1960's Art Scholars Present Oscar yi Hou: Concepts of Practice
Thu, April 17th, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
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Oscar yi Hou is an artist and poet from Liverpool, UK who lives and works in New York City. His work explores themes of identity, diaspora, and cultural hybridity in his evocative paintings and installations. Hou has held notable solo exhibitions, including “Crane Seeking Comforts” at T293 in Rome (2021), “A sky-licker relation” at James Fuentes Gallery in New York (2021), “East of sun, west of moon” at the Brooklyn Museum (2022–2023), and “The beat of life” at James Fuentes Gallery (2024). A graduate of Columbia University, Hou won the annual UOVO Prize and was named an Artsy Vanguard in 2022. Earlier in 2024, he received the Philip Pearlstein Painter Distinction at Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. The lecture is open to all.
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