Julia Kim Smith

receipts

Receipts calls out and takes ownership of Asian and Asian American slurs in a series of faux Asian-style scrolls featuring documented racist slurs received on sales receipts from Chick-fil-A, Hooters, and Papa John’s.
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Site: A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Gathering Differences, A.I.R. National Exhibition, Curator: Helga Christoffersen, Assistant Curator, New Museum, New York, NY (image courtesy Sebastian Bach)
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Receipts: Chick-fil-A Ching Chong, Size: 24 x 36"
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Receipts: Hooters Chinx, Size: 24 x 36"
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Receipts: Papa John’s Lady Chinky Eyes, Size: 24 x 36"

Title
receipts

Year
2017

Medium
archival pigment on rice paper, canvas drawer liner, wood dowel rods, wire

Exhibition History

  • Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, CA, 2021
    Call & Response: Craft as a Tool for Activism, Virtual Exhibition, Curators: Glenn Adamson, Ebitenyefa Baralaye, Nate Watson
  • Korean Cultural Center, Beijing, China, 2017
    Time Code Converter, Curators: Joo Yeon Woo and Xi Zhang
    Sponsored by the Korean government’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea
  • A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2017
    Gathering Differences, A.I.R. National Exhibition, Curator: Helga Christoffersen, Assistant Curator, New Museum, New York, NY

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