In the Paint

An old basketball truism: who controls the paint controls the game. But sometimes in a creative act we have to lose control, to surrender to collective energies and go with the flow. In the paint, CBC artist collectives take initiative to create ways to weave through the blurring lines of basketball and art. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Collective Basketball Playlist:

2024 CBC Tournament mix by KipTok

2023 CBC Tournament mix by KipTok

Drilling Groove by Tzu-Yun Wei, 2024

Regional run 2 (Brooklyn, I95, Bay, PNW+MW) by Herb Tam, 2024

Tunes of the Yeoman by Austin Kim, 2023

CBC by Lu Zhang, 2023/4

CBC for Lu by Lia Ohyung, 2023

CBC by Keiko Taniguchi 2023

CBC 3 point Shootout Mixtape by Sean Catangui, 2022

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Upcoming Book project: 

Floater: Blurring Basketball Lines

 

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Rehoming DunDun

A project initiated by Zijun Zhao, joined by Siyang Dai, co-hoseted by Bungee Space and CBC, Oct, 2024

Photo by Zijun Zhao

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Jan, 2012

Old Hats

Essay by Herb Tam

Related Merch: Columbus Park Hat

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A Day with Chinatown Basketball Club in Films

Premiered at Metrograph, Sep 2024, followed by a Q&A with Xueli Wang and the film makers.

A Few Minutes with the Chinatown Basketball Club

dir. Jason Duval, 2024, 5 min, Digital

Jason Duval’s 16mm short A Few Minutes with the Chinatown Basketball Club, which zooms in on sublime plays of light and shadow, overlooked details, and architectural surroundings. Took a close look at CBC Sunday School, a free basketball fundamental lesson volunteered by players from the club.

 

See You at the Park: Notes On Smiley (篮球而已)

dir. Lu Zhang, 2024, 23 min, DCP

Lu Zhang’s documentary See You At The Park: Notes on Smiley (篮球而已), documents a day in the life of Smily He, a CBC member, a guardian of Columbus Park, and an immigrant who's worked in restaurants but whose passion and world view is driven by a devotional relationship to basketball. 

 

THE STORY OF CBC: AUTUMN CLASSIC 2023

dir. Connor Sen Warnick, 2024, 86 min, DCP

The Story of CBC: Autumn Classic 2023, Connor Sen Warnick’s documentary recounting CBC’s history, leading up to the inaugural Autumn Classic 3x3 Tournament.