October 25, 2022–Arts Etc. - The International Examiner
Visual Arts
"Both Sides Now: Stories of Immigration and Cultural Belonging" is a group show featuring artists Tara Tamaribuchi, Rodrigo Valenzuela and Samantha Wall and is curated by Arielle Simmons. Artist's talk on Friday, October 21, 2022 at 4pm and opening celebration from 5 – 8pm. Tamaribuchi's work is inspired by Japanese American camouflage workers in U.S. concentration camps during WWII using scraps of kimono fabric. On display October 20, 2022 – January 5, 2023. Gallery hours are Wed. – Sat. from 1 – 6pm. Hedreen Gallery at Seattle University's Lee Center for the Arts is located at 901 – 12th Avenue on campus. 206-296-5360 or try [email protected]
JW Architects in the CIA continues to dedicate a large section of their office to serve as a rotating art installation space, featuring the work of local artists. "Cube Chapel" by Bellevue-based artist Soo Hong will be on view through January, 2023. This multi-media installation is composed of colorful, etched window film paired with video projection and will provide viewers with a unique experience depending on the time of day. 1257 South King St. Hours are 9am – 5pm, M-F.
Artist Miya Sukune has a show entitled "How to Be Whole" in which she explores the fragmented histories and absences that have created the immigrant's family story. With a few facts and imagination, she explores the live of separated relatives and the grandfather she never knew. On view at Vy Biel Gallery at The Country Store and Farm through November,2022. 20211 Vashon Highway SW, Vashon Island, WA. Opening reception is on October 7, 2022 from 5 – 8pm. For more information, try www.miyasukune.com.
Edmonds College instructor ad multi-media artist Minh Carrico has an exhibition of his recent work entitled "Double Take" on view now through December 16, 2022 on the third floor of Lynnwood Hall at Edmonds College. The exhibition surveys the artist's home life while sheltering in place during the pandemic. The artist notes that " this exhibit is a site-responsive, time-based, multimedia installation exploring the confluence between emotional play and mindful observation and it also examines gender representation and challenges the expectations placed upon Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders." 20000 68th Ave. in Lynnwood, WA. Hours are 8am – 9pm M-Th. and 8am – 2pm on Fridays and 1 – 5pm on the weekends. There will be a reception and live performance on Friday, November 18, 2022 from 3 -4pm. You can also join the reception virtually at Edmonds.eduy/gallery. For more details, go to https://minhcarrico.com/.
Seattle artist Junko Yamamoto has a display of her unique hanging fabric sculptures in a public display case now at the 505 Union Station Building. It's located just past the former CID Starbucks just before one crosses the street over to the Pioneer Square side. The installation can be viewed 24/7. The artist is represented by J. Rinehart Gallery where she will have a solo show in 2023 as well as Gallery 4 Culture.
"Humaira Abid – Fight Like a Girl" The show's title, lifted from protest signs used in women's marches around the world, refers to Abid's interest in and concern with the way women are oppressed in many parts of contemporary societies. The exhibition explores the struggles and the strength revealed by those struggles. Her sculptures and installations are an inventive combination of carved wood and painting that explore politics, religion, taboo and societal stereotypes. On view now through October 29, 2022 at Greg Kucera Gallery. 212 Third Avenue South in Seattle. An exhibition of "Collages and Paintings" by esteemed Northwest artist Paul Horiuchi will be on view October 6 – 29. 2022. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 – 5:30. 206-624-0770 or try www.gregkucera.com.
"Right Here, Right Now: Stories From These Times" is a show of prints by Wuon-Gean Ho, a London-based printmaker who also makes books and animation. She graduated from Cambridge and had a government scholarship to study woodblock printing in Japan and received her MA in printmaking at the Royal College of Art. Her work depicts vignettes from her life, a diary of moments caught in a day. The show remains on view at Davidson Galleries through November 26, 2022. Hours are Tues. – Sat. from 11am – 5:30pm or by appointment. 313 Occidental Ave. S. in Seattle's Pioneer Square. 206-624-7684.
"Breathing in a Time of Disaster" by Ching-In Chen and Cassie Mira. Emergent Broadcast System, an improvised choral performance, installation, and speculative writing project gathering Houston and Seattle area collaborators, focuses on the unit of breath in relation to ecological change and community wisdom and survival. On view from October 28 –December 23,2022. There will be an opening reception on October 28, 2022 at 7pm. An "Artist Talk" takes place in person and streaming on November 4, 2022 at 7pm. A "Youth and Family Workshop" takes place on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Email [email protected] for details and to sign up. Jack Straw Gallery at 4261 Roosevelt Way NE in Seattle. Hours are Mon. – Fri. from 10am – 5:30pm or by appointment only. 206-634-0919 or go to www.jackstraw.org.
"Elevation" is the title of a new solo exhibition featuring maximalist painter Chin Yuen on view through October 22, 2022 at ArtXchange Gallery in Pioneer Square. Yuen creates uplifting and dynamic compositions with contrasting hues, shapes and textures layered in dense, undulating patterns. Born in Malaysia, the artist studied in Singapore and England before moving to
Vancouver where she was educated at Emily Carr University of Art and the University of Victoria, Canada. Also in the main gallery space is a show of new work by ceramic and multi-media artist Hanako O'Leary and Ann Leda Shapiro entitled "Bodies of Land". Each artist examines the visual and metaphorical parallels between the feminine body and landscape, and how both systems are impacted by society. On view now through November 19,2022. There will be an artist talk on November 5, 2022 at 1pm. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday from 11am – 5:30pm. 512 1st Avenue S. 206-839-0377 or try www.artxchange.org.
