Nicholas Oh and A young Yu are a collaborative artist duo based in New York.
Statement Through performance-based film and site-specific installation, we re-imagine Korean folklore and precolonial spiritual practices to reflect personal and Asian American perspectives. We are not faithful to historical canon and transgress older traditions, regenerating them within diasporic contexts through methods of disruption and transformation. Performances are filmed in spaces ranging from ritual spaces and temples to sites of colonization and ongoing political tension, from disfigured buildings and unmarked graves, to immersive environments constructed in the studio. We activate these spaces by distilling narratives and visual cues from our heritage and, through processes of reimagination, create new stories. New stories explore themes of race, Western imperialism, gender, sexuality, and migration. Nicholas Oh Nicholas received his MFA from Rhode Island School of Design. He was awarded artist-in-residence at Pioneer Works, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Sculpture Space, and Shigaraki Cultural Park. His work has been exhibited at venues such as National Building Museum (Smithsonian Institute), Washington D.C, MD; Spring Break Art Show, New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA; American Museum of Ceramic Art, Los Angeles, CA; Mills College Art Museum, Los Angeles, California; Milwaukee Art Institute, Milwaukee, WI; RISD Museum, Providence, RI; Assembly Room, New York, NY. Nicholas is currently teaching at Greenwich House Pottery and leading the ceramics department at Pioneer Works. He has also previously taught at Rhode Island School of Design, Bennington College, Sacramento State University, and Oxfordshire Arts. www.nicholasohstudio.com/ Ayoung Yu A young received her MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University. She was awarded the Bronx Museum of the Arts: Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) fellowship; Gold Prize by the AHL-T&W Foundation, Individual Artist Fellowship by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, and was nominated for the Rema Hort Mann Foundation’s Emerging Artist Grant. Her work has been exhibited at venues such as Times Square Space, New York, NY; Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL; LeRoy Neiman Gallery, New York, NY; Jewish Museum, New York, NY; Vermont Studio Center, New York, NY. Her work was also featured in the Christie’s Educational annual journal. www.ayoung-yu.com |