The 2×2 Solos show is up at Pro Arts

Happy New Year!

The 2×2 Solos show is up at Pro Arts. I’m excited about the new work in the exhibition. I’ve had some good conversations with friends about what the sculptural turn means for how I’ve been thinking about the ongoing series of work. I’m not sure that I have a completely statisfying answer for that question yet, but I do know that I’m very happy about delving back into specific site research and grappling with particular histories. Switching formats has been a chance to re-orient myself and perhaps find a more satisfying balance of real references and my own speculative arrangements.

I’m also very happy that the catalogue essay for the show is going to be written by the ever brilliant Shana Agid. I’ve been hoping to find a way to invite Shana to write about my work ever since I saw his thesis presentation at CCA’s Visual Criticism(now Visual & Critical Studies) symposium.

2×2 Solos: Weston Teruya
curated by Michelle Mansour
January 25-February 25, 2011
opening reception: February 4, 2011, 6 pm
Pro Arts
150 Frank Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA (@ the Oakland Arts Gallery)

2 x 2 Solos is a series of solo exhibitions featuring new work commissioned from four accomplished emerging artists based in the Oakland/Bay Area. The program recognizes artistic excellence and supports the freedom to create challenging and noncommercial work.

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Yuken Teruya was kind enough to curate me into an upcoming group show at Hiromi Yoshii Gallery in Tokyo. He is one of four curators bringing together artists from their region (Okinawa, Taiwan, Korea and China) or as the case may be, from their respective diasporas (as in my case).