8 AMERICANS

November 12, 2021 – January 22, 2022
Chart Gallery

74 FRANKLIN ST
NEW YORK, NY

Image courtesy of Chart.

Image courtesy of Chart.

CHART is honored to present 8 Americans, an exhibition of eight multi-generational Asian American artists, whose work, across various mediums, comments on notions of shared identity and histories.

While the number 8 has a significance in Asian cultures as a sign of auspiciousness, the impetus for choosing that specific number for the exhibition became more urgent following the tragic shooting in Atlanta earlier this year. The collective response to that unspeakable act — including mass protests around the world against racially motivated violence and the passing of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act — served as a defining moment in our country’s history of finally acknowledging and addressing the pervasive anti-Asian violence and racism that was exponentially exacerbated during the pandemic. The 8 here is meant to honor the eight victims of that tragedy in March.