The work of Liang-yin Chen is included in a group show of "The Clay Maquette Show" (a small clay piece with a vision towards a larger scale sculpture) at Modern Glaze. On view through November 12, 2022. Hours are Fridays and Saturdays from noon – 5pm or by appointment. 14800 Westminster Way N. in Shoreline, WA. [email protected] or 206-949-4007.
On view for an extended time is "Painting Deconstructed: Selections from the Northwest Collection" which includes the work of a number of Northwest Asian American artists. Tacoma Art Museum. 1701 Pacific Avenue. 253-272-4358 or [email protected].
Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds presents "George Tsutakawa: Works on Paper- The Early Years" which is on view December 1, 2022 – March 26, 2023.190 Sunset Ave. #E in Edmonds. 425-336-4809 or try CascadiaArtMuseum.org.
Seattle Art Museum's downtown location has the following. On view is "Pure Amusements: Wealth, Leisure, And Culture in Late Imperial China." Seattle Asian Art Museum has the following. "Boundless: Stories of Asian Art" is an ongoing group show re-imagining of items from the museum's permanent collection of Asian art. "Beyond The Mountain: Contemporary Chinese Artists on the Classical Forms" is an ongoing exhibit that opens on July 22, 2022. It includes video, photography, painting and kinetic installation exploring classical cultural legacies through the lens of urgent issues of modern life. "Belonging: Contemporary Asian Art' is concerned with issues of individuals and their places in changing societies. In the Fuller Garden Court you will find Kenzan Tsutakawa Chinn's permanent installation "Gather." Tsutakawa Chinn is a Seattle-raised, New York-based LED light installation artist. Tickets released every Thursday at 10am. Purchase tickets online in advance and save $3. Ticket prices increase if you wait until the day of your visit to purchase so plan ahead and get the best price. Tickets are released online on a monthly rolling basis. Seattle Art Museum is downtown at 1300 First Ave. Seattle Asian Art Museum is at 1400 E. Prospect St. in Volunteer Park. 206-654-3100 or try seattleartmuseum.org.
The Wing Luke Asian Museum. Hours are Fridays through Sundays from 10am – 5pm. Reserving tickets online prior to visit is highly encouraged as it is operating at limited capacity. Just opened is "We Are Changing the Tide: Community Power for Environmental Justice". This exhibit looks at BIPOC communities from the Quinault Nation fighting climate change to Duwamish River stewardship to the threat of rising seas on Pacific Island communities to Native Hawaiians opposing military installations and Beacon Hill neighbors fighting airplane noise and pollution. On view through April 23, 2023. "Reorient: Journeys Through Art and Healing" is on view now through May 14, 2023. Opening July 8, 2022 is "Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee". "Woven Together: Stories of Burma/Myanmar" on view through November 12, 2022. "Lunar New Year: Altars, Ancestors, Traditions Blessings" on view through January 8, 2023. "Resistors: A Legacy of Movement from The Japanese American Incarceration" is on view from October 14, 2022 – September 18, 2023. The exhibit leads visitors through a historical narrative beginning with the experience of Japanese American incarcerees in the 1940s and the complicated feelings of shame, anger, fear and varied forces of resistance within the community. Through art, first-person accounts, historical material, and artifacts, this show connects Japanese American resistance movements during WWII era to modern BIPOC justice movements and activism today. Includes the work of Laureen Iida, Kayla Isomura, Paul Kikuchi, Michelle Kumata, Glenn Mitsui, Erin Shigaki and Na Omi Shitani. "Back Home" is a collaboration between Paradice Avenue Souf and The Wing and explores the intersection of Black and Brown communities in Seattle and across the globe. On view now through March 5, 2023. "C-ID Love Letters 3.0" is a collected exhibit of love letters to Chinatown that started from Wing On Wo & Co. and beyond. On view now through December 2022. "Bangladeshi" is a show that explores the art and culture of that ethnically diverse group and will be on view from December 1, 2022 – November 8, 2023. On going are the following – "The Heart of Our Journey" is a permanent exhibit dedicated to the Asian Pacific American experience, "I Am Filipino" looks at the story of Filipino Americans", "Hometown Desi" covers the local South Asian experience and "Cambodian Cultural Museum and Killing Fields Memorial" looks at the Cambodian America experience and the impact of the Killing fields on that country's history. There are virtual tours of the museum on weekday mornings. Pre-booking available for private groups. Contact the museum to sign up. Live virtual tours of the Freeman Hotel on Thursdays at 5pm PDT. Check out what's in the gift shop with the Museum's online marketplace. The monthly storytime programs can be watched at www.digitalwingluke.org/programs.
The Seattle Weavers Guild has their Annual Sale set for Oct 27 (5pm – 8pm), October 28 (10am – 8pm) and October 29, 2022 (10am – 4pm). Located at Bloedel Hall behind St. Mark's Cathedral.1245 – 10th Ave. E. Try seattleweaversguild.com for details.
