Three exhibitions of contemporary art, two film festivals, lectures by acclaimed art scholars
and a special ARTafterDARK make the Honolulu Academy of Arts this summer's cultural hub.
Clare Boothe Luce Gallery
of Modern and Contemporary Art
Giants of the Chinese contemporary art scene, such as Xu Bing and Cai Guo-Qiang, are in this exploration of the importance of the book as an art form in post-Mao China.
Image:
“Birthday I”
Qin Chong
Henry R. Luce Gallery
Emerging Asian-American artists from across the country go beyond identity issues in this exhibition of cutting-edge contemporary art.
Image:
“China Garden, Yazoo City, Mississippi”
Indigo Som
(Catharine E.B. Cox Award Exhibition)
John Dominis and
Patches Damon Holt Gallery,
Mediterranean Court,
Gallery 10
O‘ahu artist and landscape designer Leland Miyano explores environmental issues through three site-specific installations using native and recycled materials.
Image:
“Priapus”
Leland Miyano
In conjunction with our
Asian Sensation exhibitions is a full schedule of programming
Visiting Artists
For One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now, the Academy will bring artists Michael Arcega, Geraldine Lau, Jean Shin and Mika Tajima to Honolulu to install their works, beginning June 10. Shin is involving the local art community by soliciting sweaters from Asian-American artists, and working with a group of local artists and students selected by the Academy to install her work "Unraveling." The artists' visit is made possible by a grant from the Laila Twigg-Smith Art Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation.
May 27
7:30pm
Concert: Han Rae-Sook on Kayegeum
$20, $15 Academy members
June 21 – July 3
Doris Duke Theatre
7:30pm
Chinese Film Now: Five award-winning films from and about China
$7 Adults, $6 Seniors, Students, and Military,
$5 Academy Members
June 26
Doris Duke Theatre
7:30pm
Artist Discussion
Karin Higa, co-curator of One Way or Another and senior curator of art at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, has an on-stage conversation with artists Michael Arcega, Jean Shin and Mika Tajima.
Free
June 27
Honolulu Academy of Arts
6:00pm – 9:00pm
ARTafterDARK: One Way or Another
$10, Free for Academy Members
July 3
Doris Duke Theatre
7:30pm
Lecture: University of Chicago's Wu Hung
The curator of Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art will discuss the significance of the book as an art form in present-day China.
Free
July 5
Doris Duke Theatre
10:00am
Artist Talk: Leland Miyano
Oahu-based sculptor, landscape designer and naturalist Leland Miyano will talk about his exhibition Historia Naturalia et Artificialia.
Free
July 12 – 18
Doris Duke Theatre
Hayao Miyazaki
Four classic films by Japan's greatest animation director.
$7 Adults, $6 Seniors, Students, and Military,
$5 Academy Members
August 1
Doris Duke Theatre
7:30pm
Concert: Pianist Tong Il Han
$25, $20 Academy Members
August 9
Doris Duke Theatre
7:00pm
Performance: Ukwanshin Kabudan Ryukyu Performing Arts Troupe
$20, $15 Academy Members
To attend the special members-only elements of Asian Sensation, call 532-8724 or go to www.honoluluacademy.org to join.
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