P.S. 1 - Su-Mei Tse

P.S. 1
22-25 Jackson Ave

I went to P.S. 1 search for new Art ideas for my butterfly project. The gates opened at 12 pm. Three floors of artworks: Bruce Nauman, Andrea Fraser, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Patty Chan, Thomas Hirschhorn, Marina Abramovc, Gregory Crewdon, Shigeko Kubato, Milton Rosa-Ortiz, Frank Moore, Ana Mendienta, Mike Kelly, Chen Zhen, Kalup Linzy, ReginaJose Galindo, Dessin Jabuv and more.

I went to see Su-Mei Tse's works. P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center is pleased to present Su-Mei Tse's first solo museum exhibition in New York. Ms. Tse, an artist based in Luxembourg and Paris, will present two new works—a video and a sculptural installation. Su-Mei Tse is on view in the Third Floor Archive galleries from June 25
through September 4, 2006.

Her installation piece Dong, Xi, Nan, Bei (E, W, S, N) (2006) merges text and the visual arts. Self-illuminating neon
sculptures suspended from the ceiling depict the Chinese characters for the four cardinal directions. At once literal and abstract, the work investigates language, place, and geography.

Her British and Chinese background has reflected on her point of views on cultural and personal role. A classically trained cellist, Tse creates work that investigates music, rhythm, melody, and dance. Informed by personal experience—her father is a Chinese violinist and mother an English pianist—Tse's art, which encompasses photography, sculpture, and video, combines the artistic and cultural traditions of both her parents.

As for me, I'm fascinated with comtemporary Asian Art. Se-Mei Tse created the installation to promote the relationship of East meet West. Modern object of a neon light has been a popular thing in US such as New York City, where businesses depend on neon lights to lure customers. As for Don Xi Nan Bei, it conveys us to understand the directional way of life; seek the road that is less taken (right, Robert Frost).