Join the Cantor's Assistant Curator of American Art and Co-Director of the Asian American Art Initiative, Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander, for a tour of East of the Pacific: Making Histories of Asian American Art — the largest of the three inaugural Asian American Art Initiative (AAAI) exhibitions, featuring works from the nineteenth century to the present day. This exhibition argues that the continental United States’ western coast was—and continues to be—fundamentally shaped by its interactions with Asia, which is especially evident in its artistic production. Though long overlooked by mainstream art institutions, Asian American artists have helped shape and advance the course of American art, serving as vanguards, teachers, and activists within their communities and beyond.

Talk is on a first-come, first served basis. 

Free ticket reservations: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/curator-talk-east-of-the-pacific-making-histories-of-asian-american-art-tickets-468886671657

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please contact cantor_education@stanford.edu. Requests should be made at least one week in advance of the event date. 

Image Caption: George Matsusaburo Hibi (American, born  in Japan, 1886–1947), Three Muses, 1930. Oil on canvas. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, The Michael Donald Brown Collection, made possible by the William Alden Campbell and Martha Campbell Art Acquisition Fund and the Asian American Art Initiative Acquisitions Fund, 2020.54