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"Academically, as an Asian American, I’ve always been interested in how Asian Americans have been present historically but also constructed as the perpetual foreigner.”Anuradha spoke w/ Steven Wong about his first exhibition as curator of LAMAGBarnsdall ow.ly/NR1v50Jej3v

If there is representation lacking, we must document it. If the world cannot imagine, we must step in and show the world that liberation requires both trouble and quietude. ⁠ Review: Month of Sundays at #EugeneContemporaryArt by #ChelseaCouch⁠ l8r.it/YLs1

Humanity’s every act impacts the natural environment—the plastic wrapper you throw away in the trash tomorrow doesn’t end its journey there, and Water Briefed knows it. ⁠ Review: #EmilyKepulis at Lolo Pass by #JeffAlessandrelli⁠ ⁠ variablewest.com/2022/05/31/rev…

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If art is an act of relating to another individual across time and space, then [Leeson] undermines the whole affair on both sides, refusing to expose her true self. Review: Lynn Hershman Leeson at Altman Siegel by Max Blue⁠ ⁠ variablewest.com/2022/06/07/rev…

Cliff Notes from Variable West: mailchi.mp/f645dbdd7438/c… "Works by Nathan Lam" is a Northern California exhibition pick from variablewest ! 🫶 Come to the gallery reception this Saturday 1 to 4pm and you'll see why.