KOBO, a unique shop of arts and crafts from Japan and items made by Northwest artists has two shops in Seattle on Capitol Hill and in the Chinatown/ID/Japantown community downtown. "The Simple Cup", the annual exhibit and sale of tea cups by over 50 American, Thai and Japanese ceramic artists returns for its 14th show at Kobo at Higo on November 5, 2022 from 1 – 4pm so mark your calendars. Guest jurors are George Rodriguez, Chanakarn "Punch" Semachai, Seward Park Clay Studio and KOBO. It is still done by the lottery system. You can pick up your number starting at 1pm. Around 2pm,numbers will be drawn. For safety's sake, attendees will have to wait outside in Chiyo's Garden until your number is called. Cups not sold on the 5th will be moved to the web store. You can pick up your cups after two weeks. They have a new instagram shopping account @koboseattleshop or try their website at koboseattle.com. KOBO at Higo hours are Wed. – Sat. from 11am – 5pm. The Capitol Hill store is at 814 E. Roy St. and their hours are Tues. – Sat. from 11am to 5pm. KOBO at Higo is at 604 South Jackson St. in the CID.
The Frye Art Museum presents the work of Portland artist Srijon Chowdhury with a solo show entitled "Same Old Song". The artist creates dreamlike oil paintings that consider the present moment as part of a larger mythology. On view through January 15, 2023. In a related event, "Unlocking Door to the Atmosphere: Artist Panel" takes place on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 3:15pm. Join artists Harry Gould Harvey IV, Cindy Ji Hye Kim, Mimi Lauter, Eden Seifu along with exhibition co-curators Srijon Chowdhury and Amanda Donnan for a lively conversation about the ideas that animate—and connect—their various art practices. Register for this event now. 704 Terry Ave. in Seattle. 206-622-9250 or try fryemuseum.org.
The NW Arts Alliance has their "Best of the Northwest Fall Show" set for November 11 – 13, 2022. This art & craft show is held in-person at Hangar 30 in Warren G. Magnuson Park in Seattle. Show hours are 3pm – 7:30pm on November 11, 10am – 6pm on November 12 and 10am – 5pm on November 13. For details, go to NWartalliance.org.
The Pacific Bonsai Museum has the following – "A Gallery of Trees: Living Art of Pacific Bonsai Museum" presents old and new favorites from the museum's collection on view through November 5, 2023. 2515 South 336th St. in Federal Way, WA. Admission is by donation. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10am – 4pm. 253-353-7345 or email [email protected].
"Remembrance – The Legacy of Executive Order 9066 in Washington State" is a permanent exhibit on the third floor of the Washington State Historical Society. Visitors will experience history through photos, art, objects, letters and film. A significant part of this exhibit was sourced by working with individuals and families who were directly impacted including survivors and their descendants. 1911 Pacific Avenue in Tacoma. 1-888-238-4373.
"Looking Up – The Skyviewing Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi" through November 26, 2022. Skyviewing was an important theme in Noguchi's art but has never been explored in depth before. More than 40 sculptures and drawings, comprising 60 years of his career, showcase the various forms the theme takes in his art. The gallery is open only when school is in session. Western Gallery & Sculpture Collection is on the campus of Western Washington University at 516 High St. Fl 116. 360-650-3900 or try westerngallery.wwu.edu.
The Outdoor Sculpture Collection on the campus of Western Washington University in Bellingham is open and accessible to everyone. This is an outdoor collection of major sculptures from the late 20th century to the present and includes work by Do Ho Suh, Sarah Sze and Isamu Noguchi among others. Get a map from the information booth and explore the campus collection for yourself. Call 360-650-3900.
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at WSU is a new art space for Eastern Washington. Inaugural shows include the following – The museum plans a retrospective exhibition for Eastern Washington artist Keiko Hara for 2022. "Keiko Hara: The Poetics of Space, Four Decades of Paintings" is on view through December 2022. 1535 Wilson Road on the Washington State University campus in Pullman. 509-335-1910 or try [email protected].
"Start Here" is an exhibition curated by Bryce Kanbara of Graham Gallery that serves as an introduction to the work of four Nisei Japanese Canadian artists born in the latter half of the 1920s. It includes the work of Roy Kiyooka, Kazuo Nakamura, Shizuye Takashima and Takao Tanabe. On view through January 22,2023.At the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria located at 1040 Moss St. in Victoria BC, Canada. 250—384-4171 or try https://aggv.ca/exhibits/start-here/.
The Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver BC presents "Christine Sun Kim: Oh Me Oh My", a survey of this American artist's recent work in drawing and installation employing elements from various communication systems to explore sound as a multidimensional visual, physical and political experience with humor and depth. Opens on September 22, 2022. 55 Nelson St.604-681-2700 or try cagvancouver.org.
Gallery Jones in Vancouver BC presents "Mira Song/New Paintings". These crafted paintings by this Vancouver-based Korean artist blend architectural and flora elements into dreamlike compositions that explore the ephemeral nature of imagination, perception and memory. Now through Nov. 12, 2022. 1-258 E. 1st Ave. 604-714-2216 or galleryjones.com.
SUM Gallery in Vancouver BC has through Dec. 98, 2022, "The Warehouse Rites: Romi Kim in collaboration with Queer Based Media" which explores relationships through transformations of drag and play within created space. 425-268 Keefer St. 604-200-6661 or try sumgallery.ca.
