Past Resident
2015: ACC - Asian Cultural Council
Ishu Han
Ishu Han questions ideas belonging, civic duty and how such notions influence our voices as individuals. In his video practice, Han uses his own body and migration history to explore the notion of ‘identity’. A recent major work considered Australia’s immigration history, focusing on Asian immigration following the discovery of gold in Victoria. His work considers the exploration of how people of different nationalities, races, ethnicities and cultures coexist and how independent identities have been retained.
Ishu Han (born 1987, Shanghai, China) currently lives and works in Tokyo, Japan. Han’s works have been featured in a number of solo exhibitions, most recently, Life Scan, Tokyo Frontline, Japan, 2014; Study Country, VCA Gallery, Australia, 2013; Form of Sea, Kyoto Art Center North Gallery, Japan 2012; as well as groups shows such as In the Wake, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2015; Whose Game is it?, RCA Gallery, UK, 2015; Asia Anarchy Alliance, Kuandu Museum of Fine Art, Taipei, 2014; Local Futures, He Xiang Ning Art Museum, China, 2013; 16th Japan Media Arts Festival, The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan 2012; Local to Local, Openspace Bae, Busan, Korea, 2010.
Events & Exhibitions
Ishu Han: Memory of Each Other
July 8–October 2, 2015
Ishu Han, Neighbor, 2012, Video, 7:15 min.
Residents from China
Alchemyverse
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Alice and Lawrence Weiner, New York City Council District 34, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, Hartfield Foundation, Danna and Ed Ruscha, The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation
2023
