Nancy Uyemura. Nancy 2024

About

A gathering of gatherings. Like she has countless times before, Nancy Uyemura is inviting you to be part of something. More than just an exhibition, Nancy 2024 is a celebration of the many communities she’s made and that have made her. This selection of her artwork, dating from the 1970s to today, offers a glimpse of the energy and curiosity she brings to all she does.Nancy 2024 at LA Artcore is an artist’s view of Los Angeles, tracing new and old connections between people, the places they’ve made, and the stories they tell. Nancy at LA Artcore tells a different story about art in Los Angeles, in which Asian American artists found their own ways of making work, exhibitions, networks, and homes. These artworks take us from her first exhibition at the Amerasia Bookstore, to commissioning artwork for Japanese Village Plaza, to forgotten galleries in Weller Court and the Little Tokyo Mall, to Costa Rica and Japan, to a warehouse at 800 Traction Avenue. Nancy 2024 is about the artist’s life: its struggles and risks, strangeness and opportunity.This exhibition is a gift of memory—so that we can appreciate what has seemingly disappeared. The gift of perspective—so that we can value what surrounds us. The gift of energy—so we can take heart in what’s possible.