Vancouver Art Gallery presents a major show of new work by multi-media Korean Canadian artist Jin-me Yoon entitled "About Time". There is an art catalog for the show released by Hirmer Books. Opens October 15, 2022.750 Hornby St. 604-662-4719 or vanartgallery.bc.ca.
VISUALSPACE Gallery has through Oct. 29, 2022 a show entitled "Leisurely I See the Southern Hill" by Simone Ximeng Guo. The artist explores a unique vocabulary to visually reflect on her examination of the inner rhythms and conflicts within nature itself.3352 Dunbar St. in Vancouver BC. 604-559-0576 or try visualspace.ca.
The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre has the following – Ongoing is "Washi – Japanese Paper Art: connecting cultures, countries and generations. Also on view is an ongoing exhibit on "TAIKEN: Japanese Canadians Since 1877". Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre in Burnaby at 6688 Southoaks Crescent. 604-777-7000 or try nikkeiplace.org.
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery has "Jin-me Yoon: Here Elsewhere Other Hauntings" which is the first retrospective dedicated to this important Korean-Canadian artist's work which uses film and photography to tell stories of the human condition. On view now through November 20, 2022. 601 3rd Ave. S. in Lethbridge, Canada. 403-327-8770 or try saag.ca.
The Alexander Gallery located in the Niemeyer Center at Clackamas Community College presents a show by Portland sculptor/multi-media artist Kanetaka Ikeda entitled "Cosmic Tree" on view through November 30, 2022.This is yet another chapter in a continuing series the artist perceived of in a dream years ago. Hours are M-F from 9 to 5pm except for holidays. Free admission. 19600 Molalla Ave. in Oregon City, Oregon. 503-594-3032 or [email protected]
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene has the following – "Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea", a more multi-cultural perspective on the region. On view through December 18, 2022. "Devout Prayers: Korean Paintings of the Joson Dynasty and Beyond" on view through April 30, 2023. "Fit to Print II: Constructing Japanese Modernity in Action and Body" is a deep look at Meiji graphic arts from two local collections. On view through August 6, 2023. 1430 Johnson Lane in Eugene, Oregon. 541-346-3027.
Portland Japanese Garden has the following exhibits – "Kenji Ide: A Poem of Perception" on view through February 20, 2023. Portland Japanese Garden's final art exhibition of 2022 will be a special one. For this exhibit, esteemed ceramic sculptor Jun Kaneko's massive abstract sculptures will be placed throughout the garden and his smaller work will be displayed in the Pavilion Gallery. Kaneko is a winner of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center.On view through February 20, 2023. 611 SW Kingston Ave. 503-223-1321 or japanesegarden.org.
Japanese American Museum of Oregon is now open in a new space. Current exhibits include the following – "Resilence – A Sansei Sense of Legacy" is a group show of eight artists whose work reflects upon the effect of Executive Order 9066 and how it resonated from generation to generation. This group show will be on view through December 22, 2022. Artists include Kristine Aono, Reiki Fuji, Wendy Maruyama, Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Tom Nakashima, Roger Shimomura, Judy Shintani and Jerry Takigawa. The show was co-curated by Jerry Takigawa and Gail Enns. Several online exhibits on the history of Japanese Americans in Oregon can also be viewed. 411 NW Flanders. 503-224-1458 or email [email protected].
Portland Chinatown Museum has the following – A pop-up exhibition that highlights the Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project's work state-wide through public archaeology projects that illuminate the history of Chinese Oregonians in the development of the state on view October 16 – November 27, 2022. "Illuminating Time" is a group show of 2022 PCM Artists-in-Residence and their efforts to reach out across time and space to Chinese communities past and present. Includes the work of the following – Portland-based painter & muralist Alex Chiu who incorporates community input and collaboration in the stories he tells. Sam Roxas-Chua who keeps an on-going conversation between poetry, calligraphy and audio field recording to document those who hold crucial knowledge of the Chinese diaspora. Painter and book artist Shu-Ju Wang who records a history of migration, science and art. Horatio Law serves as Artist Residency Director and show curator. On view November 10, 2022 – January 2023.Portland installation artist Roberta Wong has a window installation in memory of Vincent Chin, the Chinese American man killed by two Detroit workers entitled "Vincent". Portland Chinatown Museum is located at 127 N.W. Third Ave. 503-224-0008 or email [email protected].
The Asian Art Museum, San Francisco has the following currently on view. "Afruz Amighi: My House, My Tomb" is an installation that uses light and shadow to evoke forgotten histories of the Taj Mahal. "Bearing Witness: Selected Works by Chiura Obata" is a retrospective on this important Japanese American Bay Area artist. On view through January 31, 2023. Outside murals by Channel Miller and Jennifer K. Wofford are visible from Hyde St. Opening December 17, 2021 is "Weaving Stories – Indonesia, The Philippines and Malaysia". "Seeing Gender" opens January 21, 2022. Now on view is the first major museum retrospective for Bay Area iconic performance artist and visual artist Carlos Villa, a longtime noted instructor at San Francisco Art Institute. The show is entitled "Carlos Villa: Worlds in Collusion" through October 24, 2022. "Into View: Bernice Bing" is a long overdue retrospective of this important Bay Area Chinese American painter whose works straddles Abstract Expressionism, figuration and Zen calligraphy. As a queer Asian American woman artist, she was a catalyst in the Bay Area cultural scene. Opens on October 7, 2022 and is on view through May 1, 2023. 200 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA. 415-581-3500.
