MO KONG
AAPI Community Day with the Noguchi Museum
Mo Kong, Stray, Standing, Seeing Stitches. Courtesy of the artist
Mo Kong, Still Life Of An Asian Household’s Fridge, 2021
WHEN:
04 June 2022. From 11 am to 6 pm
WHERE:
Noguchi Museum – Long Island City, (USA).
In 2021, the Museum launched its first Open Call for Artist Banners with the aim of raising awareness and standing in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community against escalating and continued violence.
Artist Mo Kong’s workStill Life of an Asian Household’s Fridge (2021) was selected as a runner-up. Their sculptural installations of Asian groceries and household objects from their immigration process recall the COVID-19 pandemic when Asian grocery stores closed due to hateful crimes; and uses the refrigerator, a familiar cultural hub, as a safe space to connect with other Asians and immigrants. Mo Kong joins fellow artists Chemin Hsiao and Woomin Kim in a series of programming and free admission days to celebrate their projects and community engagement.