February 18, 2022

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ATMOSFEAR, a groundbreaking site-specific project by Yuree Kensaku will be showing in Hawaii, USA for the first time from FEB 18 - MAY 8, 2022 at Honolulu Museum of Art!

Yuree Kensaku is one of 43 international artists who are invited to be part of Hawai‘i Triennial 2022 (HT22). Her two large murals Haphazard Animals 3.6 x 11.78 m  and Land of the “Mermaid 3.6 x 6.61 m, from Atmosfear project, are selected to be part of this large event and displayed at Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii from February 18 - May 8, 2022

 

ATMOSFEAR is a the biggest site-specific painting installation that Yuree transformed 100 Tonson space into her own world in 2016. It's inspired by a special dimension oozing with malicious energy, called Makuu Space, that appeared in the Japanese tokusatsu superhero series, Space Sheriff Gavan. The term then became a colloquial Thai word used to describe awkward or uncomfortable situations.

 

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About the event (excerpt from the Triennial official website):

Hawai‘i Triennial 2022 (HT22) will be framed around the fluid concept of Pacific Century - E Ho‘omau no Moananuiākea, interweaving themes of history, place, and identity within the context of Hawaiʻi’s unique location at the confluence of Asia-Pacific and Oceania.

HT22’s 43 artists and collectives feature over 60 participants including internationally renowned cultural figures exhibiting alongside multiple generations of Hawai‘i-based artists, as well as others making their U.S. institutional debut. The citywide exhibition will take place at: Bishop Museum, Foster Botanical Garden, Hawaii Theatre Center, Hawai‘i State Art Museum, Iolani Palace, Honolulu Museum of Art, and Royal Hawaiian Center.

HT22 is curated by curatorial director Dr. Melissa Chiu (director of the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden in Washington DC), in collaboration with associate curators Dr. Miwako Tezuka (associate director of the Reversible Destiny Foundation in New York) and Drew Kahu‘āina Broderick (director of Koa Gallery, Kapiolani Community College in Honolulu).