The de Young Museum of San Francisco has the following – The exhibition for the late Bay Area figurative artist entitled "Hung Liu: Golden Gate" remains on view through January 8, 2023. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive in Golden Gate Park. 415-750-3600 or try deyoung.famsf.org.
The major retrospective of China's major fashion designer entitled "Guo Pei: Couture Fantasy" has been extended through November 27, 2022 at the Legion of Honor Museum. Located in San Francisco's Lincoln Park. 100 – 34th Ave. 416-750-3600 or go to legionofhonor.famsf.org.
hugo mento Gallery presents "Wing Shya: Mise en Scene". This is the iconic Hong Kong-based photographer's first solo exhibition in the Western United States. Shya transmutes between film, art and fashion and is the go-to set photographer for noted film director, Wong Kar-wai. On view through November 6, 2022. 795 – 22nd St. in San Francisco, CA. [email protected] or call +14155057609. Hours are Wed. – Fridays from 1 – 6pm and weekends from 1 – 5pm or by appointment.
Berkeley Art Museum/PFA has the following – "Candice Lin: Seeping, Rotting, Resting, Weeping". This L.A.-based artist creates multisensory environments that investigate the legacies of colonialism, racism and sexism. On view through November 27, 2022.155 Center St. Berkeley, CA 510-642-0808 or go to [email protected].
"East of the Pacific: Making Histories of Asian American Art" is the largest of three inaugural Asian American Initiative (AAA) exhibitions opening at the Cantor Arts Center on the Stanford University campus in 2022. Curated by assistant curator of American Art, Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander, this historical survey showcases the Cantor's ever-growing collection of Asian American art, the majority of which was acquired since 2018. Organized thematically and chronologically, the 96 objects presented span a broad range of time (1880-2021), offering a rare opportunity to engage with historic Asian American material. Acquired from a variety of sources, a large percentage comes from the estate of Michael Donald Brown, a Bay Area arts collector and dealer who amassed an unparalleled collection of pre-1950 Asian California art. Artists represented in this collection include Toshio Aoki, Bernice Bing, Chiura Obata, Toshiko Takaezu, Carlos Villa, Martin Wong and Jade Fon Woo. Accompanying the exhibit the Asian American artist performance collective For You were commissioned to create a series of bespoke audio tours. On view through February 12, 2023. 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way on the Stanford University Campus, Stanford,CA. 650-723-4177 or go to https://museum.stanford.edu/eop.
The San Jose Museum of Art has the following – "Formations" by Kelly Akashi is up until May 21, 2023. Akashi is known for her materially hybrid works that are compelling both formally and in concept. This show encompasses art works made over the past decade and a newly commissioned series in which the artist explores the inherited impact of her family's imprisonment in a Japanese American incarceration camp during WWII. 110 South Market St. in San Jose, CA. 408-271-6840.
Japan House Los Angeles has the following – "Life Cycles – A Bamboo Exploration with Tanabe Chikuunsai IV" on view now through January 15, 2023. This exhibition examines the artistic lineage of this family's tradition of creating bamboo flower baskets and smaller sculptural works and traces the current 4th generation descendant's forays into large-scale contemporary art works and installations. In the Hollywood & Highland Building on Level 2 & 5 on 6806 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles. 1-800-516-0565 or try japanhousela.com.
The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has the following –Volunteers at JANM will host the Kokoro Craft Show at the Museum on October 30, 2022 from 10am – 4pm. This craft show is sponsored by Friends of JANM and sales will benefit the Museum's cultural programs. There will be a live taiko performance at 12:30pm. For details, go to kokorocraftshow.com. Ongoing is "Common Ground – The Heart of Community" which features a WWII Japanese internment camp building. Ongoing is "The Interactive Story File of Lawson Ichiro Sakai", an oral history project in which visitors can ask Japanese American elder Sakai any questions they want about his life and past history such as the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese internment camps, his service as a soldier in WWII. Opening on February 26, 2022 is "Sutra And Bible-Faith and the Japanese American World War II Incarceration". The exhibit examines the role that religion played in saving the exiled Japanese American community from despair during the war years. This show has been extended to February 19, 2023, the anniversary of the Day of Remembrance. "BeHere/1942" is a new lens on the Japanese American incarceration using photography by Dorothea Lang and Russell Lee and two augmented-reality installations that explore this historic moment in new ways and allows visitors to participate in that experience. This show has been extended to January 8, 2023. In additional news, the museum has launched an online exhibition on Issei artist Wakaji Matsumoto entitled "Wakaji Matsumoto – An Artist in Two Worlds: Los Angeles and Hiroshima, 1917 – 1944". This exhibition highlights rarely seen early photographs of Los Angeles prior to WWII and of Hiroshima before the US dropped the atomic bomb all through the lens of photographer Matsumoto. This photographer documented the lives of Japanese immigrant farmers in rural Los Angeles during the early 1900s and created rare images of urban life in Hiroshima prior to the 1945 atomic bombing. Go to janm.org/wakaji-matsumoto to see this photo exhibit. In other news, JANM has launched "Irei: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration". This monument is planned in three distinct, interlinking elements – a sacred book of names, an online archive as monument and light sculpture as monument. The idea draws on traditions of monuments built historically in America's internment and concentration camps. Led by USC Ito Center Director Duncan Ryuken Willaims and Project Director Sunyoung Lee, the Ireicho will be on display at the museum for a year. The Ireizo is an interactive searchable website monument that will be hosted by the USC Shinso Ito Center in partnership with DENSHO, a Japanese American educational resource that specializes in digital archives and oral histories. 101 N. Central Ave. in Los Angeles, CA. 213-625-0414.
