Flowers in the mirror, moon in the water - Chicago Reader
A smiling Chinese woman in an elegant, gold-lined blue qi pao stands in the foreground. A group of men and snickering children stare at her well-ironed curls and pronounced form—the men eyeing her curves with blatant interest. In the background, pagodas dotted with neon signs tower in front of a red sky.
Grant Avenue, San Francisco is just one of many highly detailed paintings on display at Wrightwood 659’s “Martin Wong: Chinatown USA,” in which the artist recreated his lived experience as a qu...
Grant Avenue, San Francisco is just one of many highly detailed paintings on display at Wrightwood 659’s “Martin Wong: Chinatown USA,” in which the artist recreated his lived experience as a qu...
