This month, An Xiao is pleased to share her essay “An Xiao on Twitter as an Artistic Medium” (requires free registration) with NYFA Current as well as a mention in ARTNews.In the essay, An reveals the concept, inspiration and execution of her commission with the Brooklyn Museum and touches on the power of social media:
Thinking back to those days when my grandmother had to return to the Philippines after spending time with me in California, it wasn’t the big things that I missed…. I realized that Twitter and other microblogging media allows us to simulate closeness. It is the mundane tidbits that make us feel like the people we love, even those who are on the other side of the planet, are but a few feet away.
An is also excited to appear in the April 2009 edition of ARTNews. The article is not available online but can be found on page 32 of the magazine.The last few months have served as a great stepping stone for An’s work and overall artistic vision.
She is grateful to both Suzan Sherman of NYFA Current and Carolina A. Miranda of ARTNews for generously supporting her work.