for CULTURED Magazine: At 25, Artist Oscar yi Hou Has Already Had a Solo Museum Show—And Written a Memoir by José A. Alvarado Jr.

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for CULTURED Magazine: At 25, Artist Oscar yi Hou Has Already Had a Solo Museum Show—And Written a Memoir

josé a. alvarado jr.

Nov 27, 2023

Location: Brooklyn, New York City

Summary

The Liverpool-born artist is reimagining Americana to include queer Asian-American leather daddies. His latest paintings will be on view at James Fuentes's Art Basel Miami Beach booth, and he's slated to have a solo show with the gallery next fall.

Oscar yi Hou is in his poetry era. In his “poem paintings,” a private lexicon of hieroglyphs—cranes, the yin and yang symbol, Western spurs—serve as stand-ins for the artist.

“It’s the universe of the paintings, and it’s up to the viewer if they want to decipher it or not,” the New York-based, Liverpool-born painter says of the works, which have served as a means to document his relationships with loved ones over the years.

Photographed for CULTURED Magazine, with words by Meka Boyle

At 25, Artist Oscar yi Hou Has Already Had a Solo Museum Show—And Written a Memoir
The artist is reimagining Americana to include queer Asian-American leather daddies.
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