UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art

UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Living Here

East Gallery - On Site Exhibition
House of Nanking (1988), 919 Kearny St. by Stephanie H. Shih Image: Courtesy of the artist and Berggruen Gallery
Courtesy of the artist and Berggruen Gallery
House of Nanking (1988), 919 Kearny St. by Stephanie H. Shih Image: Courtesy of Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (Photography by Krystal Ramirez)
House of Nanking (1988), 919 Kearny St. by Stephanie H. Shih Image: Installation View, Courtesy of Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (Photography by Krystal Ramirez)
House of Nanking (1988), 919 Kearny St. by Stephanie H. Shih Image: Courtesy of Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (Photography by Krystal Ramirez)
House of Nanking (1988), 919 Kearny St. by Stephanie H. Shih Image: Courtesy of Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (Photography by Krystal Ramirez)

House of Nanking (1988), 919 Kearny St.

Stephanie H. Shih
House of Nanking (1988), 919 Kearny St., 2022
Ceramic
Courtesy of the artist and Berggruen Gallery

This work is on loan for the exhibition, Living Here, at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, June 20 - December 20, 2025.

House of Nanking (1988), 919 Kearney St. replicates the sign of an iconic restaurant founded in 1988 by Peter and Lily Fang, who emigrated from Shanghai in the early 1980s. This artwork belongs to a series that explores the history of the first Chinatown in the United States, in San Francisco. Hand-crafted and tactile, as if made to be held, these ceramic sculptures hint at the day-to-day experiences of life in one specific area of the diaspora.

  • Created: 2022
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