Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s Art Speaks in a Language Left for Us to Translate
ARTnews profiles the legacy of artist and writer Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, emphasizing her cross-disciplinary practice and the lasting impact of her 1982 book Dictée, published in fall 1982 just weeks before her murder. The article notes renewed art-world attention after a dedicated presentation at the 2022 Whitney Biennial and recent projects by artists such as Na Mira and Cici Wu engaging Cha’s archives. Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archives (BAMPFA) mounted its most comprehensive Cha retrospective to date, “Multiple Offerings,” developed over three years and closing on Sunday, and described as her largest exhibition in 25 years. The show, curated by Victoria Sung, includes over 100 works by Cha alongside works by 10 other artists, and it prompted BAMPFA to re-catalog its Cha holdings—about 26,000 objects—amid rising demand, with roughly three-quarters of research requests related to Cha.
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