CAROLINE GURREY – The Calabash, 1909
He manu ke aloha ‘a’ohe lālā kau ‘ole (Love is like a bird- there is no branch that it does not perch upon) The location of the Hawaiian islands has long shaped the destiny of its people. Ironically, the most
CAROLINE GURREY – The Calabash, 1909
He manu ke aloha ‘a’ohe lālā kau ‘ole (Love is like a bird- there is no branch that it does not perch upon) The location of the Hawaiian islands has long shaped the destiny of its people. Ironically, the most
JENNA PARK – About Our Family, 2011
Is there anything more precious than a child in formal attire? The dainty little girl dressed in a traditional Korean hanbok is one of Jenna Park’s daughters. She is part of the inspiration for, and subject of, The Mixed Race
JENNA PARK – About Our Family, 2011
Is there anything more precious than a child in formal attire? The dainty little girl dressed in a traditional Korean hanbok is one of Jenna Park’s daughters. She is part of the inspiration for, and subject of, The Mixed Race
MIKE TAUBER – Timothy, 2002
“My parents and family love me, but they don’t understand all the issues I deal with.” These words could have come from just about any American teenager. But as we delve a little deeper into Timothy’s story, it becomes apparent
MIKE TAUBER – Timothy, 2002
“My parents and family love me, but they don’t understand all the issues I deal with.” These words could have come from just about any American teenager. But as we delve a little deeper into Timothy’s story, it becomes apparent
KEVIN EI-ICHI DEFOREST – Invasion of the Hybrids, 2004
Hybrid. Perhaps the most intriguing term in the mixed heritage lexicon, it conjures a broad range of mental imagery from the positive and futuristic to the negative and unnatural. In this visual manifestation of the process and politics of cultural
KEVIN EI-ICHI DEFOREST – Invasion of the Hybrids, 2004
Hybrid. Perhaps the most intriguing term in the mixed heritage lexicon, it conjures a broad range of mental imagery from the positive and futuristic to the negative and unnatural. In this visual manifestation of the process and politics of cultural
LORRAINE O’GRADY – Sisters I (L: Nefertiti, R: Devonia), 1994
By drawing a parallel between Queen Nefertiti and her own sister, Devonia, O’Grady forges the bonds of a fictive kinship that transcends time and space. This is one of 16 diptychs which comprise her Miscegenated Family Album, a highly autobiographical
LORRAINE O’GRADY – Sisters I (L: Nefertiti, R: Devonia), 1994
By drawing a parallel between Queen Nefertiti and her own sister, Devonia, O’Grady forges the bonds of a fictive kinship that transcends time and space. This is one of 16 diptychs which comprise her Miscegenated Family Album, a highly autobiographical
KIP FULBECK – Part Asian 100% Hapa, 2006
The Hapa Project was groundbreaking in so many ways and it remains the most extensive artistic survey of mixed heritage identity, among those with partial Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry. Playing on the ever-present, “What are you?” question, each participant
KIP FULBECK – Part Asian 100% Hapa, 2006
The Hapa Project was groundbreaking in so many ways and it remains the most extensive artistic survey of mixed heritage identity, among those with partial Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry. Playing on the ever-present, “What are you?” question, each participant
DELPHINE DIAW DIALLO – Hybrid VII, 2012
Echoes of an ancient past run rampant through this captivating vision of the future. Elaborate braids- at once hair, mask, and headdress- reference African traditions and sculpture while also bearing a stylistic resemblance to the lei niho palaloa, human hair
DELPHINE DIAW DIALLO – Hybrid VII, 2012
Echoes of an ancient past run rampant through this captivating vision of the future. Elaborate braids- at once hair, mask, and headdress- reference African traditions and sculpture while also bearing a stylistic resemblance to the lei niho palaloa, human hair
ISAMU NOGUCHI – Gregory (Effigy), 1946
“To be hybrid anticipates the future” In Gregory (Effigy), Noguchi explores themes of hybridity using the abstract language of modern sculpture. It’s a subject he continually explored, influenced by his mixed heritage- Japanese on his father’s side, Scottish and Native
ISAMU NOGUCHI – Gregory (Effigy), 1946
“To be hybrid anticipates the future” In Gregory (Effigy), Noguchi explores themes of hybridity using the abstract language of modern sculpture. It’s a subject he continually explored, influenced by his mixed heritage- Japanese on his father’s side, Scottish and Native
ANONYMOUS – Mixed marriage folktale, Late 19th Century
There is a saying in Japan that goes, “the nail that sticks up gets hammered down” (Deru kui wa utareru). In a culture that has historically emphasized the group over the individual and conformity over difference, it speaks to the
ANONYMOUS – Mixed marriage folktale, Late 19th Century
There is a saying in Japan that goes, “the nail that sticks up gets hammered down” (Deru kui wa utareru). In a culture that has historically emphasized the group over the individual and conformity over difference, it speaks to the
MONICA SHANTA BROWN – The Third Day, 2011
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.” (Genesis 1:11, King James Version) “Whence
MONICA SHANTA BROWN – The Third Day, 2011
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.” (Genesis 1:11, King James Version) “Whence
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