Honolulu Academy of Arts Blog
By the last half hour of ARTafterDARK: So Sari!, not one more person could be squeezed into Central Court where it seemed like an entire Indian village jumped for joy to the bhangra beats of DJ Rekha. People of all ethnicities wore saris and shalwar khamees to celebrate subcontinental culture. The line to get into [...]
The Asian Sensation-ness continues with the next ARTafterDARK: So Sari! This installment may be a hard one to top. Amerjit Ghag, owner of interior design firm Red Circle, has secured internationally known DJ Rekha for the event (and paid for her airfare). Wear your sari and bop to the bhangra beats. DJ Rekha founded the [...]
At the members’ opening of One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now on June 25, Hawaii Public Radio’s Noe Tanigawa interviewed artists (such as Michael Arcega at left) and viewers as she explored the gallery. Here’s her ambient, aural take on the exhibition, which aired on July 11.
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HPR interviews at One Way or Another opening
As part of Asian Sensation, the Doris Duke Theatre will screen four films by animation genius Hayao Miyazaki. He won an Oscar for best animated feature in 2003 for “Spirited Away,” and got a nomination in 2006 for “Howl’s Moving Castle” (that’s a still from “Howl’s” at left). Both films are part of the Miyazaki [...]
Leland Miyano’s talk at the Doris Duke Theatre on July 5 sparked a lot of eco-minded questions. His deep knowledge about natural Hawaii, his experience with his mentor Roberto Burle Marx and his innate creativity made for an enlightening experience. Here’s a snippet.
On Monday, Star Bulletin reporters Nadine Kam and Joleen Oshiro came by the Academy to do a video interview with Mika Tajima. The Brooklyn-based artist talks eloquently about her work.
“Shu: Reinventing Books in Contemporary Chinese Art,” which opened on June 25 as part of Asian Sensation, is epic. It’s an extremely insightful cross-section of work produced by some of today’s hottest international artists—names that will be familiar to those who have been following experimental art in China since the early 1980s (that’s Yue Minjun’s “Garbage Dump” [...]