An Evening at the Asian Art Museum - Carlos Villa Exhibition

Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collision invites you into a spectacular, visually magical world of feathers and photographs, capes and masks, bones and tattoos. The first major museum retrospective dedicated to the work of a Filipino American artist, it celebrates the exuberant work of San Francisco artist Carlos Villa (1936–2013) and his enduring influence as a teacher, curator, and activist.

Worlds in Collision also includes artworks that show Villa exploring his cultural identity through his own body. For example, Villa painted Maori-inspired tattoos on an image of his own face in Tat2 (1971), which represents his growing desire to show his identification with indigenous peoples throughout the Pacific and the Americas.

Guests are also free to explore the museum’s other exhibitions this evening.

All AABA members who attend will receive a drink ticket compliments of Salle Yoo and Jeff Gray.