The Past in Reverse: Contemporary Art of East Asia

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
November 6, 2004 - March 6, 2005

Curator: Betti-Sue Hertz

The Past in Reverse: Contemporary Art of East Asia showcased artists who combine traditional materials and practices of Asia with contemporary approaches to expressing internal realities such as the poetic states of silence, meditation, nature and the dynamic between presence and absence. The curator selected approximately sixteen artists for the exhibition who were on the cutting edge of their fields in their respective countries, and who utilized modern and traditional technologies to create art.

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