Asian Arts Initiative & MadeULook Productions
Opening: Friday, June 12, 2009
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location:
Asian Arts Initiative
1219 Vine Street (Chinatown North)
Philadelphia, PA
Phone:2155570455
Email: info@asianartsinitiative.org
URBAN CONVERGENCE a high-energy exhibition
Exhibit: June 12 – August 2, 2009 (see below for gallery hours)
Opening Reception: Friday, June 12, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Live b-boy performances by Dreamerz & Stylers Crews
The marriage between art and culture has never been more prominent than it is today. Examples abound: Damien Hirst's paintings as the backdrop of Jay-Z's music videos; Takashi Murakami's designs on Louis Vuitton's accessories and Kanye West's album cover; graffiti art on Converse sneakers, Sprint advertisements, and energy drinks; Shepard Fairey's iconic "HOPE" portrait of President Obama.
These collaborations reflect an unprecedented merging and morphing of artistic genres and culture—high art with street art, underground with pop, fine art with street culture—that is breaking down social barriers and dated paradigms and clearing space for new ideas and aesthetics.
Hailing from metropolitan hubs throughout the country—Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Washington D.C.—these artists will share exciting work in a variety of mediums and styles that demonstrate a nationwide convergence toward a fresh contemporary sensibility with an urban edge: Pose II, Joshua Mays, Dave Cramske, Isaac Lin, Rodney Camarce, Jesse Olanday, Sun You, Figments by Ciriaco, Anjni Raol, Shin Ae Tassia, Chanika Svetla, Bret Syfert, Junghwa O'Connell, Miss Tina Wong, Teel MUL, and Dan "R5" Barojas.
Urban Convergence is curated by Jeff Cylkowski, a Korean American adoptee and Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary painter, muralist, and hip-hop artist. Before receiving a formal art education from the Pratt Institute, he spent years immersed in urban subcultures. The spirit of that experience continues to inform his work today. In summer 2009, he will be Artist-in-Residence at the Asian Arts Initiative.
The residency will include a six-week series of painting and mural-making workshops with local youth in partnership with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, beginning July 6 and culminating with an exhibition of new work on August 14, 2009.
Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday – Friday
(215)557-0455 or www.asianartsinitiative.org
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