The Getty Museum currently has online selections from a rarely seen collection of "Japanese American photographs, 1920-1940" recently acquired by the museum. Try www.getty.edu.
The USC Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, CA has the following – "Crossroads – Exploring the Silk Road" opens October 22, 2021. This new permanent exhibit tells the story of centuries of cultural exchange stimulated by the movement of travelers and goods along the ancient trade route. "The Lanterns: Photos by Elizabeth Gill Lui" has the photographer centering on the theme of the Chinese lantern. On view through October 23, 2022. "After Modernism: Through the Lens of Wayne Thom" on view now through January 22, 2023. Thom was one of Southern California's prominent architectural photographers. "Global Asia's: Contemporary Asian And Asian American Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer & the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation" comes to the museum from March – June, 2023. 2680 N. Los Robles Ave. in Pasadena, CA. 626-787-2680 or [email protected].
The San Diego Museum of Art has the following – Ongoing is a show of Arts of South and Southeast Asia from the first to the 19th century AD. 1460 El Prado, Balboa Park in San Diego.
The Honolulu Museum of Art presents the following – A show of Japanese woodblock prints is ongoing. 900 South Beretania St. 808-532-8700 or try honolulumuseum.org.
The Dallas Museum of Art presents the following – "The Keir Collection of Islamic Art" is on view through December 31, 2022. 1717 North Harwood St. 214-922-1200.
Japanese ceramic sculptor Jun Kaneko shows another side of his work. New and classic ceramic pieces with muted tones, copper surface effects and geometric compositions. On view through November 26, 2022 at Gerald Peters Contemporary at 1011 Paseo de Peralta in Santa Fe, New Mexico. For details try [email protected].
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has the following – "Weng Family Collection of Chinese Painting: Art Rocks" through May 3, 2023. And coming up is "Hokusai: Inspiration & Influence" March 26 – July 16, 2023. 465 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA. 617-267-9300 or go to mfa.org.
The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA has the following ongoing exhibits – "South Asian Art", "Double Happiness Celebration in Chinese Art", "Japanese Art", "Japanomania! Japanese Art Goes Global" and finally "Anila Quayyum Agha: All the Flowers Are For Me". This Pakistani American artist creates precise, stylized floral forms to make a sculptural chamber of light and shadow. Her effort creates a sense of how women can reclaim and safely open up private space to invite others. 161 Essex St. in Salem, MA 816-745-4876 or go to pem.org.
The Minneapolis Institute of Art has the following – "The Prints of Maki Haku: Prints from the Kimm-Grofferman Collection on view through April 9, 2023. 2400 Third Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 888-642-2787.
The Walker Art Center has the following – "Paul Chan: Breathers" on view now through April 22, 2023. And a Pacita Abid retrospective planned for sometime in 2023. 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN. 612-375-7600 or try [email protected].
The Art Institute of Chicago has the following – "Kingfisher Headdresses from China" is on view through May 21, 2023. "Recollections of Tokyo 1923-1945" is on view through September 25, 2023. Includes modern Japanese printmakers memories of Tokyo before and after WWII. 111 South Michigan Ave./159 E. Monroe. Chicago, ILL. 312-443-3600.
Wrightwood 659 presents "Michiko Itatani: Celestial Stage". It celebrates the work of this Chicago American artist who has grappled with the mysteries of the universe in her work. "We Shall Defy: Shahidul Alam" presents the life and work of this renowned Bangladeshi photojournalist. Both shows on view through December 17,2022. 659 W. Wrightwood in Chicago, IL. 773-437-6601 of try [email protected]
The Cleveland Art Museum has the following on view – "Escaping to a Better World: Eccentrics and Immortals in Chinese Art" now on view through November 6, 2022. "Creating Urgency: Modern and Contemporary Korean Art" now on view through October 23, 2022. On view through March 5, 2023 is "Text and Image in Southern Asia. "Martial Art of India" on view through August 8, 2022. Opening December 11, 2022 and remaining on view through February 26, 2023 is "China Through the Magnifying Glass: Masterpieces in Miniature & Detail". Opening June 11, 2023 and remaining on view through September 10, 2023 is "A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur." 11150 East Blvd. Cleveland, Ohio. 261 – 421- 7350 or go to https://www.clevelandart.org.
The Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College presents these shows. "Life Full of Changes: Kenji Nakahashi" and "New Directions: Abstract Prints" by Yoshida Toshi. Both on view through December 13, 2022. Two additional shows on view through December 23, 2022 include the following – "Inches Away, The Heavens Open: Blue And Green Landscapes from the AMAM Collection" and "Scholars and Ancestors: Traditional Functions of Portraiture in China & Korea". 87 North Main. Oberlin, Ohio. 440-775-8665 or try ww2.oberlin.edu/amam.
