Yu-Wen Wu is a Taiwanese-born interdisciplinary artist based in Boston. In her work, she examines migration, displacement, assimilation, and identity using mediums like large-scale drawings, site-specific video installations, community-engaged practices, and public art. One of her most notable recent pieces, Walking to Taipei, was inspired by a Google search for directions from Boston to Taipei when Wu could not afford airfare to visit her sick grandmother in Taiwan. Her beautiful outdoor art installations in San Francisco and Boston called Lantern Stories celebrate each city’s Chinatown, Chinese American history, and culture. Wu’s work has been shown far and wide, from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., to the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. In this interview, Wu discusses her migration experience and her art practice with IMPULSE journalist Madeleine Aitken...
