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Ginger Brooks Takahashi is the only Pittsburgh-based artist that will be featured in the 59th Carnegie International! WQED Digital Correspondent Nick Tommarello ventured down to the Carnegie Museum of Art to speak with Ginger about her International exhibition.

Ginger's work for the exhibition includes a garden of perilla frutescens, a plant in the mint family that is a staple of Japanese and Korean cuisine. Through her art, she examines the importance of perilla to the Japanese and Korean diaspora. Perilla is considered an invasive species to many areas in the United States, and Ginger has created a companion piece that will be featured inside the museum, which compares language used in reference to invasive species to the xenophobic language used in reference to migration.

You can see Ginger's garden and companion artwork as part of the 59th Carnegie International. The International opens May 2nd and runs through January 3rd, 2027. Learn more about Ginger's work and explore other featured artists on the CMOA's website.

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