Events for May 7 - March 21

Phung Huynh is a Los Angeles-based artist and educator with a practice in drawing, painting, public art, and community engagement. Her work explores cultural perception and representation, such as her drawings and prints on pink donut boxes, which explore the complexities of assimilation and cultural negotiation among Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees who have resettled in the United States. Huynh also challenges beauty standards by constructing images of the Asian female body vis-à-vis plastic surgery to unpack how contemporary cosmetic surgery can whitewash cultural and racial identity. In tandem with her Penny Stamps Series appearance, The Institute for the Humanities is hosting Huynh’s installation, Angkorian [...]