ALL EYES \ ON US

All Eyes \ on Us: Invention & Ingenuity During Artistic Diasporas

All Eyes on Us: Invention & Ingenuity During Artistic Diasporas shines a spotlight on “hidden dragons”  - individuals whose artistic careers, practices and expressions shape shifted or became dormant as they navigated the complexities of immigration, assimilation and survival. Impacted by displacement, resource scarcity, and cultural marginalization - some indefinitely postponed their creative journeys, while others ingeniously adapted their artistic expressions, merging their past with their present in unexpected ways.

The exhibition explores the consequential lights and shadows of these “hidden dragons”. In what ways were these individuals’ stories, experiences and legacies deliberately submerged, overlooked or made to be invisible? Conversely, how might their hidden status be a form of protection or act of freedom, essential for sustenance and survival? How may hiding provide moments of respite, a space for incubation, or safeguarding until the moment for emergence arrives?

Featuring sound art, mixed media, installations, and photography by artists Bhumikorn Kongtaveelert, David Huang, Hou Yumei, Jeanette Lazam, Jiabao Li, Leland Wong, Master Ko Si Hing, Sun Park, Terry Luk, and Yuqian Sun, the exhibition uplifts Asian American and diasporic stories of resilience, ingenuity and triumph over adversity. Through their art forms, the artists demonstrate how adeptly they persist between the pragmatic and impractical, reconfiguring and creating alternative spaces for artistic expression. Moving within the dialectic of self-awareness, self-compromise, and self-survival, the artists in the exhibition prompt us to consider ways in which we are asked to continually reshape ourselves, understanding when and how to hold ourselves until we are ready to come into the light. 

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Curated by Candace Huey

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萬眾矚目（又名「卧虎藏龍」）展覽簡介

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「萬眾矚目」展覽將聚焦於我們身邊的「卧虎」與「藏龍」—— 一眾藝術家移民身上。他們努力適應移居他方、融入當地、掙扎求存的種種複雜性，其藝術事業或轉型、或沉寂。他們飽受離鄉別井、資源緊絀之苦，加上在文化上被邊緣化，有些人索性延擱自己的創作旅程；有些人則巧妙地調整藝術表達形式，用意想不到的方式結合自己的過去與當下。

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這次展覽將探求這群「卧虎藏龍」為勢所逼之下的「顯」與「隱」。他們當中每一位的故事、個人經歷以及精神遺產，有多少被蓄意掩藏、忽視和埋沒？另一方面，他們大隱隱於市的狀態，如何成為他們賴以求存的某種保護或是自由？隱匿又如何為他們提供喘息和孕育創意的空間，直待重出江湖之時？

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我們有幸展出藝術家 Bhumikorn Kongtaveelert、黃偉江、Jeanette Lazam、李佳宝、Leland Wong、高世豪、Sun Park、陆潮基、侯玉梅、Yuqian Sun 等人的聲音藝術、混合媒介、裝置和攝影作品，高舉亞裔美國人與離散者面對逆境時展現之堅韌自強、不拘一格的創造力，並因此致勝的故事。他們透過各種藝術形式，示範如何熟練地遊走於實用與不實際之間，重組和創造藝術表達的另類空間。在自我覺察、自我妥協與自我生存的辯證中不斷流轉，本次展覽的藝術家們引導我們思考，在何種情境下我們被迫持續重塑自我，並理解何時以及如何守住自身，直至我們準備好步入光明。

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