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Orchid Clinic, 2015 http://skowmon.com/orchid_clinic.html Web links: |
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Borneo Odyssey a representation of A Brief Report of a Journey up the Rejang River, 2014 Interdisciplinary performance created from the Archives of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The performance is based on the 1896-1898 expeditions to Borneo made by William H. Furness, Alfred C. Harrison, and Hiram M. Hiller. Hiller’s “A Brief Report of a Journey up the Rejang River in Borneo” is recounted on stage by a talking Orangutan, the main character, inspired by the story of Furness raising chimpanzees and orangutans, and his experiments teaching them basic human speech. Contemporary use of historical sources follows a creative approach “re-imagine”, to re-envisage concept of time, identity, history, and memory. Hiller’s colorful descriptive lecture enabled his nineteenth century listeners to visualize images of landscape, people, or sounds of nature. For this project, the creative challenges include limitation of available image archives to coincide with the lecture, as well as decisions of what to include and exclude, degrees of fictionalization, and the burden of entertainment to engage today’s audience. Additional artists/contributors: Running Time of entire piece: 31 minutes 50 second http://www.penn.museum/blog/museum/borneo-odyssey-a-live-from-the-archives-performance/ http://citypaper.net/Blogs/Fringe-weekend-pick-Borneo-Odyssey/ http://fringearts.com/event/borneo-odyssey/ http://www.haikuconference.com/skowmon-hastanan/ http://www.delawaretoday.com/Delaware-Today/Calendar/index.php/name/Borneo-Odyssey/event/16763/ |
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Random Haikus, 2014 Sand, acrylic and graphite on hardboards, 5” x 7” each |
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Nostalgia for exotic landscape Artist as Traveler: Myanmar, 2012 Color photograph, glass beads, glitters, graphite powder, sand, soil, and spices on acrylic board, 8” x 10” x ¾” |
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| Violence Self Internet Fire Wheel, 2010-2011 Graphite, acrylic on Saint Armand Innes paper, 18” x 24" |
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| Cattleya Cat. Alba, 2011 Iron-on print transfer of digital collage, acrylic on Mulberry paper, 22” x 19” |
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The Words |
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| Migration Les femmes en route Les femmes en route Encyclopedia Britannica World Atlas Series, 2001 Ink jet prints, graphite, acrylic and metallic medium on paper Dimensions: One-page: 15” x 11 3/8”, Two-page: 14 ¾” x 21 5/8” Les femmes en route: Magnificent Journey, 2003 Light box, Inkjet, Plexiglas, fluorescent light, 11 ½” x 55” x 4 ½” Rubyscape, 2000 Digital collage, Various dimensions |
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| Migration Fever Les femmes en route: Pageant Fever, 2000 Inkjet, enamel nail polish paint, 4” x4” Economy Class Beauties: Thai Borompimarn on Frosted Wild Orchid #622 II (gold/purple) Economy Class Beauties: Thai Chakri on Lustre A Ongles #482B (pink/pale yellow) Business Class Beauties: Thai Chitrlada on Lustre A Ongles #482B (red/pale yellow) First Class Beauties: Thai Chitrlada on Frosted Ice Starry Nites #633 (red/navy blue) Ship Fever, 1999 Inkjet, various dimensions |
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| Skulls and Bones, 2010 Graphite pencils on Saint Armand Innes paper, 24” x 18” |
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| Media and Religion The Erotic Body, 2006-2007 Graphite, newspaper cut out, and acrylic on Kraft paper, 9” x 12” |
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| Migration The Lightboxes Ruby, The Homebody: An Island Story I, Ruby, The Homebody: An Island Story II, The Arrival, Purple Glory, Golden Descent, Magnificent Travellers, 1998 Light boxes, print, enamel and acrylic paint, Rhoplex, glass sheets, fluorescent light, 10 ½” x 12 ½” x 4 ¼” Nari Pala, Women Mango Fruit Tree, 2006 Prints from watercolor pencil drawings transferred on Plexiglas sheets, fluorescent light, 18” x 15” x 4 ½” |
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| The Property of A Lady An Impressive Emerald and Diamond Lavaliere, 2007. Shaved graphite and metallic powder, acrylic medium, and graphite wash on vellum, 36” x 23 3/4” The Property of A LADY: An Attractive Antique Emerald Diamond and Pearl Necklace circa 1880, 2007. Graphite, aquarelle pencils, and acrylic on vellum, 36” x 24” Festoon Tiara C. 1830 German Gold, silver, button and pear pearls, diamonds, 2007. Shaved graphite and metallic powder, acrylic medium, and graphite wash on vellum, 29” x 18” Londonderry Tiara 1854 R.S. Garrard & Co., English, Gold, Silver and Diamonds, 2007. Shaved graphite and metallic powder, acrylic medium, and graphite wash on vellum, 23” x 29” |
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Magnificent Inheritance and Autoimmune Diseases, 1995-1996 |
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| Sex and War, 2001 Digital photo-collage, various dimensions A Prince’s Palace Roar!!! Miss Universe Victory of the Goddess Friendly Pornography Magazine and photo cut outs |
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| Homesick, 1985-1992 Don’t Forget to Remember Rattan chair, print, clay, 19” x 14” 15” Scented Rice II Jasmine rice, rhinestone, canvas, 15” x 15” x 5” Mosquito Net Cheese cloth, 84” x 72” x 48” Ban Cardboard, plastic, wood, plaster, X ray, foamcore, artificial turf, 66 ½” x 32 ½” Waterfall May 1, 1991 Color photograph, candles, wax, wood, 12” x 10” x 3” A sickness of the heart that can only be cured by gold Fly traps, gold leafs, electrical fans and light bulbs, linoleum tile, 4” diameter |
