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Surprises Await Exhibition Fans
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Open now through May 8, Hawai‘i Triennial 2022 is showcasing the works of a number of participating artists and collectives at the following seven sites around Honolulu:
tours and keiki activities also planned for the event, Chiu anticipates that the show’s expected tens of thousands of art fans — ranging from the casual to the hardcore — will discover all that’s inspiring and astounding about HT22.
achievements are recognized around the globe, it was also his roles as activist and doc- umentarian that made him a necessary part of the exhibi- tion, Chiu says. Aside from being highly critical of the Chinese government’s stance on human rights issues, Wei- wei has also been one of the most vocal commentators on deforestation and pollution. As a result, the dissident art- ist has produced his share of documentaries that mirror his political convictions — most notably, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012).
Bishop Museum — Chitra Ganesh, Michael Joo with Alchemyverse (Yixuan Shao and Bicheng Liang), Karrabing Film Collective, Izumi Kato, Pacific Sisters, Ahilapalapa Rands, Lawrence Seward, Gaku Tsutaja
Foster Botanical Garden — Ai Weiwei, Leeroy New, TOQA (Isabel Sicat and Aiala Rickard)
Hawai‘i State Art Museum — ‘Ai
Pōhaku Press (Maile Meyer and Barbara Pope), Richard Bell, ‘Elepaio Press (Richard and Mark Hamasaki), Nā Maka O Ka ‘Āina (Joan Lander and Puhipau), Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Piliāmo‘o (Mark Hamasaki and Kapulani Landgraf ), Lawrence Seward, Tropic Editions
“Even those who are fre- quent museum goers will find something surprising about
Sthe exhibition,” she promises. tanding at the forefront of this year’s collec- tion of artists is Ai
Weiwei, an iconoclast whose poignant sculptures, installa- tion pieces and photography have been the source of inspi- ration to many over the years. The Beijing-born artist’s will- ingness to contribute to the show — first, by designing limited-edition face masks that honor the islands’ natural environment and whose sales benefit event organizer Ha- wai‘i Contemporary (email aloha@hawaiicontemporary. org to order); and second, by presenting a new iteration of his sculpture, Tree, which reflects an urgent call to ac- tion against environmental disruption — was naturally welcomed by Chiu and her associate curators, who in- clude Dr. Miwako Tezuka.
Other participating artists whose works will be fea- tured include Hawai‘i’s own Jamaica Osorio, Gaye Chan the late Haunani-Kay Trask and Ed Greevy.
Weiwei’s artwork, which will be staged on the upper terrace of Foster Botanical Garden, marks his first-ever showing in the islands.
Trask, a longtime activist and sovereignty leader who passed away last summer, and Greevy, a photographer, pub- lished the book Kū‘ē: Thirty Years of Land Struggles in Hawai‘i in 2004 over “their shared concerns for justice,” says Broderick. Honolulu
Beyond the impressive collection of artistic talent, HT22 represents a major triumph for art fans who’ ve been waiting for something to celebrate since the pandemic began. It also is a fitting ac- complishment for an equally
As Chiu says, “It’s no small feat that this is hap- pening in the age of COVID. There have been many inter- ruptions and starts and stops along the way, but we have persevered and we’ re so ex- cited about finally being able to present this exhibition.”
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“He’s grafted pieces of wood together to create a series of three trees — two of them are wooden, and the other is made from iron,” explains Chiu, an interna- tionally renowned curator and native of Australia who currently serves as director of Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gar- den in Washington, D.C.
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A well-regarded poet, Oso- rio is expected to create a new poem for the exhibition, ac- cording to Tezuka, while Chan “will be doing works across the city that will be a surprise.”
Museum of Art, he adds, will be the site to honor their work through “a selection of pow- erful moments” taken from their book.
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