Dream State: Visions of Multimedia Artists

Name: Dream State: Visions of Multimedia Artists
Start: 2024-07-11T17:00:00-07:00
Location: 200 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94102

Schedule

Thu Jul 11 2024 at 05:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

200 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA, United States, California 94102 | San Francisco, CA

Witness how an artist's process blooms in a multimedia dreamscape built upon the visions of emerging AAPI creatives.
How do dreams form and change? Are you what your ancestors dreamed of? When do dreams become a vision of reality? Is your dream powerful enough?
For one night only, explore these questions and witness how an artist’s process blooms as the Asian Art Museum is transformed into a dreamscape built upon the visions of emerging AAPI creatives. This evening is for the audacious believers, courageous problem-solvers, and those who ask, “What more?”
In the dream business, there is much to consider; it’s time to become the owner of yours.
Learn more and reserve tickets: calendar.asianart.org/event/dream-state-visions-of-multimedia-artists

PROGRAM DETAILS:
Double feature film screening:
“KONGKEE: AM I DROWNING OR AM I FLYING?” (Short documentary)
“Bridge to Everywhere” (Award-winning animated short premiered at CAAMfest)
Conversation with director Spencer Tsang
Installations by Yăng Shēng, exploring the creative process behind the dreams of featured artists
Sounds by DJ Bitesize
Tasty treats by Asian Box

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Spencer Tsang hails from a prestigious lineage of poor Chinatown immigrants. His family has been creating from scraps for generations; his creative approach is similar. YouTube was Tsang’s film school. He attended the Stella Adler Studio of Acting not to become an actor, but to earn the permission to direct them. His film “Fight Night” premiered in high schools across the country, catalyzing conversations on toxic masculinity. In 2022, as the Artist-in-Residence with the Chinese Culture Center, Tsang curated seven exhibitions, raising money for businesses recovering from Asian hate crimes and COVID. He looks forward to beginning with the Academy at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners as an aspiring Art Director.
Yăng Shēng is a multichannel experimental art brand, reimagining Chinese and Taiwanese traditions through an editorial lens. Created by Steph Cai (Executive Producer & Co-Creative Director) and Hanna Chen (Co-Creative Director, Art Director & Brand Strategist), Yăng Shēng is a community incubator for fruits of the Asian diaspora to nurture their identities and crafts together. At its core, Yăng Shēng is a self-nourishing way of life: the warm, fuzzy feeling that you get from breaking bread with your chosen family. Indulge in Yăng Shēng through immersive experiences dedicated to fostering the modern-day village.
Colour Palette Magazine is a multidimensional creative outlet birthed to uplift the voices of artists of color worldwide. The idea was first conceptualized in 2020 by Dominic Wong and Jenay Denise. Both raised in Oakland, California, they grew up surrounded by ingenuity, authenticity, and imagination. The two branched out of Oakland and witnessed this same creative spirit everywhere they went. They were growing up in a renaissance. Alongside friends and peers who were simultaneously pursuing creative endeavors, only two goals seemed to fit: creating tangible art and establishing a platform for underrepresented artists. Colour Palette Magazine served as editors and interview consultants on the Yăng Shēng installations for “Dream State.”
DJ Bitesize is a turntablist/party rocker and DJ instructor from San Francisco. Bitesize has performed at numerous parties in the Bay Area and LA and for companies like Facebook and Rakuten. She has won local DJ battles and is part of an infamous legacy of Filipino scratchers and turntablists in the Bay Area.