, and documents related to leak ...
Prints of Pop (& War) (February 13-May 10, 2013)
Curated by Roger Shimomura A/P/A Institute at NYU Artist-in-Residence, 2012-2013 Feb 13, 2013 – May 10, 2013, 11AM-5PM Exhibition catalog available for purchase “Prints of Pop (& War) is a unique ...
Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986 (May 26, 2011-July 24, 2014)
May 26, 2011 – August 19, 2011 The William F. Wu Collection at the NYU Fales Library & Special Collections Curated by Jeff Yang, Co-Curated by D. Daniel Kim View full ...
Still Present Pasts: Korean Americans and the “Forgotten War” (April 7-August 13, 2011)
Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU, Gallery 41-51 East 11th Street Still Present Pasts: Korean Americans and the “Forgotten War” is a multimedia exhibition exploring memories and legacies of the Korean War. ...
Art, Archives and Activism: Martin Wong’s Downtown Crossings (March 6-December 18, 2009)
March 06, 2009 – December 18, 2009 View full exhibition site The Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University is proud to present the exhibition Art, Archives, and Activism: Martin Wong’s Downtown ...
kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa (March 10-May 30, 2008)
March 10, 2008 – May 30, 2008 Kip ...
Exquisite Crisis and Encounters (February 15-May 31, 2007)
February 15, 2007 – May 31, 2007 Curated by Yong Soon Min, A/P/A Institute Visiting Artist View full exhibition site Taken from the Dadaist/Surrealist game of Cadavre Exquis in which ...
Persistent Light (August 3-October 19, 2007)
August 03, 2007 – October 19, 2007 Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi and George Mukai View full exhibition site Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi and George Mukai both came to New York in the ...
“Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani” (October 6-December 15, 2006)
October 06, 2006 – December 15, 2006 Curated by Roger Shimomura View full exhibition site In November 1999, I learned of Jimmy – a homeless Japanese American who drew and ...
Archivist of the “Yellow Peril” (February 3-July 31, 2005)
February 3, 2005 – July 31, 2005 Yoshio Kishi Collecting for a New America Archivist of the “Yellow Peril” provides a glimpse into Yoshio Kishi/Irene Yah Ling Sun Collection of ...
Fresh Talk Revisited (September 2, 2003-January 9, 2004)
September 02, 2003 – January 09, 2004 New York Artists from “Fresh Talk/Daring Gazes” Margo Machida & Christine Bacareza Balance, curators View full exhibition site Fresh Talk Revisited: New York Artists from ...
My Life in Progress (January 20-May 21, 2004)
January 20, 2004 – May 21, 2004 Ian Kim View full exhibition site Ian Kim arrived in New York after spending his first twenty among thirteen different residences that spanned ...
A Dialogue with Separation (June 1-August 20, 2004)
June 01, 2004 – August 20, 2004 Picturing an American Chinatown, 1990 – 2002 Jason Francisco View full exhibition site Photographing in Chinatown for me has meant a slow accumulation ...
Wok Hay: The Breath of a Wok (September 13-December 23, 2004)
September 13, 2004 – December 23, 2004 Grace Young & Alan Richardson View full exhibition site GRACE YOUNG [Wok Hay: The Breath of a Wok] Growing up Chinese American in San ...
A Photographic Journey with Corky Lee (September 5, 2002-January 10, 2003)
September 05, 2002 – January 10, 2003 An “ABC” Views Chinatown, NYC in the ’70s Corky Lee View full exhibition site Corky Lee, a self-taught photographer, has been documenting the ...
War Retold (January 21-May 30, 2003)
Jan 21, 2003 – May 30, 2003 Photographs from Viet Nam Serene Ford Northington View full exhibition site. My relationship to photography began as a child when I looked at ...
Resident Aliens (June 16-August 15, 2003)
June 16, 2003 – August 15, 2003 Siddhartha Joag & Tomie Arai View full exhibition site Resident Aliens is a mixed media installation addressing issues of race, privilege and the ...
Coming of Age in Amelika (September 5, 2001-January 11, 2002)
September 05, 2001 – January 11, 2002 Jewel Castro & Dan Taulapapa McMullin View full exhibition site The Asian/Pacific/American Studies Gallery was proud to present Coming of Age in Amelika ...
Please Do Not Throw Peanuts at My God (January 28-May 17, 2002)
January 28, 2002 – May 17, 2002 Siddhartha Joag View full exhibition site Siddhartha Joag was born in 1982 in Ahmedabad, India, and spent his childhood in England, Oklahoma, and ...
Mind’s Desire (May 27-August 26, 2002)
May 27, 2002 – Aug 26, 2002 Photosculptures by Jaishri Abichandani View full exhibition site Based on research in Tantra (an aspect of Hinduism) Jaishri has created a series of ...
Garden of Export Delights (February 1-May 11, 2001)
Swati Khurana Installation, sculpture, and video. In partial fulfillment of graduate thesis requirement for the Gallatin School of Individualized Study. View full exhibition site
Assumed Identity (September 5-December 22, 2000)
September 05, 2000 – December 22, 2000 Susan Sponsler Mixed media and photo-based images exploring autobiographic issues related to being a korean adoptee and an asian american.
I of Beholder (January 19-May 12, 2000)
January 18, 2000 – May 12, 2000 Judy Kim, curator View full exhibition site The point at issue here is precisely how to accomplish the task of translating myself from ...