Edited with text by Victoria Sung. Foreword by Julie Rodrigues Widholm. Text by Julia Bryan-Wilson, Jordan Carter, Danielle A. Jackson, Mason Leaver-Yap, Tausif Noor. Conversation with Na Mira, Cici Wu, Min Sun Jeon.
The most comprehensive volume to date on the life and legacy of the Korean American artist and writer best known for her 1982 novel, Dictée, featuring new scholarship and previously unseen documentation of her work and archives
Published with Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
The first museum monograph dedicated to the artist since BAMPFA's 2001 out-of-print catalog, The Dream of the Audience, this volume spans the full breadth of Korean American artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's (1951–82) multifaceted career across conceptual art, mail art, film, performance and poetry. It features over 100 objects and ephemera drawn primarily from BAMPFA's collection and archives, distinguishing itself as the largest publication to date dedicated to the artist. Presenting aspects of Cha's practice that have never before been published—including early works in ceramics and fiber—Multiple Offerings highlights Cha's critical explorations into language, memory and diasporic identity. The volume also situates Cha's contributions within a constellation of artworks by contemporaries and peers, as well as those by artists working today who have directly responded to her legacy.
PRAISE AND REVIEWS
The Art Newspaper
Deborah Nash
[A] testimony to Cha’s enduring legacy.
The New York Times
Aruna D'Souza
[The] most complete picture to date of the artist’s prolific practice....
Frieze
Lily Kwak
Cha worked with the clarity of someone for whom art’s fundamental spiritual function had not been lost....
Hyperallergic
Lisa Yin Zhang
This catalog and the exhibition it accompanies return us to first principles: the personal, political, and art historical contexts that informed [Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's] making. It includes reproductions of her early ephemeral works, previously unseen documentation, and incisive essays. I’m so pleased to see it — we finally get a clearer sense of her not just as an inspiration but as a person.
Hyperallergic
Alex Paik
Multiple Offerings' gave me a new appreciation for the physical and playful ways she worked with the material of language in 'Dictee' and throughout her work. This exhibition is a gift. Not only does it reveal a historical lineage to those looking for one, but it also gives a glimpse of Cha’s humanity, allowing us to enter her work in a new way.
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FORMAT: Pbk, 9.5 x 12.5 in. / 416 pgs / 484 color / 77 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $65.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $90 GBP £54.00 ISBN: 9781636811963 PUBLISHER: DelMonico Books AVAILABLE: 3/31/2026 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: WORLD
Published by DelMonico Books. Edited with text by Victoria Sung. Foreword by Julie Rodrigues Widholm. Text by Julia Bryan-Wilson, Jordan Carter, Danielle A. Jackson, Mason Leaver-Yap, Tausif Noor. Conversation with Na Mira, Cici Wu, Min Sun Jeon.
The most comprehensive volume to date on the life and legacy of the Korean American artist and writer best known for her 1982 novel, Dictée, featuring new scholarship and previously unseen documentation of her work and archives
Published with Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
The first museum monograph dedicated to the artist since BAMPFA's 2001 out-of-print catalog, The Dream of the Audience, this volume spans the full breadth of Korean American artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's (1951–82) multifaceted career across conceptual art, mail art, film, performance and poetry. It features over 100 objects and ephemera drawn primarily from BAMPFA's collection and archives, distinguishing itself as the largest publication to date dedicated to the artist. Presenting aspects of Cha's practice that have never before been published—including early works in ceramics and fiber—Multiple Offerings highlights Cha's critical explorations into language, memory and diasporic identity. The volume also situates Cha's contributions within a constellation of artworks by contemporaries and peers, as well as those by artists working today who have directly responded to her legacy.
