BIO
Benji Zi Jian Hsu (b. 2002) is an artist from Oakland based in New York. His work reflects his own experiences, focusing heavily on the influence of racial identity and intimate relationships. He grounds his work in lens based mediums that features his relationships with his close connections. Hsu engages with a layered history of othering and their ongoing legacies through questioning what it means to be visible and allowed to desire.
Benji Zi Jian Hsu (b. 2002) is an artist from Oakland based in New York. His work reflects his own experiences, focusing heavily on the influence of racial identity and intimate relationships. He grounds his work in lens based mediums that features his relationships with his close connections. Hsu engages with a layered history of othering and their ongoing legacies through questioning what it means to be visible and allowed to desire.
Education
B.A. in Individualized Studies with a concentration in The Shifting Optics of Looking Asian.
New York University ‘24
B.A. in Individualized Studies with a concentration in The Shifting Optics of Looking Asian.
New York University ‘24
Group exhibitions
2022
Gallatin Arts Festival, Gallatin Gallery, New York, NY
2022
Gallatin Arts Festival, Gallatin Gallery, New York, NY
2023
Gallatin Arts Festival, Gallatin Gallery, New York, NY
Gallatin Arts Festival, Gallatin Gallery, New York, NY
We All Return To The Place That It Started, Bobst Gallery, New York, NY
I THREW MYSELF IN A CONCRETE MIXER, Gallatin Gallery, New York, NY
2024
White Box, The Living Skin, Brooklyn, NY
White Box, The Living Skin, Brooklyn, NY
To Be a Part and Apart (Gallatin Graduating BA Show), Gallatin Gallery, New York, NY
Gallatin Arts Festival, Gallatin Gallery, New York, NY
Gentle Light: Jinho and Aurora, Cozmos, New York, NY
All Asian Arts Alliance Young Artists Fellowship Show, Tisch, New York, NY
Look, the moon, Temporal Space, Brooklyn NY
(selected) press
2023
Gallatin Review
2023
Gallatin Review
2024
Gallatin Review
Gallatin Today
Der Greif
Cultured Magazine “Young Photographers 2024” list
Gallatin Review
Gallatin Today
Der Greif
Cultured Magazine “Young Photographers 2024” list
relevant experience
Studio Assistant for Lyle Ashton Harris 2022 - 2024
Studio Manager for Lyle Ashton Harris 2024 - present
Curatorial Intern for Monument Labs 2023 - 2024
Gallatin Arts Festival Creative Director 2024
Studio Assistant for Lyle Ashton Harris 2022 - 2024
Studio Manager for Lyle Ashton Harris 2024 - present
Curatorial Intern for Monument Labs 2023 - 2024
Gallatin Arts Festival Creative Director 2024