"Arthur Tress and the Japanese Illustrated Book" includes a juxtaposition of his books along with his own photography. On view through December 1, 2022. University of Pennsylvania Libraries at 3420 Walnut St. in Philadelphia. Try [email protected].
"Ink & Brush: The Beauty & Spirit of Japanese Calligraphy" is on view through April 2023. Also ongoing is "Collection Highlight: Ceremonial Teahouse." Philadelphia Museum of Art. 2600 Benamin Franklin Pkwy. 215-763-8100 or try www.philamuseum.org.
The Newark Museum has an ongoing exhibit entitled "From Meiji to Modern: Japanese Art Goes Global- The Art of Japan". 49 Washington St., Newark, New Jersey. 973-596-6550.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has the following – "Kimono Style: The John C. Weber Collection" reveals itself to be more than just clothing but a silk canvas of wearable art. A terrific collection on view through February 20, 2023. "Bodhisattvas of Wisdom: Compassion & Power" through October 30, 2022. "Celebrating the Year of the Tiger" through January 17, 2023. "Samurai Splendor – Sword Fittings from Edo Japan" is ongoing. 1000 Fifth Ave. 212-535-7710. Go to https://www.metmuseum.org.
Forty-two years ago, on May 18, 1980, the Gwangju Uprising took place in South Korea. A large number of demonstrators who rose up against the dictatorship were killed by government troops. Now, the Anya and Andrew Shiva Art Gallery at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at City University of New York commemorates that historical incident with an exhibition entitled "Blood and Tears" which explores the history of Gwangju and the role it played in the fight for democratic freedom. Curated by Thalia Vrachopoulos and Soojung Hyun. It is a multi-media show with work by 19 artists and one art collective. On view through October 21, 2022. There will be a closing reception and performance on October 21 from 4 – 6pm. 860 – 11th Ave. in New York City. Hours are M-F from 10am – 6pm. [email protected] or 212-2371439.
Asia Society Museum has the following – These two shows now extended through December 31, 2022. "Mirror Image: A Transformation of Chinese Identity" includes 19 works by seven artists born in China in the 1980s and reflects the dramatic economical, political and cultural shifts these artists have all experienced in their lifetimes. "Visionary Legacies: A Tribute to Harold J. Newman" celebrates artwork that Newman and his wife donated to the Asia Society Museum. 725 Park Ave. in New York City.212-327-9721 or try www.asiasociety.org.
Ippodo Gallery has the following – "Susumu Shingu- Sculpting With Wind" is the first solo exhibition in New York for this renowned kinetic sculptor. Through December 29, 2022. 32 E. 67th St., 3rd Floor. New York City. +1-(212) 967-4899 or [email protected].
The Rubin Museum of Art announces the 2022 exhibition "Healing Practices: Stories From Himalayan Americans" which highlights the diverse ways that Tibetan Buddhist artworks and practices have served as roadmaps to well-being. The exhibition juxtaposes objects from the museum's collection with stories from Himalayan Americans, revealing the many ways these living traditions are transformed and adopted for today's world. On view through January 16,2023. This exhibition was developed in collaboration with a Himalayan American and Asian American Community Advisory Group which includes New York tri-state area and DC artists, medical professionals, spiritual leaders, activists, educators and art therapists interested in the intersection between art, healing, and activism. A new podcast premieres on June 8, 2021 entitled "Awaken" hosted by musician/composer Laurie Anderson. It features stories of transformation by Aparna Nancheria, Alok Vaid-Menon, Tara Branch and more. Get the podcast on RubinMuseum.org/awakenPOD and other major podcast platforms. Mandala Lab" is the Museum's new interactive space for social, emotional and ethical healing. Designed by Peterson Rich Office, it invites visitors to participate in five unique experiences inspired by a Tibetan Buddhist mandala. Through October 1, 2031. "Gateway to Himalayan Art" remains on view through June 5, 2023. "Journey Through Himalayan Art" remains on view through January 8, 2024."150 West 17th St. in New York City. 212-620-5000 or go to rubinmuseum.org.
"Heated Colors, Hammered Forms: Female Metal Artists of Japan" is a group show featuring the work of Otsuki Masako, Hagino Noriko and Living National Treasure Osumi Yukie. On view through October 29, 2022. Select hours are October 19 & 21 from 1 – 5pm and October 26 & 28 from 1 – 5pm or otherwise by appointment or via zoom. Onishi Gallery at 521 W. 26th St. in New York City. 1-212-695-8035 or try [email protected]
The Brooklyn Museum presents artist Oscar yi Hou's "East of sun, west of moon". It features work by this UOVO Prize-winner. The exhibit highlights queer Asian American subjects and illuminates the intersectional identities of the artist and his friends. On view through June 1, 2023. 200 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New York.718-638-5000 or try https://www.brooklynmuseum.org.
"With A Single Step – Stories in The Making of America" is on view through December 31, 2023. A presentation of the diverse layers of the Chinese American experience while examining America's journey as a nation of immigrants. The Museum of Chinese in America. 215 Centre St. New York City. +1-855-955-MOCA or [email protected]
At the Korea Society is Young Min Moon's "The Share For Those Who Remain". In his paintings, the artist depicts Jesa, a Confucian ritual for commemoration of the deceased. Artist talk (video release) on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 5pm.On view now through December 9, 2022. Located at 350 Madison on the 24th floor. 212-759-7525. Go to Koreasociety.org for details.
