The exhibition “Su Yu-Xin: Searching the Sky for Gold,” co-organized by the Taiwan Academy, a division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Los Angeles, and the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) in California, will be on display from Jan. 31 to May 25.
Su Yu-Xin (蘇予昕) is an emerging new-generation Taiwanese artist. After obtaining a master’s degree from the Slade School of Fine Art in London in 2016, she has showcased her works in London, Dubai, Shanghai, and other places. She also participated in the 2018 Asian Art Biennale in Taiwan. This exhibition presents 28 works created by the artist; delving into the materiality of color and transforming natural and synthetic materials into pigments, she represents various atmospheric and geological phenomena in her paintings.
In this exhibition, Su explores amorphous and seemingly invisible substances that have colored, tangible foundations: salt air along the California coastline, underground mine fires in Utah, volcanic dust over the Pacific Ocean, etc., to challenge modern color systems by investigating aspects they often overlook—the origins, functions, migrations, and potential futures of color.
“OCMA was established by 13 women and remains valuing female artists’ works. This is the first time for both parties to work together in promoting Taiwanese artists with the sponsorship of Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture,” said Mark Te-Yuan Chien (簡德源), the director of the Taiwan Academy in Los Angeles, adding that “Su Yu-Xin’s works are based on the Pacific landscape, echoing the characteristics of the immigrant society in California, and are aimed to promote more cross-cultural dialogue.”
For more information about the exhibition, please visit the museum’s official website.