'Why Do the Japanese Draw Themselves as White?'
Sep 14, 2010 · If there are no stereotyped markings of otherness, then white is assumed. Americans apply this thinking to Japanese drawings. But to the Japanese the Default Human Being is Japanese!
The Whitewashing of “#WhitePeopleDoingYoga” - Mother Jones
Oct 17, 2019 · The numbers alone tell some of the story: A recent Williams College study found that 75 percent of artists in major US museums are white men, and the Association of Art Museum Directors reports...
The Whitewash is a scathing, hilarious satire of Asian ...
Sep 14, 2022 · Siang Lu’s debut novel suggests whitewashing Asians for the screen is profitable. ‘People pay to see foreignness repackaged as stereotypes – and thus rendered virtually invisible.’
Survey Finds White Men Dominate Collections of Major Art …
Mar 21, 2019 · Trailing behind were white women (10.8 percent), Asian men (7.5 percent) and Hispanic men (2.6 percent). All other groups represented in terms of both gender and ethnicity were recorded in...
Asian Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
As distinct as the cultures of Asia are from one another, many pieces in the collection reveal similarities in form and iconography occasioned by the sharing of religions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, or themes and techniques, such as those found in …
'I am not your scapegoat': See the art created by Asian …
Dec 27, 2021 · As bias incidents and hate crimes surged, Asian American artists produced multimedia projects exploring the fragility, burden and joy of being Asian in America.
Eleven artists on what it means to be Asian-American - The New York Times
Jun 6, 2020 · We asked 11 illustrators of Asian descent to create a self-portrait, reflecting on their heritage, their stories of immigration and how they identify as an Asian-American.
Making Space for Asian Americans in the Arts
There are more than 38 countries [with their own] ethnicities and histories. We can’t possibly represent and speak for every artist from every discipline from every Asian American background. But we do try to provide a platform and a safe space for artists who choose to identify in those ways.
Homepage - National Museum of Asian Art
Sep 21, 2024 · The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art is committed to preserving, exhibiting, researching, and interpreting art in ways that deepen our collective understanding of Asia and the world.
East Asian painters have powerful impact — Harvard Gazette
Sep 30, 2004 · To someone accustomed to Western art with its vivid colors, its emphasis on the human figure, its use of naturalistic modeling and perspective, East Asian painting may seem a bit pallid at first – pretty enough with its graceful calligraphic lines and its ever-present repertoire of bamboo, plum blossoms, and chrysanthemums, but somehow ...