All posts tagged: exhibit

The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place | June 14 – December 31, 2025

May 16, 2025
by Melissa Hung
Events / News
A painting of a girl reading a book in a tropical jungle. She is sitting on the branch of a tree, and there are animals all around her including many types of birds. The girl's dress is the same shade of green as the background.

I’m excited to share that a project I’ve been working on since last year will be opening soon. I am the guest curator of an exhibit of the art of Grace Lin at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. This career retrospective of more than 90 works celebrates Grace’s creativity with original art, sketches, and objects from her studio. From her debut picture book The Ugly Vegetables to more than 30 acclaimed titles […]

Magazine Fever: The Making of Asian American Magazines | NYC & Online | Oct 3, 2024

September 17, 2024
by Melissa Hung
Events / News
Black and white photo from an issue of Hyphen showing six people, arranged in a pyramid with one person on top, two on the row below, and three at the bottom, with a band of paint over their eyes. The five people on the bottom two rows have their eyes closed while the person at the top has opened their eyes. Main text, in yellow, in the center reads: Magazine Fever: Gen X Asian American Periodicals. Other text reads: Museum of Chinese in America. 10.03.24- 3.30.25

Hyphen will be part of a new exhibit at The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Magazine Fever: Gen X Asian American Periodicals. Join me on opening night for a discussion on the creation and evolution of Asian American magazines with the founders and editors behind some of these influential publications. The Making of Asian American MagazinesThursday, October 3, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. ETMOCA, 215 Centre Street, New York, NY 10013The panel will also be […]