“Opening at Americas Society on September 4, 2024, the exhibition The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & The Caribbean, is the first show in New York City to center on the artistic production of the Asian diaspora in the region from the 1950s to the present. 

Focusing on postwar and contemporary art, the exhibition showcases the work of twenty-nine artists from fifteen countries working in a range of artistic mediums including painting, sculpture, performance, photography, and video. 

The Appearance sheds light on the often-overlooked experiences and artistic trajectories of Asian diasporic subjects and collectives across Latin America and the Caribbean, contextualizing them within histories of transoceanic migration, displacement, and resettlement.

The exhibition includes the artworks of artists like Kazuya Sakai in Argentina, Albert Chong in Jamaica, Wifredo Lam in Cuba, Mimiam Hsu in Costa Rica and Tomie Ohtake, Mario Ishikawa and Tikashi Fukushima in Brazil.” — Americas Society

Installation views of The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & The Caribbean at Americas Society, September 4 – December 14, 2024. Photos: Arturo Sanchez.

Curated by Tie Jojima and Yudi Rafael, this exhibition “mobilizes ‘appearance’ as an open-ended framework whose elusiveness is symptomatic of the conditions of Asian diasporic experiences and whose potential meanings and symbolisms are in constant negotiation and transformation,” said the curators.

Images courtesy Americas Society.