Hilda Shen, RockLore I, 2003, paper, ink, wax, stone,
37x22x21 inches.

November 18, 2003

API at Asian Contemporary Art Week 2003

"At a group show at Art Projects International, the works of Korean artist Il Lee and Chinese artist Hilda Shen were of note. Lee's ballpoint pen drawing of a dense tangle of lines and fluid, amorphous shapes was captivating and looked more like a beautiful painting than a drawing. Shen's intriguing twisted and metamorphic sculpture made of paper, ink and wax referenced a long tradition of Chinese scholars' rocks, which are collected and treasured as objects of contemplation. Covered with the fingerprint marks of different people, her work is an interesting mediation on the nature of transformation and the historical impact of people or cultures."

- Excerpt from "A Week of Surprises" by Priya Malhotra in Asian Art News, Jan/Feb 2004 issue.


Art Projects International (API) is pleased to announce its participation of Asian Contemporary Art Week (ACAW), November 18 - 22, with its exhibition Ten Years 1993 - 2003: Art Projects International on view November 2 - December 14, 2003.

Artists: In-Hyung Kim, Pouran Jinchi, Gwenn Thomas, Il Lee, Hilda Shen, Jian-Jun Zhang, Anders Moseholm, Gerald Pryor, Ward Shelley, David Brody, Laurie Simmons, Choong-Sup Lim, Carroll Dunham, Felix Gonzales Torres, Paddy Hamilton, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Holly Zausner, Gordon Terry, Christian Brown, Yeong Gill Kim, Kazue Soma, and Akiko Ichikawa.