Wonder Women: Art of the Asian Diaspora

The coffee table book 'Wonder Women: Art of the Asian Diaspora' by Rizzoli is the first book to highlight Asian diasporic women and non-binary artists engaged in figurative painting, sculpture and drawing.

Genny Lim's poem "Wonder Woman" follows a narrator observing the daily lives of Asian women - from generation to generation, from different countries and socioeconomic backgrounds - and wondering if their experiences reflect her own. The poem centers Asian women as protagonists and asks what similarities exist between them.

Asian diasporic women and non-binary artists, often underrepresented in museum collections and major exhibitions, now receive recognition; this book is an expansion of two leading exhibitions of figurative art curated by Kathy Huang, organized in response to rising anti-Asian racism and violence during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The 40 featured artists, each represented with four or more works and a personal statement, subvert stereotypes and affirm their identities in places where they have been historically marginalized. While some artists explore their identity through self-portraits, others depict the heroines in their lives, with works that emphasize family, community and history. Several works address colonial and patriarchal structures in the West, legends and myths. With essays, paintings, sculptures and drawings created over the past four years, this book is a current, open-ended collection of contemporary Asian diasporic experiences.

Specifications
Title: Wonder Women: Art of the Asian Diaspora
Author: Kathy Huang
Publisher: Rizzoli
Size: 215 x 140 x 27 mm
Size: 372 pages
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780847845729

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