About this event

Conversation@PAM: Artist Gallery Talk with Amir H. Fallah and kate-hers RHEE

Free | RSVP Required

Exhibited artists Amir H. Fallah and kate-hers RHEE discussed their work in an informal and intimate gallery conversation.

Following the conversation, kate-hers RHEE led an intergenerational, hands-on art-making workshop inspired by individual and collective mourning rituals, cross-cultural mortuary traditions, and the Korean ancestor memorial, Jesa. In remembrance of Chuseok, the Korean Harvest festival, the artist guided participants in working with paper collage to create ancestor memorial tables and different foods that one would prepare to honor their departed loved ones.

The workshop was held outside in the museum’s courtyard from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

More about the Exhibition:

As USC PAM celebrated its 50th anniversary, the museum looked to the future by asking questions and reflecting on its past as embodied in the museum’s collection and display of Asian and Pacific Island art. For whom was this collection created, and how did its meaning change when seen through the eyes of diverse communities? Intervention: Fresh Perspectives after 50 Years found new ways to view the USC PAM permanent collection through the work of seven contemporary Asian diasporic artists: Antonius Bui, Audrey Chan, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Amir Fallah, Akiko Jackson, Alan Nakagawa, and kate-hers RHEE. By creating original artworks in response to PAM’s collection, these artists reminded visitors that USC PAM’s history was complex, and that the public had many ways to consider this story beyond how it was presented in galleries, websites, and printed materials.

For questions or to request accommodations for the event, participants were encouraged to contact Cristina Hernandez-Guerrero at ch45852@usc.edu. For additional information, they were invited to visit https://pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu/

The program was free with the purchase of museum admission.

All guests were required to show proof of vaccination and complete a health screening prior to admission. Guests were expected to comply with health and safety protocols. Face coverings worn over the nose and mouth were required except for children two years old or younger. Masks with vents were not acceptable.