{"id":35577,"date":"2021-05-25T10:51:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T17:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=35577"},"modified":"2021-05-25T12:19:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T19:19:12","slug":"illuminating-event-supporting-aapi-groups-draws-attention-at-high-line-nine-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=35577","title":{"rendered":"Illuminating event supporting AAPI groups draws attention at High Line Nine gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An art exhibition founded in response to spikes in Asian hate, <em>The Push <\/em>hosted a magical opening event at the High Line Nine gallery \u2013\u2013\u2013 attracting more than 200 attendees on Thursday night, May 20.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35583\" src=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-1.png 965w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-1-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-1-520x347.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(Image: attendees including The Push team and artists\u2019 friends and family, photographer: Luke Ryba)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Attendees from all walks of life came together to view 12 global artists&#8217; masterpieces at the exhibition; ranging from toddlers, to recent college graduates, to seniors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35582\" src=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-2.png 558w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-2-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-2-520x579.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sound of laughter, champagne corks popping, and a delicate live musical performance echoed through the hallway. As crowds were filling up <em>The Push&#8217;s <\/em>exhibition, many guests went on an adventure around the gallery, allowing everyone to enjoy the event safely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Push exhibition opening event created a unique and impactful \u2018night at the museum\u2019 experience that New Yorkers have longed for since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35581\" src=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-3.png 507w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-3-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Push <\/em>exhibition will continue throughout the AAPI heritage month from May 21 &#8211; June 3 from 12PM-6PM at The Highline Nine gallery \u2013\u2013 located at 508 W 28th Street, New York. The Push will donate 30% of proceeds from art sales towards AAPI non-profits and AAPI small businesses.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about The Push exhibition and The Push, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/thepush.us\">thepush.us<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35580\" src=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-4.png 548w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-4-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/lapost.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210525-PUSH-4-520x294.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An art exhibition founded in response&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts","category-u-s-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35577"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35585,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35577\/revisions\/35585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}