Join Aperture and Yu & Me Books for a meet and greet with Pao Houa Her, the winner of Aperture’s third annual Next Step Award, to celebrate the release of her new book, My grandfather turned into a tiger … and other illusions (Aperture, 2024).
My grandfather turned into a tiger… and other illusions brings together four of the artist’s major series, including the body of work that reimagines her family’s history before leaving Laos, invoking a compelling and personal cosmology grounded in the traditions and contemporary metaphors of the Hmong diasporic community.
This event is free and open to all, and is presented in partnership with Yu & Me Books.
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Pao Houa Her (born in Laos, 1982) is a Hmong American visual artist based in Blaine, Minnesota. Her is an assistant professor in photography and moving images at the University of Minnesota. She received an MFA from the Yale School of Art in 2012 and is the recipient of the 2023-24 Aperture–Baxter St Next Step Award.
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Image: Pao Houa Her, Prince Charming, 2016, from My grandfather turned into a tiger; from Pao Houa Her: My grandfather turned into a tiger … and other illusions (Aperture, 2024). © 2024 Pao Houa Her
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