Sam iz Dat: Independent Art Publishing by Chinese-Speaking Creators

June 28, 2024 – June 28, 2024
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Met Fifth Avenue, Thomas J. Watson Library

Image: Yiner (Chinese, born 1982). Illustration from Hide Between Pages, 2023. One folder: illustrations; 30 x 24 x 2 cm

Image: Yiner (Chinese, born 1982). Illustration from Hide Between Pages, 2023. One folder: illustrations; 30 x 24 x 2 cm

We are thrilled to invite you to join us for a presentation of independent artists’ books by Chinese-speaking creators, introduced by Shisi Huang, co-organizer of the Rehearsal Art Book Fair, at Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Works on view include photobooks, zines, and other art publications from the Thomas J. Watson Library collection. Rehearsal team members Shisi Huang, Sixuan Tong, and Shuyu Peng, and Assistant Museum Librarian Raymond Lei guide guests through the books, providing a forum for the curious to converge and delve into diverse perspectives on Chinese-speaking creators’ expressions in and through bookmaking.