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| Butterfly Migration, 2007. Print on Swarovski crystals, wood, metal pins, chains, and clips. 12” x 58” x 40” overall, installation and detail view at Wave Hill House, NY |
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| Tell Me A Story / Chinatown IN/FLUX, PA, 2005 Text & image on Strass & Swarovski crystals, metal findings, 86” x 3” each |
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| Grand Concourse Time line, 2009 112 3-M vinyl panels, 9” x 9” each, installation, Intersections The Grand Concourse at 100, The Bronx Museum of the Arts |
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| Orbis Venustas, 2001 TOP: Design proposal, BELOW: Float glass painting 9 glass panels, overall dimensions 116” x 145” NYC Board of Education, NYC School Construction Authority, and NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program |
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| A Secret Garden: There’s No Place Like Home, 2006 Faceted glass. NYC MTA Arts For Transit, 233rd St. Subway Station, White Plains Rd. Lines, #2 & #5, Bronx |
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Skowmon Hastanan born in Thailand; lives and works in NYC since 1973. She received BFA from the School of Visual Arts,and exhibited at various venues. Solo shows in NYC include The Bronx Museum Project Space, Monk Gallery, Jamaica Center
for Arts, and Longwood Arts Gallery. Select group shows are The Krause Gallery, NYC, The Women’s Building in San Francisco, the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center For Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum, Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College, MA, Aljira A Center For Contemporary Art, NJ, Wave Hill, NYC, and Real Art Ways at Hartford, CT. She received commissions from NYC/MTA Arts for Transit 2006, The NYC Percent for Art, Department of Cultural Affairs, Board of Education and Construction Authority 2001, Asian Arts Initiative’s, Philadelphia Exhibition Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts and The Pennsylvania Humanities Council 2005. She is a recipient of fellowships including the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Italy 2010, the Urban Artist Initiative/NYC 2008, and The Lambent Fellowships in the Arts at The Tides Foundation 2007, awarded local grants from BRIC/Brooklyn Arts & Media 2000, BRIO/The Bronx Council on the Arts 2011. She co-organized exhibitions for Godzilla, an Asian American Artist Network, including The Curio Shop at Artist’s Space 1992, and Urban Encounter at The New Museum 1998; worked as curatorial administrator and registrar at The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Art In General, Lehman College Art Gallery, and The Queens Museum of Art. Recently participated in art education workshops at The Bard Graduate Center, NYC, a visiting artist and mentor to high school seniors at Dream Yard Out of School Program/The Bronx Art Collective. Her works has been written about in Art In America, Bangkok Post, The Nation (Thailand), The New York Times, New York Newsday, and in academic publications such as Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University, Fordham University Press, and San Francisco State University (California State). Her works are included in collections of Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Italy, Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, MA and private collections. |
Transplant/transculture, Wave Hill, NY 2006
Intersections: The Grand Concourse at 100, Edited by Antonio Sergio Bessa, The Bronx Museum of the Arts and Fordham University Press, NY. 2009
Francis, Jacqueline, Slavery and Abolition Vol. 30, No. 2, The Brooks Slave Ship Icon: A “Universal Symbol”? San Francisco State University (California State University), CA, June 1, 2009, Pages 327-338
Chang, Alexandra, Envisioning Diaspora Asian American Visual Arts Collectives from Godzilla, Godzookie to The Barnstormers, Timezone 8 Editions and Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University, Pages 96, 97, 186-189, 2008
Kee, Joan, Global Feminisms New Directions in Contemporary Art, Edited by Maura Reilly and Linda Nochlin, Brooklyn Museum, Pages 110-12, 205, 274, 2007
Ramoran, Edward, Chinatown In/Flux, Asian Arts Initiative’s Philadelphia, PA, 2006
Morgan, Susan, Skydancers & Other Mystique, Works by Skowmon Hastanan, Fem Spec.org, Femspec 11.1–Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2011
Bryan-Wilson, Julia & Hunt, Barbara, Beyond Prescription: Art/Bodies/AIDS, Bodies of Resistance, Visual AIDS, NYC, 2000
Kwon, Sowon, Here and Now, Now and Then, Longwood Arts Journal 1992-1993, Bronx Council on the Arts, NYC, 1993
Kee, Joan, Trade Show, The Pottery Workshop Shanghai, China, 2003
Chan, Sewell, Looking Back at the Grand Concourse’s First Century, The New York Times, March 18, 2009
Genocchio, Benjamin, Attractive and Accessible, But Is That All There Is? The New York Times, December 23, 2007
Heartney, Eleanor, Worldwide Women, Art in America, June/July 2007, Pages 161, 162
Danuta, Pattara, Feminist Issues Cross Culture Through Art, Exhibition of Thai-American artist in New York Explores Trafficking of Thai Women, Bangkok Post, Thailand, May 1, 2003
Demavivas, Karen, En route from Brooklyn, The Nation, Thailand, May 11, 2003
Cotter, Holland, Defiantly Confronting The Plague, The New York Times, January 21, 2000
Zimmer, William, Thinking Globally Artists on AIDS, The New York Times, December 26, 1999
