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Danielle Wu

Danielle Wu is a writer, art critic, and curator. You can see her sense of humor on Twitter and aesthetic sensibility on Instagram.

Posted inFilm

How Capitalist Power Compensates for Racial Oppression in Crazy Rich Asians

by Danielle Wu September 17, 2018September 14, 2018

Obscene wealth, and its spectacular power to compensate for racial loss, is the central protagonist we are invited to cheer on in Crazy Rich Asians.

Posted inArt

How Asian-American Artists Made a Mark on Abstract Expressionism

by Danielle Wu January 9, 2018January 10, 2018

Asian-American artists engaged deeply and creatively with Abstract Expressionism, counter to historical views of the movement as a New York monolith.

Posted inOpinion

Artist Omer Fast’s Take on Chinatown Angers Community Organizations

by Danielle Wu October 11, 2017October 11, 2017

Fast’s seemingly derelict interpretation of Chinatown businesses has drawn ire from local groups.

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Performance Artists Probe East Asian Identity and Power Dynamics

by Akiko Ichikawa and Danielle Wu June 1, 2017June 2, 2017

As East Asian artists become increasingly visible, we chose to focus on their work at the Itinerant Performance Art Festival, where live art lent itself easily to political concerns.

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Confronting Our Existential Dilemmas in a Live-Simulated Fantasy World

by Danielle Wu May 22, 2017

For Emissaries, Ian Cheng designed three self-playing video games that take place on a fictitious volcanic island.

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From a Testosterone Candle to Impossible Shoes, Meditations on Transitioning Between Genders

by Danielle Wu March 30, 2017March 31, 2017

By warping the perceived roles and aesthetics of everyday objects, Jes Fan makes space for marginalized identities and conversations.

Posted inArt

Awkward Still Lifes Convey the Alienation of the Asian American Experience

by Danielle Wu March 9, 2017March 9, 2017

Crys Yin’s exhibition arrives at a time when Orientalism is still rife and often left unchecked within the art world.

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A Documentary About China’s Coal Mining Industry Fuels Western Biases

by Danielle Wu February 7, 2017

Zhao Liang’s Behemoth is another instance of viewing China from a Western perspective — one that is quick to demean and infantilize Chinese citizens as incapable of governing themselves.

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Envisioning a World Where White Men Are Pedestals for Sculptures

by Danielle Wu December 12, 2016December 9, 2016

For the opening performance of her exhibition at St. Louis’s Millitzer Gallery, Catalina Ouyang had five young white male performers serving as human pedestals for her sculptures.

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A Good Girl Gone Bad Sketches Her Korean American Experience

by Danielle Wu October 6, 2016October 7, 2016

In the age of social media, most have at least dabbled in public self-documentation of their personal lives, though few dare to be as openly unflattering — and deeply revealing — as Kyung Me.

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