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December 15 - 21, 2000
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| NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
ARTS
An American Diary The San Jose Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works by Roger Shimomura, including American Diary: December 7, 1941 created in 1997. The exhibit runs through Jan. 7, 2001. (110 S. Market St., San Jose.)
Between the Thunder and the Rain This exhibit features Chinese paintings from the Opium War through the Cultural Revolution to explore the array of artistic achievements created during the many tumultuous periods that defined modern Chinese history. The 121 paintings-including hanging scrolls, handscrolls, horizontal scrolls, fans and albums-reveal a rich mix of works offering a complete survey of the issues, styles and personalities of the era. The exhibit runs through Jan. 14, 2001. (Asian Art Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.)
Bruce Lee The Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco and the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts honor Bruce Lee with an exhibition of over 240 treasures, including diaries, personal letters, drawings and Lee’s own writings. The exhibit will be on display through Feb. 18, 2001. (Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco at the Holiday Inn, 750 Kearny St., 3rd floor, San Francisco. 415-986-2825.)
Carlos Loarca In this exhibition of the Triton Museum of Art’s New Works by California Artists series, works by Loarca are presented, which unite his Mayan culture and childhood memories to form images that are translated into paintings. On display through Dec. 14. Gallery hours are Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Wednesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara. 408-247-3754.)
Chicanos en Mictlán This exhibit examines how two small community art centers, Galería de la Raza in San Francisco and Self Help Graphics in Los Angeles, introduced Day of the Dead observances to California in 1972. It is the first survey exploring the reciprocal relationship between Chicano artists and the Day of the Dead, as well as the statewide impact of the observance through art work, photography and altar installations. The showing runs through Dec. 31. (The Mexican Museum, Fort Mason Center, Bldg. D, San Francisco. 415-202-9700.)
Coded Blue MIT professor of graphic design John Maeda combines computer science and visual arts to challenge our common assumptions about designing on the computer. His new exhibit runs through Dec. 16. (Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries, California College of Arts and Crafts, 1111 8th St., San Francisco. 415-551-9210.)
Happy 80th Suzuki Studio presents a birthday celebration and open studio for Lewis Suzuki, a watercolor painter known for his bold impressionistic use of color. Suzuki’s landscapes, seascapes and florals move from the Philippines, China, California and the Northwest and more. Open studio on Dec. 16, 17. Suzuki Studio is also open by appointment, call 510-849-1427 (2240 Grant Street, Berkeley)
Hiroshi Sugimoto Known for long-exposure photographic series of empty movie theaters and drive-ins, seascapes and museum diaramas, Sugimoto has known turned his attention to 20th-century architecture for works that will displayed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from Nov. 3, 2000-March 4, 2001. (151 3rd St., San Francisco. 415-357-4000.)
I Live Here This unique exhibition features the large-scale works of five artists - Laurent Cilluffo, Kim DeMarco, John Ritter, Marina Sagona and Takeshi Tadatsu - known for their illustrations in The New Yorker. Each artist’s work illustrates interpretations of their hometowns. The exhibit runs through Dec. 16. Gallery hours are Mondays, Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Tuesdays 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (California College of Arts and Crafts, 1111 8th St., San francisco. 415-551-9210.)
Mr. Nguyen Featuring the works of Honoi-based artists Minh Thanh, Nguyen Quang Huy and Nguyen Van Cuong, this exhibition runs through Dec. 21 at the Pacific Bridge Contemporary Southeast
Supply Supply: An Installation by Indigo Som Indigo Som is an emerging artist residing in Berkeley. Ms. Som will “draw” on the walls of the Foyer Gallery at the Sonoma Museum of Visual Art with office supplies such as scotch tape, liquid paper, highlighters, ballpoint pens, copy paper, post-it notes, as she explores the “office-y” feel of the space and draws on her history as an office worker. Exhibition runs Dec. 27 through Feb. 28, 2001. (S•MOVA, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. 707-527-0297)
EVENTS
Get Out of Camp Produced by the National Japanese American Historical Society, this interactive exhibit gives the audience an experiential overview of what World War II was like for Japanese Americans with replicas and photographs and music. To be on display through July 31. Free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (NJAHS Gallery, 1684 Post St., San Francisco. 415-921-5007.)
