BINDING & LOOPING : TRANSFER OF PRESENCE IN CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC ART
October 5 – December 5, 2014
The Art GalleryBinding and Looping: Transfer of Presence in Contemporary Pacific Art brings together artists from Hawai‘i and the Pacific for whom fiber and concepts of binding are both a respected tradition and an inspiration for contemporary art. In their individual ways, these artists consider their indigenous binding and looping customs and at the same time incorporate different media to create new works in sculpture, printmaking, photography, painting, and video. The exhibition includes work by artists from Hawai‘i, Tonga, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Micronesia. Dr. Deborah Waite, professor of Pacific art history at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, is the curator.
The artists include: Bernice Akamine, Maile Andrade, Kaili Chun, Brett Graham, Patsy Herman, Angelina Jilak, Florence Jaukae, Noelle Kahanu, Cathy Kata, Maria Kenda, Kapulani Landgraf, Marques Marzan, Moana Nepia, Ani O’Neill, Su‘a Sulu‘ape Petelo Alaiva‘a, Lisa Reihana, Filipe Tohi, Maika‘i Tubbs, Michel Tuffery, Sheyne Tuffery, Christina Wirihana.
PUBLIC EVENTS:
All events are free and open to the public.
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Art Auditorium
1 – 2 pm, Presentation
Moana Nepia and Deborah Waite
University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery (Oct. 5 special gallery hours 2 – 5 pm)
2 – 2:30 pm, Opening ceremony and formal blessing
3 – 4 pm, Music and dance
Keali‘i Gora and Ka Lei Pāpahi
3 – 5 pm, Reception
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery
1:30 – 3 pm, Gallery walk-through with artists Moana Nepia (Aotearoa/New Zealand),
Lisa Reihana (Aotearoa/New Zealand), and Filipe Tohi (Tonga)
3 – 4 pm, Reception
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Art Auditorium
5:15 – 5:50 pm, Reception
6 – 7:30 pm, Public lecture: Video in Contemporary Pacific Art
Lisa Reihana, Intersections Visiting Artist
Hawaiian Islands Science 