I will be showing a large scale drawing, Cherry Blossoms Come Crashing In in Crosscurrents, a group exhibition featuring the works of Asian and Asian-American artists at Togonon Gallery in San Francisco.
Crosscurrents
June 16th – July 16th
Opening: June 16th, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Crosscurrents showcases contemporary works of three artists from Asia, juxtaposed with works of four Asian-American artists. The American artists include Kira Greene, Grace Munakata, Ben Needham and Mitsu Okubo, and the international Asian artists include John Y. Chang, Norberto Roldan and Gerardo Tan. The goal of Crosscurrents is not to present an in-depth survey, but rather to showcase an initial effort which explores how current global art aesthetics, socio-political events, rapid communication and technological advances have influenced art making for these seven artists. In addition, this group of artists represent a range of media and are situated at different levels in their art careers.
77 Geary St. Second Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
For further press inquiries, please contact Julina Togonon at julina@togonongallery.com or at 415.398.5572.
Togonon Gallery
Kira Nam Greene’s work explores female sexuality, desire and control through figure and food still-life paintings, surrounded by complex patterns. Imbuing the feminist legacies of Pattern and Decoration Movement with transnational, multicultural motifs, Greene creates colorful paintings that are unique combinations of realism and abstraction, employing diverse media such as oil, acrylic, gouache, watercolor and colored pencil. Combining Pop Art tropes and transnationalism, she also examines the politics of food through the depiction of brand name food products, or junk food. Recently, Greene started a figurative painting series spurred by the 2016 Presidential Election, Women’s March, #metoo movement and ensuing crisis of conscience, this new body of work aspires to present the power of collective action by women.