Ala Ebtekar, Luminous Ground, 1800 handmade ceramic tiles treated with Cyanotype and exposed by sunlight.
Ala Ebtekar’s new site-specific commission for Asian Art Museum is open at the new East West Bank Art Terrace curated by Naz Cuguoglu, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art & Programs.
Asian Art Museum, East West Bank Art Terrace, California
The work features 1,800 handmade ceramic tiles with a vast image of the cosmos. 'Luminous Ground' suggests a contemporary nod to the polychrome tiles used in traditional Persian architecture to represent the heavens. Instead of abstract geometric shapes, Ebtekar’s tiles display a photograph taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, giving us a glimpse not just of the far-off heavens, but back billions of years into the history of the universe.
The exhibition features three contemporary artists, kongkee, Pinaree Sanpitak, and Ala Ebtekar.
For more information visit the Asian Art Museum website
Asian Art Museum, East West Bank Art Terrace, California
24th August 2023 - 21st July 2025
The work features 1,800 handmade ceramic tiles with a vast image of the cosmos. 'Luminous Ground' suggests a contemporary nod to the polychrome tiles used in traditional Persian architecture to represent the heavens. Instead of abstract geometric shapes, Ebtekar’s tiles display a photograph taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, giving us a glimpse not just of the far-off heavens, but back billions of years into the history of the universe.
The exhibition features three contemporary artists, kongkee, Pinaree Sanpitak, and Ala Ebtekar.
For more information visit the Asian Art Museum website
August 5, 2024
