Gallery
NY Portraits by Gordon Sasaki
January 13, 2010 through April 30, 2010.
View the photos and hear an audio description.
As an artist and educator in universities, museums, schools, and private institutions, New York City-based Gordon Sasaki is a dedicated proponent of inclusion through the arts. His work is exhibited internationally and held in many private and corporate collections. He teaches in the community and access programs of the education department at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, which aims to bring art experiences to the disabled and underserved. Born in Honolulu, he has been a wheelchair user since a 1982 automobile accident.
"NY Portraits" are Sasaki's photographic images of New York City artists with disabilities. He presents them as individuals, each committed to their practice while dealing with the personal and societal challenges of having a disability. The series examines the constructed nature of beauty through the filter and diversity of disability. Included are a diverse array of artists, including visual and performance artists, dancers, actors, musicians, filmmakers, and writers. These works are shot from the low angle of Sasaki's wheelchair, giving them a literally important viewpoint.
Read more about this exhibition at the Massachusetts Cultural Council's ArtSake blog.
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