Mark Bradford’s mixed media collage “Whore in the Church House” will be on display as part of 30 Americans at the Honolulu Museum of Art.
Through 5/3
Mai Kinohi Mai: Surfing in Hawai‘i
This exhibit will explore surfing’s history and its ongoing technical and cultural developments. Highlights include displays of the oldest traditional Hawaiian surfboards as well as ones belonging to legends like Duke Kahanamoku. Bishop Museum, Castle Memorial Building, bishopmuseum.org
Through 6/21
30 Americans
Honolulu Museum of Art presents this celebrated traveling exhibition featuring works by 30 contemporary artists connected through their African American cultural history. The exhibition includes some of the most recognized and influential figures in the art world from the past four decades such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mark Bradford and Nick Cave, among many others. honolulumuseum.org
3/6
Mrs. Krishnan’s Party
Presented by the Indian Ink Theatre Company, this interactive production takes guests on a journey through a party like no other. No two performances are the same, so don’t miss your chance to participate in a one-time-only celebration of life and family. Tickets from $45, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, mauiarts.org
4/23
Women Poets of Oceania Showcase
World-renowned performers and spoken word poets Jocelyn Kapumealani Ng and Terisa Siagatonu perform a multimedia spectacular in anticipation of Ng’s forthcoming performance, Control + Release + Restraint, at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum. The evening will include a Q&A and a talk-story. 7:30pm, tickets $28, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, mauiarts.org
Photography by: Mark Bradford (b. 1961). Whore in the Church House, 2006. Mixed media collage on canvas. Courtesy Rubell Museum, Miami. © Mark Bradford.
