Recalling Ah-Po Po

January 10 - February 23, 2020

Kiki Jai Qi Zhen

On January 10, 2020, 5 Points Art Gallery & Studios opens the year with two solo exhibitions showcasing sculptural manifestations of the self through ancestral identity. With a BFA in Studio Arts and a minor in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Recalling Ah-Po Po is the first solo show for Chinese-born, Chicago-based multi-disciplinary artist, Kiki Jai Qi Zhen. Zhen’s multi-faceted exhibition will display hand-crafted interactive mixed media installations like hand-made Chinese toys and fake rice and also feature a performance surrounding her ability to recall and retain her memories and Chinese identity with her clashing American identity after her jarring unannounced immigration to the United States, uprooting Zhen from her “Ah-Po Po”, or “Grandma”, who raised her in China. Come regard these uniquely-crafted mixed media and ceramic sculptures revering transnational lineage.

Recalling Ah-Po Po is on display until February 23, 2020.