Past Exhibitions
John W. Winkler: The Chinatown Etchings
On View from March 1 to May 19, 2024
Charles B. Wang Center Skylight Gallery
John W. Winkler: The Chinatown Etchings explores forgotten scenes of San Francisco's Chinatown from 1916 to 1923. Through John W. Winkler's exceptional etchings, the exhibition unveils a crucial chapter in early Chinese immigration history in the United States.
Featuring 81 evocative etchings, the exhibition serves as a visual time capsule, capturing the essence of daily life in the heart of an early twentieth-century Chinatown. Winkler's work, distinguished by its unparalleled quality, offers a unique lens to rediscover the narratives of this vibrant community during a pivotal immigration period. Winkler's etchings transcend artistry, becoming historical documents that reveal the experiences, struggles, and resilience of those who called Chinatown home. The intricacy and depth of his lines convey not only artistic skill but also a profound connection to his subjects.
Curated by A. Rex Rivolo, director of Roving Sands Fine Arts, with all works on loan from the A. Rex Rivolo Collection and the Martin Levine Collection.
Related Programs
LECTURE
Capturing History: The Stories within John W. Winkler’s Chinatown Etchings
by Dr. A. Rex Rivolo
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 @ 4:00 PM
Theatre
GUIDED GALLERY TOUR
John W. Winkler: The Chinatown Etchings
February 28, March 27, April 17 & May 8, 2024 @ 12:00 PM
Skylight Gallery
Park Dae Sung: Ink Reimagined
On View from September 14 to December 10, 2023
Charles B. Wang Center Skylight Gallery, Zodiac Gallery
The Charles B. Wang Center presents Park Dae Sung: Ink Reimagined, an exhibition that features the works of Park Dae Sung, an innovative artist who transforms meditative observation into monumental artworks that revitalize Korean brush and ink techniques for modern audiences.
The exhibition captures the essence of the Korean-born Park’s artistic practice that is inspired by a deep contemplation of traditional East Asian art and the diversity of styles—contemplative, dramatic, tranquil, and powerful—that exist in the ink medium.
Viewers will walk away from his work with a newfound understanding of what it means to find beauty in what is old and with a fresh perspective on humanity’s contemporary relationships with nature, identity, and homeland. Park’s art presents an imaginative reinterpretation of history that, in turn, encourages a more progressive and stirring vision of the future.
A fully illustrated publication titled Park Dae Sung: Ink Reimagined is available for sale.
Park Dae Sung: Ink Reimagined is organized by Jinyoung A. Jin, director of Asian art and culture at the Charles B. Wang Center, with the special support from the Gana Foundation for Arts and Culture, as well as the generous support from the Korea Foundation.
The Splendor of Bamboo: Japanese Contemporary Baskets
On View from March 9, 2023 to May 31, 2023
Charles B. Wang Center Skylight Gallery, Zodiac Gallery
The aesthetic beauty of woven Japanese bamboo baskets has been praised and acknowledged for centuries. To this day, bamboo baskets are an integral and cherished part of the flower arrangement (ikebana) and tea ceremony in Japan. The Charles B. Wang Center celebrates the extraordinary beauty and intricate craftsmanship of Japanese bamboo baskets with a new generation of Japanese artists who produce functional, sculptural, and refined works with their individual sensibility and creativity. Twenty-seven baskets on display reflect the longstanding basket-weaving traditions and modern transformations of Japanese basketry with advanced plaiting skills and experimentation with new shapes.
All works are on loan from Courtesy of TAI Modern.
Curated by Jinyoung A. Jin, director of cultural programs at the Charles B. Wang Center, the treasures in this exhibition take visitors on a remarkable journey across regions and time.