Encyclopedia of Asian American Artists

Painters, photographers, sculptors, and installation artists are among the seventy-five artists represented in this guide to Asian American artists. Each entry describes the artist's early life, education and training, and impact on the art world both in their country of ancestry as well as in the U.S. While some artists dismiss any notion of their Asian heritage influencing their work, others describe how assimilation and immigration affected themselves and their families, particularly those affected by World War II and the Japanese internment camps. Interviews with living artists, as well as extensive images, enhance entries that celebrate the contributions of Asian American artists to American art. Asian artists from China, Cambodia, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, the Phillipines, Taiwan and Thailand are represented in this volume, including: Leo Amino; Thai Bui; Keo Bun; Kip Fulbeck; Jin Soo Kim; Maya Lin; Frank Okada; Rirkirt Tiravanija; and Yoko Ono.