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Lynne Yamamoto. "House for Listening to Rain," 2011.
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Lynne Yamamoto: House for Listening to Rain
Known for her ethereal gallery installations, artist Lynne Yamamoto's wood structure in the Spalding House garden is her first outdoor, site-specific work. The piece is inspired by her interest in the vernacular and provisional architecture of Hawai‘i, in particular, the use of corrugated metal roofing. Yamamoto's “house” e… DETAILS
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Nic Nicosia, American, born 1951Real Pictures #11 (detail), 1988/pri…
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Anxiety’s Edge
The integration of the Honolulu Academy of Arts and The Contemporary Museum is about making contemporary art more accessible to the community. The first sign of that is this long-term exhibition of works by leading contemporary artists such as Kara Walker and Gregory Crewdson, who explore complex ideas and concerns about current social, poli… DETAILS
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Bruna Stude. "Cityscape [Man-made] No. 1," 2011. Platinum/palladium print.
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Biennial of Hawai‘i Artists X
The invited artists in the Biennial of Hawai‘i Artists X are Mary Babcock, Solomon Enos, Jianjie Ji, Jaisy Hanlon, Sally Lundburg, and Bruna Stude. Each artist has been provided with gallery space to show a body of several works or create an installation at Spalding House. Inaugurated in 1993, The Contemporary Museum Biennial of Hawai… DETAILS
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M.F. Husain, Indian (1915-2011). 'Vishnu on Garuda.' Acrylic on canv…
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In Memoriam: Maqbool Fida Husain
June 9, 2011 saw the passing of one of India’s premier contemporary artists, Maqbool Fida (M.F.) Husain (1915-2011). Husain was born in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, but moved to Bombay in 1937, where he gained a meager salary from, among other things, painting cinema hoardings (hand-painted billboards advertising films). Inspired by the ex… DETAILS
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Ruaille Buaille (Highjinx) (2008. Sculpture in the Parklands in Coun…
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Patrick Dougherty: Footloose
Environmental artist Patrick Dougherty was at the Honolulu Museum of Art from Feb. 6 to 24, creating his seven-part sculpture Footloose. In just over two weeks, the North Carolina-based artist and a small army of volunteers harvested, then stripped, twisted and wove strawberry guava tree saplings to create a large, organic sculpture. The sur… DETAILS
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Unidentified maker. "Na Kihapai Nani Lua 'Ole O Edena a Me Elenale (…
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Regal and Royal Hawaiian Quilts
Through Hawaiian quilts, we can see a response to a century and a half of adaptation and change. On view will be 11 historic quilts from the museum’s collection in celebration of this Hawaiian textile tradition. Hawaiian quiltmaking is an art recognized the world over, and the majority of works feature a distinctive, dramatic floral d… DETAILS
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Dog. China, Han dynasty (206BC-AD220). Earthenware with glaze. Gift …
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Comforts for the Soul: Han Dynasty Arts for the Afterlife
Roughly coinciding with the Roman Empire, the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) was a pivotal period in Chinese history that significantly shaped China’s cultural identity. Like the ancient Egyptians, the Han-dynasty Chinese had complex beliefs concerning the afterlife. They referred to the tomb as a “subterranean palace” (di… DETAILS
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957). "Evening Snow at Terajima Village," Japan,…
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Kawase Hasui: Capturing the Ephemeral
Early in the 20th century, publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō (1885-1962) launched an effort to revitalize traditionally made woodblock prints. Watanabe sought to preserve the collaborative process (between publisher, designer, block-carvers and printers) while introducing updated subjects and styles that were commercially viable for a contemporar… DETAILS
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Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883-1976). 'Magnolia Blossom,' 1925. G…
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The Living Mirror: Luminaries of 20th-Century Modernist Photography
At the close of the 19th century, photography shifted from a pictorial style, characterized by images with soft lighting, brilliant highlights and rich blacks that were manipulated and reconstructed during the printing process. A new society called the Photo Secessionists was formed, and their credo was to advance photography as “pure&… DETAILS
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Miss Persis Thurston (American, 1821-1906). Published by Lahainaluna…
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Hawai‘i's First Pictures: Prints from the Lahainaluna Seminary
From 1834 to 1844, the Lahainaluna Seminary—a school in the hills above Lahaina for aspiring mission-school teachers—was the locale of an extraordinary experiment: the establishment of the first printing press in Hawai‘i and the pioneering production of engravings and illustrated books. The mastermind and energizing force b… DETAILS
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Jamie Allen. "Spotted," mixed-media on paper.
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Breath: Works by Jamie Allen
The Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House Café Gallery exhibits mixed-media paintings on paper by Jamie Allen. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and an adjunct professor at Hawaii Pacific University, Allen combines watercolor, acrylic, paint marker, and pencil to create her dynamic environments, which are a collection o… DETAILS
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Hawaii Quilt Guild Annual Exhibition
Every year the members of the Hawaii Quilt Guild show their best new work in an exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art School. This year's show features the guild's outreach division Na Lima Aloha, whose projects include the themes Quilts of Valor, Wounded Warrior and Operation Kid Comfort. This year's Quilt Challenge is based on a six-in… DETAILS
