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Tseng Kwong Chi: East Meets West

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Black and white portrait of Tseng Kwong Chi standing in front of the Hollywood sign.

Selected Works

Tseng Kwong Chi

Black and white portrait of artist Tseng Kwong Chi standing in front of the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City.

Tseng Kwong Chi

Black-and-white photograph of Mount Rushmore shot from beneath. In the center foreground a figure with their back to the camera looks up at the sculpture.

Tseng Kwong Chi

Black-and-white photograph of the Monument Valley desert landscape. Center left a figure is faintly visible on a cliff.

Gourley Works on Paper Gallery

Dedicated to the museum’s extensive collection of works on paper, this gallery features new installations of prints, drawings, and photographs every six months that highlight the breadth and diversity of artistic expression across cultures, regions and time periods—on view as part of Some American Stories.

Installation Views

  • Gallery with four square black-and-white photographs mounted onto a grey wall in a room with wooden.
  • A grey gallery wall. On the left, a floating bookshelf with three art publications and on the right, a dark green rectangle with white text. The heading reads "Tseng Kwong Chi East Meets West, 1979-89.
  • Installation view of two framed black and white photographs hung in a gallery on grey walls with wooden floors. On the left, a figure is visible in front of the World Trade Center towers and on the right Mount Rushmore.
  • Installation view of two framed black and white photographs hung in a gallery on grey walls with wooden floors. Installation view of two framed black and white photographs hung in a gallery on grey walls with wooden floors. On the left, a figure is visible in front of the Hollywood sign and on the right a desert landscape.

Installation view of East Meets West, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2026. Photo: Art Index

Installation view of East Meets West, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2026. Photo: Art Index

Installation view of East Meets West, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2026. Photo: Art Index

Installation view of East Meets West, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2026. Photo: Art Index