Hudson Street Gallery

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New Art Space Opens in Boston’s Chinatown

Hudson Street Gallery Remembers and Redefines the Chinatown Experience

Boston, MA – August 25, 2008 – Hudson Street Gallery, a new urban art space in Boston’s Chinatown, announces its grand opening on September 6 in conjunction with the Asian Community Development Corporation’s Hudson Street Stories Project.

The Gallery first opened its doors at 18 Hudson Street on August 17 during the August Moon Festival with two shows: works by four contemporary urban photographers and a display of Hudson Street historical material from the Asian CDC. The gallery will hold its grand opening on Saturday, September 6, from 12 to 5. The artists and representatives of the Asian CDC will be present to greet visitors and discuss their work.

A quartet of local photographers – Jason Liu, Brian Matiash, Lee Cullivan and Jason Sundram – explores Boston and Chinatown with portraits, street scenes and cityscapes. Liu and Matiash employ the High Dynamic Range (HDR) digital technique to accentuate their urban visions while Cullivan and Sundram make portraits of Chinatown using faces and storefronts to explore the character of the neighborhood.

The Asian Community Development Corporation contributes historical photos of Chinatown, concentrating on Hudson Street and the destructive impact the building of the Central Artery had on the neighborhood and its people. One of these photos shows Reggie Wong on Hudson Street in the 1960s. Wong currently works in construction and is an active member of many Chinatown community organizations. As one of the organizers of the August Moon festivities, he was honored to discover his photo in the Hudson Street Gallery.

“We created the Hudson Street Gallery to honor the history and heritage of Chinatown and also to expand the appeal of Chinatown to visitors.” says Charlie Wong (no relation), Hudson Street Gallery’s owner, “so it was a great validation to have Reggie visit and tell us what growing up in Chinatown was like for him.”

Visitors to the gallery were entertained by Wong’s stories and interested to see contemporary images of the streets depicted in ACDC’s historical exhibit. “I didn’t expect to find a gallery in Chinatown, but it’s great to see art and also learn about the history of the neighborhood,” said Jacob Schachter of Forest Hills.

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About the Hudson Street Gallery

Hudson Street Gallery is an urban art space in Chinatown devoted to historical and contemporary art about the past present and future neighborhoods and peoples of Chinatown. Our mission is to honor the history and heritage of Chinatown and its immigrant communities while providing a home for contemporary artists to explore issues of geography, ethnicity and urbanism. We seek to bring new visitors to Chinatown from around Boston and to bring more contemporary and historical art and artists to Chinatown. Hudson Street Gallery welcomes artists and audiences from all parts of Boston and beyond and from all ages and walks of life.

The gallery is open at 18 Hudson Street Sundays 1-5 and by appointment. For more information, visit www.hudsonstreetgallery.com

Images of the Hudson Street Gallery

Images from the Artists

Jason Liu

Brian Matiash

Lee Cullivan

Jason Sundram