My new multimedia work "Resistance in Progress" will officially be on view starting tomorrow, September 16th and open to the public at Queens Museum! This work is part of "After the Plaster Foundation, or Where Can We Live?" a group exhibition that will be up until February 28th 2021.
My new work "Resistance in Progress" highlights the ongoing fight against luxury development and gentrification in Flushing, Queens featuring video, photography, text and other mixed media. I'm really proud that this work is translated into 4 languages - English, Korean, Chinese and Spanish.
READ THE October 29th, 2020 NEW YORK TIMES Review CLICK HERE (or see below)
Photo from the COVID-19 “New Normal” Opening
The heart of the this new work are the stories of Flushing residents and community organizers - Seonae Byeon and Bobby Nathan from MinKwon Center for Community Action 민권센터 and their steadfast commitment in the fight against displacement in Flushing. I am so grateful to them for their time and generosity.
Thanks Tarry Hum for her guidance and expertise. Thanks to Cristina Ferrigno for her work on initial design of the timeline in the show. Thanks to 共鳴 Collective for Language Justice 鳴義社 and all of the others who helped with translation. And thanks to the museum staff for all of their help and patience!
You can read more about SHOW here: https://www.qgazette.com/articles/the-queens-museum-from-home/
Check out the online reader that supplements the show: https://aftertheplasterfoundation.queensmuseum.org/contents/betty-yu
WATCH THE VIDEOS featured in the show click below or CLICK HERE (for Chinese, Korean and Spanish translations):
About the Exhibition:
Look at, read, and listen to the online publication for our upcoming exhibition "After the Plaster Foundation, or, 'Where can we live?'", in which twelve New York City-connected artists and artist groups address shelter, home, and mobility. Find previews of their works, readings they suggested, audio of the artists talking about their ideas, and in some cases, special new projects.
"After the Plaster Foundation, or, 'Where can we live?'" features works by Jennifer Bolande, Ilana Harris-Babou, Heather Hart, Simon Leung, Shawn Maximo, Sondra Perry, Douglas Ross, Peter Scott, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Caroline Woolard, and Betty Yu, and artifacts from the collection of Museum of Capitalism.
Short video by Mariam Bolkvadze about Betty Yu’s "Resistance in Progress" at Queens Museum