The Noguchi Museum presents "Noguchi Subscapes" on view through May 7, 2023. These installations reveal his interest in the unseen and hidden. Also on view is a group show entitled "In Praise of Caves: Organic Architecture Projects from Mexico" by Lazo, Goeritz, O'Gorman and Senosiain on view October 19, 2022 – February 26, 2023. 9-01 33rd Road. Long Island City, New York. 718-204-7088 or [email protected].
New York City-based Joan B. Mirviss LTD has on view through October 28, 2022 – "Red Earth – New Works by Ogawa Machiko". 212-799-4021 or [email protected]
The Dai ichi Arts Gallery presents "Tsubo: The Art of Vessels" on view through October 27, 2022. This exhibition explores the sublime interpretation of the Tsubo form by Japan's modern and contemporary ceramic masters. 18 E. 64th St. – Ste. 1F in New York City. Go to daichiarts.com for details.
The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art has the following – "Underdogs and Antiheroes: Japanese Prints from the Moskowitz Collection on view through January 29, 2023. "Meeting Tessai: Modern Japanese Art from the Cowles Collection on view through February 18, 2023. Tessai was both a modern Japanese painter and a traditional brush painter inspired by Chinese Ming
And Ching examples. Includes work by Tessai's mentor, the Buddhist nun Rengetsu and other examples of modern Japanese painting. The "Feathered Ink" show features examples of how Japanese artists experimented on how to depict Asian subjects of birds using different brush techniques.On view through January 29, 2023. "Rinpa: Creativity Across Time and Space" is up through February 5, 2023. "Ancient Yemen: Incense, Art & Trade" opens September 3, 2022."A Splendid Land: Paintings from Royal Udaipur" opens November 19, 2022 and remains on view through May 14, 2023. 1050 Independence Ave. S.W. 202-633-1000.
The Chinese American Museum has opened in Washington DC. It's the only museum in the nation's capitol dedicated to the Chinese American story – its history, culture and voice. 'Words Re-Examined: Contemporary Calligraphy Four Artists" presents the work of Xi Aosheng Bi, Kit-Keung Kan, Yuming Sun and Myoung Won Kwon. On view through October 22, 2022. The museum had an exhibit tour of their exhibition "Golden Threads – Chinese Opera in America" which is now available on you tube for viewing. Go to www.chineseamericanmuseum.org for details. 1218 – 16th St. NW. 202-838-3180.
The New Orleans Museum of Art has the following – "Katherine Choy: Radical Potter in 1950s New Orleans" is on view through April 23, 2023. This is the first monographic review of this artist whose work was celebrated by the 1950s craft world before her sudden death. Her early pots show inspiration from Asian clay traditions but expanded to include aggressively large asymmetrical forms with glazes that had intentionally left parts of the raw clay exposed. "The Free Hermit Life: Images of Reclusion and Retirement in Japanese Edo-period painting" remains on view through October 8, 2022. One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana. 504-658-4100.
The Crow Museum of Asian Art currently has on view – "Burn of Fire: Japanese Women Ceramic Artists" and an ongoing exhibit entitled "Fierce Loyalty: A Samurai Complete". 2010 Flora St. in Dallas, TX. 214-979-6440 or try crowcollection.org.
"Creative Splendor: Japanese Bamboo Baskets from the Thoma Collection" is on view through January 2, 2024 at the San Antonio Museum of Art. 200 W. Jones Avenue in San Antonio, Texas. 210-978-8100 or try samuseum.org.
The first major retrospective of artist Lee Ufan in Tokyo is set to be on view through November 7, 2022 at the National Art Center, Tokyo. This exhibit will then travel on to Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art where it will be on view from December 2022 – February,2023. The National Art Center, Tokyo is at 7-22-2 Roppongi Minato-Ku Tokyo 106-8558. For details, go to https://www.annohideakiten.jp/.
"The Power of Clothing: History of Cross-Dressing in Japan" is on view through October 30, 2022. The Shoto Museum of Art. 2-14-14 Shoto, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. +91(3)3465-9421 or try shoto-museum.ip.
"Hosoya Gan: Beyond G" looks at the career of this leading figure in Japanese advertising design. On view through October 24, 2022. Ginza Graphic Gallery at DNP Ginza Building 1F/B1 7-2 Ginza, 7-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. 03-3571-5206 or try dnpfcp.jp.
"D.T. Suzuki: Life=Zen=Art" remains on view through October 30, 2022. This exhibit explores the genealogy of this world famous zen scholar that posited a concept of spirituality that erased the difference between mind and matter. Features calligraphy by Suzuki himself and work by Munakata, Cage, Paik and Beuys. At Watari-Um located at 3-7-6, Jingumae, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. 03-3402-3001 or try watarium.co.jp.
"Nao Tsuda + Marihiko Hara:Torainoashioto: wave turned into rocks and came to rest at mounds" remains on view through October 30, 2022. Art Musuem and Library at Ota. Photographer Tsuda and musicin Hara collaborate in an installment at Gumma Prefecture's ancient burial mounds. 16-30 Higashi&a...
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