Hybrid Fusion: A Unique Food, Wine and Art Celebration Exploring the Fusion Between Latino & Asian Culinary Art & Culture

Saturday, June 11, 2011 | 6pm - 9pm

In conjunction with the opening of Intersection's new exhibition Chico & Chang we invite you to join us for a unique and delectable food, wine and art celebration exploring the fusion between Latino and Asian culinary art and culture.

Throughout the evening, you and your friends will taste from a selection of over 50 handmade wines from top California vintners; sample delicious savory offerings from 5 lauded Chefs from noted Bay Area restaurants; enjoy unique desserts and local music; and have the opportunity to take home original art by celebrated Bay Area Artists through an art auction of stunning original artwork organized by Intersection's renowned curator Kevin B. Chen.

Mingle and meet the celebrated artists in Chico & Chang, a group exhibition that looks at the impact of Latino and Asian cultures on California's visual landscape through new sculpture, video, and painting: Pablo Cristi, Sergio De La Torre, Takehito Etani, Ana Teresa Fernandez, Mike Lai, Angelica Muro and Juan Luna-Avin, Favianna Rodriguez, Lordy Rodriguez, Tracey Snelling and Charlene Tan.

Wineries featured include:
Adastra Winery, Calluna Vineyards, Ceja Winery, Flora Springs, Fogline Vineyards, Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards, Greater Purpose Wines, Jazz Cellars, Peter Cellars, Simple Math Cellars, and Viansa Winery & Vineyards

Participating Restaurants include:
Kuya, PieTisserie, Roy's Hawaiian Fusion Restaurant, Seoul on Wheels and Tai-Wei Lin Catering

Tickets are $50 and proceeds benefit Intersection's Youth Engagement and Education Programs.

 

Chico & Chang
The Next Exhibition at Intersection for the Arts
Exhibition Opening - June 11, 2011

Intersection for the Arts presents Chico & Chang, a group exhibition that looks at the impact of both Latino and Asian cultures on California's visual landscape through new sculpture, video, drawing, and painting. The recently released results of the 2010 census show the continuing shift of California's ethnic composition and the extremely rapid rate at which certain communities continue to grow. The 2010 census data shows that Latinos and Asians accounted for virtually all of California's population growth during the last decade; the Latino population grew by 28% to over 14 million and the Asian population grew by 31% to close to 5 million. Although California already was the state with the largest Latino and Asian populations in 2000, the numbers continue to expand today. Since 2000, Latinos accounted for over half of the 27 million increase in the total U.S. population, and the Asian population grew faster than any other major group, increasing by 43%.

Immigrant communities have always impacted how place and location look and feel, from domestic interiors to business signage to architectural flourishes. As the relatively young state of California (granted statehood in 1850) moves further away from its gold rush frontiertown past into an era reflective of the diversity currently comprising the state's population, the change in how our cities and towns look and feel goes hand in hand with the shifting demographic of who lives and works in our state. The artists in this exhibition explore the meshing and sometimes conflicting of culture from two of California's largest populations - the Asian and Latino communities. Forsaking stereotypical icons and visual representations that tend to devolve into a simplistic depiction of binaries, the show asks more questions about the assumption and construction of identity rather than reinforcing or upholding conventional representations of culture.

 

LOCATION
Intersection for the Arts
925 Mission Street at 5th Street in the iconic San Francisco Chronicle Buildin
San Francisco, CA 94103