Tetrasomia The New Pickle Circus will unveil its wonders at the Cowell Theater between Dec. 20 and Jan. 1, 2001 with the San Francisco School of Circus Arts. Under the artist direction of famed Chinese circus director Lu Yi, an international cast of nouvelle circus acrobats, aerialists, jugglers and contortionists will interpret Empedocles’ vision of this dynamism. Tickets available through BASS at 510-762-2277 or at tickets.com (Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center, Marina Boulevard, San Francisco)
READINGS AND LECTURES
Polynesian Writers Workshop Readings On Dec. 15 and 21, Asian American Theater Company presents Two Evenings of Polynesian Writers Workshop Readings & Open Mike. Spoken word, poetry, storytelling, lyric from Tongan, Hawaii, Samoan, Cook Islander and Taihitian writers. Afio mai, Aloha mai, Haere mai, Polynesian and other writers and performers are welcome to join the workshop and performances and open mike in exploration of anti-colonialism, sovereignty in the Pacific, kane kaona, wahine mana, mahu gloriana and more. (This ain’t no maitai aloha-shirt song-and-dance writer-tourist special.) For venues and reservations call AATC 415-440-5545. (1840 Sutter St., Suite 207, San Francisco)
Teaching Chinese Culture in the U.S. Oakland Museum of California presents this lecture on Jan. 14. Educators from the Bay Area Chinese schools explore issues related to teaching Chinese culture and language. A talent show featuring students from Bay Area Chinese schools ends the day. For information on other events through the month of June call 888-OAK-MUSEUM. (10th St. and Oak St., Oakland.)
A Different Memory of World War II The de Young Museum presents a panel discussion on the resistance art of Chiura Obata during the internment and the struggle for Double Victory, written by Ron Takaki of U.C. Berkeley’s Ethnic Studies Department. The author will be present as well as Kimi Kodani Hill, the granddaughter of Obata. Hill wrote Topaz Moon: The Art of Internment, which provides context for Obata’s art. San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa will speak about her introduction to art by professional artists who were interned in the camps with Asawa and her family. The event will commence at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Trustees Auditorium. Please call 415-750-3614 for more information. (Golden Gate Park, 75 Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco)
THEATER
Black Nativity This classic musical weaves Langston Hughes’ poetry with powerful narration and gospel music to recall the traditional Christmas story of the birth of Christ. A jubilant expression of human love, joy and humility, the play is an uplifting, hand-clapping musical experience. The show runs through Dec. 24. (620 Sutter St., San Francisco. 415-474-8800.)
La Virgen Del Tepeyac This Christmas pageant of color, music, drama and dance recreates the four apparitions of the Vigen to Juan Diego on the hills of Tepeyac outside Mexico City in 1531. The show runs Dec. 14-17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $19 and can be purchased by calling 831-623-2444. (El Teatro Campesino, 705 4th St., San Juan Bautista.)
One Way Ticket Presented by the Hwayi Group, this play is a touching story of Chinese immigrants who come to San Francisco seeking better lives. What begins as a search for fortune ends up as a conquest of personal freedom and growth. The Hwayi Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Chinese theater arts in the Bay Area, will perform the play in Mandarin with English subtitles. The show runs on Dec. 16, 7 p.m., Everett Middle School Theatre, San Francisco; on Jan. 6, 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Jan. 7, 2:30 p.m., Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. For more information, call 415-274-2284.
Playwrights of Color III The Festival of American Playwrights of Color III debuts at the Diego Rivera Theater. City College Faculty members Ann Fajilan, Jose Leiva and Gloria Weinstock direct new works by David Henry Hwang, Edgar Poma, Tammy Nishimura, Carlos Jose Reyes and others. Tickets ($10 general, $5 students and seniors) are available from Bass and tickets.com. For information call 415-239-3132 (City College of San Francisco, 50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco)
Stomp San Francisco Stomp, now playing in an open-ended run at San Francisco’ Marine Memorial Theater, is offering a special sale price on tickets in time for holiday gift-giving. Patrons can purchase any seat for any performance between January 2 and March 11, 2001, for only $25 each. The sale ends Dec. 17, and tickets must be purchased by that date. Call toll-free 877-771-6900 or go to www.tickets.com (Marines Memorial Theater, 609 Sutter St., San Francisco)
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ARTS
Gifts of Pride and Love A major nationwide traveling exhibition of Kiowa and Comanche cradles opens at the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History on Aug. 27 and continues through Jan. 4. The show features 38 historic lattice cradles and two new cradles created for this exhibition. For more information, call 310-825-4361. (UCLA Fowler Museum, Royce Hall, Los Angeles.)
Knowable Objects The ten artists in the exhibition share an involvement with the commonplace of everyday life and the possibility of transformation, impelling materials and subjects beyond their original intent. Woo Song Bang, Liza Hennessey Botkin, Liz Chilsen, Hyun Sook Cho, Connie Goldman, Judith Foosaner, Anita Getzler, Debbie Han, Kyung Joo Kim and David Spagnolo. The exhibition commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles. (KCC, 5505 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. 323-936-7141)
More Than a Game The Japanese American National Museum presents this ongoing exhibit that tells the story of an immigrant group’s journey in America through the universal theme of sport using artifacts such as team uniforms, photographs, news clippings, interactive kiosks and videos. (Japanese American National Museum, 369 East First St., Los Angeles. 213-625-0414.)
