EXHIBITION-Specific PROGRAMS
ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Celestial Bodies
CURATED BY Neena wang
FEBRUARY 21ST - JUNE 7TH, 2025
FEbruary
Opening Reception: Fri, Feb 21, 6—8 PM
Curator’s Talk: Sat, Feb 22, 4—5:30 PM
Featuring: Neena Wang with exhibiting artists Danqi Cai and Chieko Murasugi
march
Touch Cinema Workshop with Ruby Que: Sat, March 1, 1—3 PM
Distance of the Moon Performance from Ruby Que: Sat, March 1, 5—6:30 PM
Inside the Art, Outside Ourselves: Thurs, March 13, 5:30—6:30 PM
Looking at Marina Peng
Bluff City Chinese Screening & Panel: Fri, March 14th, 5:00–6:30 PM
Featuring: Director Thandi Cai (Duration: 45 min)
Performance from the MengCheng 梦城团 Collective: Sat, March 15th, 4–5:30 PM
Featuring: Thandi Cai, LiLi Nacht, Neena Yang, and Yidan Zeng
Reading Group: Thurs, March 20, 5:30—6:30 PM
april
Inside the Art, Outside Ourselves: Thurs, April 3rd, 5:30—6:30 PM
Looking at Yiran Guo
Video Art Screening: Fri, April 11, 5—6:30 PM
Featuring work from: Bella Cheng, Jamie Ho, Renee Lai, Lucas Lin, Okyoung Noh, and Ruiqi Zhang (Duration: 58 min)
Reading Group: Thurs, April 17th, 5:30—6:30 PM
may
Inside the Art, Outside Ourselves: Thurs, May 1st, 5:30—6:30 PM
Looking at In Kyoung Chun
Far East Deep South Screening: Fri, May 9th, 5—6:30 PM
Duration: 1 hr 16 min.
Reading Group: Thurs, May 15th, 5:30—6:30 PM
JUNE
Panel Discussion: Sat, June 7th, 2—3:30 PM
Programs Description:
READING GROUPs:
Reading selections from curator Neena Wang that point towards and walk around the themes explored in Celestial Bodies. Are you looking for more context? Feel like talking it out? Do you have questions? So do we! Let’s unpack these ideas together. Neena has curated each group of readings by type, including poetry, short form, excerpt, and children’s stories. Come to one or come to all!
Inside/Outside:
Inside the Art, Outside Ourselves is a series of workshops that each invite you to spend time reflecting on a specific artwork from our main exhibition. Through guiding prompts and conversation, we encourage you to dig deeper into the work, think meaningfully about the ideas presented, and to respond with drawing or writing exercises. Artists to be featured include Marina Peng, Yiran Guo, and In Kyoung Chun.
Film Screenings:
We will be screening films, documentaries, & video art curated by Neena Wang. Each screening will be different than the last. Come to one, come to them all!