“Vibrant, political, poetic and challenging … Go see this show !!!” - SF Art Examiner

“Present Tense Biennial (…) is exciting …” - KQED Arts

“An unsung hoops hero hits Chinatown storefront” - SF Chronicle

” [Present Tense Biennial] is energetic …” - SF Weekly Arts

“…[the Present Tense Exhibition] won’t leave you intellectually hungry” - Shotgun Review

“A wonderfully diverse exhibition…” - SFStation

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PRESENT TENSE Biennial: Chinese Character
31 artists reflect on and reinterpret contemporary Chinese culture

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Presented by the Chinese Culture Center in collaboration with Kearny Street Workshop, this biennial exhibition showcases vibrant and diverse perspectives on contemporary Chinese culture. Featuring artists from the Bay Area and beyond, the show includes a wide array of media at the Center’s main gallery and in storefronts throughout Chinatown.

Curated by Kevin B. Chen with Abby Chen & Ellen Oh.

Chinese Culture Center
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
www.c-c-c.org
415-986-1822

Satellite Installation throughout Chinatown:
55 Columbus Street
664, 665 and 667 Clay Street
17 Walter U. Lum Place
704, 708, 701 and 716 Kearny Street

May 1 – August 23, 2009

Public Opening: Saturday, May 2 at 1pm

Gallery Hours: Tuesdays – Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm
Sundays 12 noon to 4 pm

ADMISSION: Free

TOURS: Contact ellen@kearnystreet.org to schedule a private or group tour.

CATALOG: Available for order at CCC Gallery store or online.

Featuring 參展藝術家

Tamara Albaitis 塔瑪拉

Nancy Chan 陳曼玲

Anita Wen-Shin Chang 張文馨

Julie Chang 張維倫

Thomas Chang 張凌生

Sergio de la Torre

Cui Fei 崔斐

Justin Hoover 胡智騰

Bu Hua卜樺

Arthur Huang 黃介彥

Suzanne Husky

Khiang H. Hei 夏漢強

Larry Lee 李煥庭

Sean Marc Lee 李荊山

Liting Liang 梁麗婷

Lucy Kalyani Lin 林冠瑩

Ken Lo 羅文驎

Fang Lu 方璐

Maleonn 馬良

Elizabeth Moy

Ming Mur-Ray 張賢明

Tucker Nichols

Nadim Sabella

Zachary Royer Scholz

Indigo Som 岑志廉

Charlene Tan

Patrick Tsai 蔡仁杰

Imin Yeh 葉艾明

Xudung Yu 喻旭東

David & Michelle Yun 雲明正 雲翠蘭