CONVERSATION: DORYUN CHONG AND HERB TAM ON TSENG KWONG CHI at MOCA

CONVERSATION: DORYUN CHONG AND HERB TAM ON TSENG KWONG CHI THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015 AT 6.30 PM – 8.00 PM MUSEUM OF CHINESE IN AMERICA 215 CENTER STREET, NEW YORK CITY Doryun Chong, chief curator, M+ Hong Kong, and Herb Tam, curator and director of exhibitions, Museum of Chinese in America, will discuss Tseng’s life and art in New York, his influence on younger Chinese artists, and how his cultural identity may have impacted his work. Generously supported by the Asian Cultural Council. Co-sponsored by the Museum of Chinese in America and NYU’s Grey Art Gallery. WEDNESDAY NIGHTS WALK-THROUGH WITH MUNA TSENG Muna Tseng will offer walk-throughs of the exhibition “Tseng Kwong Chi: Performing for the Camera” on Wednesday nights in the month of June. Please RSVP with your date to reserve your spot. The tour from 7.00 to 7.30 pm FREE. Exhibition on view: APRIL 21 – JULY 11, 2015 GREY ART GALLERY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 100 WASHINGTON SQUARE EAST, NEW YORK CITY CUNY TV On Ch. 75 (Time Warner Cable and Cablevision/Optimum Brooklyn), Ch. 77 (RCN Cable) and Ch. 30 (Verizon FiOS) ASIAN AMERICAN LIFE 4 repeat screenings Friday, June 19 – 10:00am, 3:00pm, 8:30pm Sunday, June 21 – 12:00pm CUNY TV features the two current exhibitions on Tseng Kwong Chi at the Grey Art Gallery and the Metropolitan Museum of Art on its Asian American Life, an in-depth news magazine program that addresses topical issues affecting the Asian American communities nationwide and profiles Asian American leaders. Paul Lin interviews choreographer Muna Tseng about Kwong Chi’s life and her tribute to him in her dance-performance piece “SlutForArt a.k.a. Ambiguous Ambassador”.