Pacita Abad: Artists + Community: Curated by Angela A. Adams, National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Past exhibition
Overview
Cross-cultural dressing (Julia, Amina, Maya and Sammy), 1993
Oil, cloth, plastic buttons on stitched and padded canvas
96 x 136 in
244 x 345 cm
244 x 345 cm
The exhibition features Pacita Abad's ten large trapunto paintings, which she calls "The American Dream." Her works are concerned with the immigration experience and reflect the diversity of cultures within the society.
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Installation Views
Works
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Cross-cultural dressing (Julia, Amina, Maya and Sammy), 1993Oil, cloth, plastic buttons on stitched and padded canvas96 x 136 in
244 x 345 cm -
From Doro Wat to sushi and chicken wings and tings, 1991Acrylic, oil, painted canvas, plastic buttons, beads on stitched and padded canvas96 x 69 in
244 x 175 cm -
If my friends could see me now, 1991Acrylic, painted canvas, gold yarn on stitched and padded canvas94 x 68 in
239 x 173 cm -
New kids in class, 1994Acrylic, oil, cloth, sequins, buttons, beads on stitched and padded canvas86 x 69 in
218 x 175 cm -
Korean shopkeepers, 1993Acrylic, oil, plastic buttons, sequins, beads, yarn, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas96 x 57 in
244 x 145 cm -
Haitians waiting at Guantanamo Bay, 1994Oil, painted cloth, buttons and beads on stitched and padded canvas94 x 69 in
239 x 175 cm -
Sichan between two worlds: From Angkor Wat to the White House, 1994Oil, buttons, beads on stitched and padded canvas93 x 58 in
236 x 147 cm -
Mixed marriage: Mike and Jeeva, 1993Acrylic, oil, cloth, sequins, lace, shells, beads, gold thread, cotton yarn, mirrors, rhinestones on stitched and padded canvas104 x 68 in
264 x 173 cm -
L.A. Liberty, 1992Acrylic, cotton yarn, plastic buttons, mirrors, gold thread, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas94 x 58 in
239 x 147 cm
Press
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Pacita Abad: If her friends could see her now 1995
Sunday Inquirer, July 16, 1995 This link opens in a new tab. -
Artists + Community: Pacita Abad
Sherry Sundick, Washington Citizen, December 17, 1994 This link opens in a new tab. -
Assailing the senses
Ian Findlay, Asian Art News, March 15, 1994 This link opens in a new tab.