Superflat Superflat surveys a tendency in Japanese art, animation, fashion and graphic design towards two-dimensionality through work by 19 artists. The inaugural exhibition at the MOCA Gallery at the Pacific Design Center opens Jan. 14, 2001 and remains on view through May 6, 2001. Organized by artist Takashi Murakami with MOCA, the exhibition will feature painting, photography, works on paper, video, computer animation, fashion, cartoons and sculpture by some of the most provocative artists working in Japan. (8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, Los Angeles. 213-621-2766)
EVENTS
A Night to Remember The inaugural KoreAm Journal Awards A Night to Remember takes place Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. in the Crystal Ballroom of the Regal Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles to celebrate ten years of KoreAm Journal presence. The black tie evening will include performances by acclaimed classical musicians The Ahn Trio, saxophonist Danny Jung and comedian Esther Park-Goodhart. A $200 ticket includes a reception with hosted bar, dinner and performances. For more information please call Oanh Ly or James Ryu at 310-769-4913.
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REST OF THE WEST
ARTS
Blue-and-White Japanese Porcelain Approximately 100 pieces of exquisite Japanese porcelain will grace the gallery at the Seattle Art Museum in Hirado Porcelain of Japan from the Kurtzman Collection. The exhibition runs through July 8, 2001. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and on Thursdays until 9 p.m. (1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Seattle.)
Signs of Fortune, Symbols of Immortality This installation of Japanese hanging scrolls, screens and textiles features works from the 17th through 20th centuries. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and on Thursdays until 9 p.m. (Seattle Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Seattle.)
The Art of Protest A cross-cultural exhibition of works from Seattle Asian Art Museum’s collection that use a wide range of media and visual imagery to make social comment, address political issues and advocate for change. For more information call 206-654-3100 (SAAM, Volunteer Park, 14th Avenue at East Prospect St.)
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THE SOUTH
EVENTS
Oshogatsu You are invited to the Japanese New Year Celebration at The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. This joyous event welcomes in 2001 with traditional Japanese activities, including rice-pounding and making of mochi rice cakes; viewing of the sado tea ceremony; kakizome, the writing of New Year’s resolutions; hanetsuki, which is similar to badminton. The event will take place on Jan. 6 form 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 561-495-0233. (Morkalmi Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morkami Park Rd, Delray Beach, Florida.)
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EAST COAST
ARTS
Car Pooling from L.A. Cities like Los Angeles are the epicenters of great social laboratories where hybrid cultures are born. Six LA artists present their social commentary through different media. Susan Choi, Dean Sameshima, Kyungmi Shin, Tam Van Tran, T. Kim-Trang Tran and Shirley Tse show their work at the Asian American Arts Center through Dec. 30. For gallery hours call 212-233-2154 (26 Bowery Street, New York City)
Power and Desire The cultural richness, visual brilliance and story-telling power of Indian court painting between the 16th and 19th centuries will be revealed in this exhibition that runs through Jan. 7, 2001. The art work comes from the San Diego Museum of Art, Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, considered one of the most important collection of South Asian painting in the United States. For more information, call 212-288-6400. (Asia Society, 725 Park Ave., New York City.)
Tong Zhi/Comrade: Out in Asia America The first one-person exhibition by New York-based, Hong Kong-born artist Ken Chu. Chu has a fascinating background of travel and activism. Tong Chi/Comrade brings the discourse of sexual orientation into our communities, and looks at what might be a safe public space for Asian Americans in Chinatowns, Koreatowns, Manilatowns, Little Tokyos, Little Saigons and Little Bombays across the country. Exhibition begins Dec. 8 and runs through April 14, 2001 (Museum of Chinese Americas, 70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Floor, New York.)
Worlds Revealed The dawn of Japanese and American cultural exchange is charted in this exhibition that showcases more than two hundred artworks, cultural objects and documents dating from as early as 1800 when the Salem ships began making trips to Nagasaki and bringing back beautiful arts and crafts. The exhibition runs through March 17, 2001 at the Peabody Essex Museum. (East India Square, Salem, Mass. 978-745-9500)
MUSIC
Juilliard’s Pre-Collage Division Presents On Saturday, Dec. 23 at 5 p.m. in the Juilliard, Ki-Sun Sung conducts the Pre-College Chamber Orchestra in works by Bach, Corigliano and Tchaikovsky, followed by a performance at 8 p.m. featuring the Pre-College Symphony led by Adam Glaser with a program including works by Britten, Mendelssohn and Borodin. Free tickets can be obtained from the Juilliard Box Office beginning Dec. 8. (60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York City. 769-7406)
THEATER
Princess Turandot Sparks fly when a captivating prince meets a decapitated princess in this fast and furious romp about the restorative power of love. Part of the Blue Light Theater Company’s 2000-2001 season, Princess Turandot is a holiday event for all ages. For tickets call Smarttix at 212-206-1515. (McGinn/Cazale Theater, Broadway on 76th, New York City.)
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