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CHINATOWN: (950 Grant Street)
A Humble Abode 陋室 by Hui-Ying Tsai


Celebrating the famous Chinese poem "Eulogy on My Humble Abode" by Liu Yuxi, Hui-Ying Tsai's installation recreates an imaginary living space covered with an abundance of artificial flowers. Viewers are given an opportunity to reflect on Chinatown as a meeting place of both Eastern and Western ideals, and to engage with traditional Chinese literature and philosophy.

Photo by Jessica Watson

CHINATOWN (950 Grant Street)
Chinatown’s Childhood Memory Shop by Cynthia Tom

Collecting and displaying donated photographs and childhood memories via projections, paintings, and mixed media works, Cynthia Tom has transformed the vacant storefront into Chinatown’s Childhood Memory Shop. The community is invited to share their own childhood memories of Chinatown, which will be incorporated into the evolving installation.

Photo credit: Jessica Watson

 

CHINATOWN (28 and 30 Wentworth Street)
Blessings, Good Fortune, Long Life by Yumei Hou and Jiang Xueman

This collaborative project, installed in two neighboring storefront windows, combines Yumei Hou’s intricate paper cutouts of traditional Chinese motifs with Jiang Xueman’s scrolling video of a refashioned Chinese lunar calendar. 

Photo credit: Michele Kraus

 

CHINATOWN: (630 Kearny Street)
Three Entrée Restaurant by Niana Liu


Niana Liu has converted an empty storefront into a simulated Chinese restaurant ironically offering only three entrees: 1. Cheap and good (slow), 2. Cheap and fast (crappy), and 3. Good and fast (expensive). The special of the day, though, is slow and good. Passersby are invited to place orders on site or grab a free menu on the door.

Photo by Jessica Watson

CHINATOWN (740 Washington Street)
One Hundred Chinatown Children by Leland Wong

his mural, based on the popular Chinese folk tale “One Hundred Children,” incorporates animated images of local children running, jumping, and playing. Staged on a bright red background and spanning nearly 32 feet, the figures signify the good fortune and abundance brought to the community though its youth. 

Photo credit: Jessica Watson

 

CHINATOWN (Next to 39 Wentworth Street)
“If These Walls Could Talk” by Robert Minervini

This mural is a montage of images generated by interviews with local residents and the history of Wentworth Street. An accompanying audio installation intermingles excerpts from the interviews with distinct sounds from the neighborhood.

Photo credit: Jessica Watson