Smithsonian Debuting 'Crosslines' Asian Pacific Exhibit on Memorial Day Weekend

Looking for a fun and educational family outing this Memorial Day Weekend? The Smithsonian has you covered.

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center will debut "Crosslines: A Culture Lab on Intersectionality," which will be featured at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall, according to a statement.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 28 and 29, and will serve as a celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. It will feature the work of more than 40 artists, scholars and performers, and showcase a number of art installations and live performances.

It will be the first time the Arts and Industries Building has been opened to the public since 2004, but it will be open for a while, featuring pop-up exhibits and special programs throughout the year. The building will serve as the marketplace for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on June 29.

"'CrossLines' will engage the public in a powerful experience that will illustrate the rich diversity of the Asian Pacific American story," Jeanny Kim, acting director of the Asian Pacific American Center, said in the statement. "This special 'culture lab' will show how these stories are threaded throughout the fabric of American life and how they intersect numerous categories of identity."

A list of artists and performers listed in the statement is below:

• American artist Roger Shimomura, whose works are in 90 permanent collections nationwide, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery Local Washington
• D.C. artist SUPERWAXX, whose collective works are heavily influenced by popular culture and street art
• Wooden Wave, a duo from Hawaii, who will create Treehouse Mural—a participatory mural that serves as the entrance piece to “CrossLines”
• The Oakland, Calif.-based trio of artists, People’s Kitchen Collective, who will create a mock pharmacy counter and dispense edible “remedies” while inviting visitors to share stories of family remedies and communal healing practices
• “Circles and Circuits,” an art projection installation featuring visual works by a range of Chinese Caribbean artists, will be presented by the Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles

For more information, visit: http://smithsonianapa.org/crosslines/

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