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The Other Side of the Tracks, Ogden Contemporary Art’s newest exhibition, asks us to think critically about the history of our railways: who built them, who they have served, who they’ve neglected, and who they have hurt. By highlighting and centering the work of contemporary Chinese American, Native American, African American, and Mexican art-makers—The Other Side of the Tracks presents a powerful vision of the railway from perspectives Americans have rarely experienced before. Join us in the Lecture room 143 on the first floor of the Kimball Visual Arts Center as we hear from two of the exhibiting artists. Award-winning author and poet Paisley Rekdal will read from her work West: A Translation, exploring what unites and divides America, drawing a powerful, necessary connection between the completion of the transcontinental railroad and the Chinese Exclusion Act. Internationally acclaimed artist Zhi Lin explores the experiences of 19th century Chinese railway workers through his deeply moving drawings, paintings, videos and installations documenting the histories of individual workers and geography of the Transcontinental Railway. Following Rekdal's reading and Lin's presentation, The Other Side of the Tracks exhibition curator Jorge Rojas will moderate a conversation. Q&A to follow.About Paisley Rekdal
Paisley Rekdal is the author of four books of nonfiction, and seven books of poetry, including Nightingale, Appropriate: A Provocation, and, most recently, West: A Translation, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the 2024 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. She is the editor and creator of the digital archive projects West, Mapping Literary Utah, and Mapping Salt Lake City. Her work has received the Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an NEA Fellowship, Pushcart Prizes, the Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship, a Fulbright Fellowship, and various state arts council awards. The former Utah poet laureate, she teaches at the University of Utah where she directs the American West Center.
About Zhi LIN
Zhi LIN is a multimedia artist whose work examines patterns of violence, intolerance, injustice, and complicity in public behavior. He has had over 35 solo shows and participated in more than 140 group exhibitions in the States, England, and China. His works are included in museum collections in the three countries. He has been a recipient of national, international, and academic awards, grants, fellowships, and recognitions. He holds an appointment as Professor of Art at the University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design and as an affiliate professor at the China Studies Program at UW Jackson School of International Studies.
The lecture will take place at Kimball Visual Arts Center, room 143.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
WSU Kimball Visual Arts Center, 3964 W Campus Dr, Ogden, UT 84408-2001, United States,Ogden, Utah