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CFGNY is a collective of artists who take both a critical and playful approach to Asian subjectivity through installations, performances, sculptures, and garments. The work comprises porcelain sculptures cast from the negative space between “Made in China” dollar-store objects and a stuffed animal soft sculpture—all housed in an architectural installation of wood boards and translucent plastic. This installation considers the history of trade and its impact on how race is categorized and assigned. By using building materials that are typically hidden or cleaned up, the artists position identity as a structure that is always “under construction.” 

CFGNY es un colectivo de artistas que trabajan la subjetividad asiática desde un acercamiento tanto crítico como lúdico mediante instalaciones, performances, esculturas y prendas de vestir. La obra que se muestra contiene esculturas de porcelana modeladas a partir del espacio negativo de objetos denominados “Made in China” de una tienda de descuentos y una escultura suave de un animal de peluche, todas dentro de una instalación arquitectónica hecha de paneles de madera y plástico translúcido. La instalación considera la historia del comercio y su impacto en cómo se categoriza y asigna la raza. Al utilizar materiales de construcción que están típicamente ocultos o descartados, los artistas posicionan la identidad como una estructura que siempre está “en construcción”.

Continuous Fractures Generating New Yields, 2025

Wooden-framed translucent panels form partitioned gallery spaces displaying fragmented ceramic sculptures on mirrored surfaces.
Wooden-framed translucent panels form partitioned gallery spaces displaying fragmented ceramic sculptures on mirrored surfaces.
Installation view of Whitney Biennial 2026 (Whitney Museum of American Art, March 8–August 2026). CFGNY (Daniel Chew, Ten Izu, Kirsten Kilponen, and Tin Nguyen), Continuous Fractures Generating New Yields, 2025. Photograph by Jason Lowrie/BFA.com. © BFA 2026
 

 

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