Episode #305: Live at the Carle Museum with Melissa Hung!
Grace and Alvina are together at the Carle Museum, recording a live episode with special guest Melissa Hung, curator of Grace's solo art exhibit at the Carle Museum! They talk about how the show came to be, what the process of curation entailed, what the name and meaning of the show is, and what they would like visitors to the show to take away from it.
For the Fortune Cookie segment, they talk about what kind of museum they'd open if they could, and they end with sharing what they're all grateful for.
Melissa is a writer and a journalist originally from Texas. She co-founded the Hyphen Magazine.
How have you been?
Grace has been thrilled to be here at the opening of her exhibit and seeing people from all chapters of her life. Alvina enjoyed the exhibit opening and felt like it was a lovely celebration of Grace’s career! Melissa has been busy for ten months curating the show.
The Show
Grace and Melissa talk about how the exhibit came to be and discuss museum curation. Melissa breaks down the different sections of the show. Grace explains the title of the show: “Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place”. “What was your process for curating the show?” Grace also talks about the fadeaway art style by Coles Phillips.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin, A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin, Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey, Ling & Ting by Grace Lin, Chinese Menu by Grace Lin.
