Intergenerational Storytelling, the second segment of New Narratives, was on view at Pao Arts Center from January 27 to March 25, 2022.
Curated by guest curator Leslie Anne Condon, Intergenerational Storytelling offers a partial glimpse into the many interrelated and tangled issues that impact our AAPI communities, as well as the complex and ever-growing iterations of AAPI identity that continue to emerge from every corner of the Boston area.
Participating Artists: Melody Hsu, Madeline Lee, Yuko Okabe, Matthew Okazaki, Melissa Teng, and Lily Xie.
Check out Pao Arts Center’s exhibition page for Intergenerational Storytelling
All Exhibition Photo Credits: Mel Taing Photography
Intergenerational Storytelling Curatorial Statement
Storytelling across generations allows us to preserve and reimagine family histories and strengthen and advance community narratives. Stories also reinforce culture. Interpreting the stories of our elders for ourselves and each other allows the stories to live on in more expansive ways. How do we reinterpret our ancestor’s stories for ourselves? How do we acknowledge certain generational divides within our evolving society while still honoring our elders? Each artist in this segment of New Narratives addresses such questions through their artwork, sometimes piecing fragments together to tell a new story.
