February 18 - May 8, 2022
HT22 will feature 43 artists and collectives from Hawaiʻi, Asia-Pacific, and beyond, whose artwork will explore themes of history, place, social activism, environmental change, and Indigenous knowledge within the context of Hawaiʻi’s unique location at the confluence of Asia-Pacific and Oceania. The largest periodic exhibition of contemporary art in Hawai‘i, HT22 will be presented across seven exhibition venues on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu.
Past Exhibit
February 18 - May 8, 2022
Museum Hours
Open Daily
9 am – 5 pm
Closed Thanksgiving
& Christmas Day
Ages
All Ages
Location
Castle Building
Admission
Members: Free
Adults: $24.95
Seniors (65+): $21.95
Youth (4–17): $16.95
Children (3 and under): Free
Children age 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Acti.VĀ.tion—Aitu Hand Over Ceremony, 2018, kaitiaki welcoming us through Pacific Lifeways, Auckland Museum. At the gallery entrance is Kave de Hine Aligi, carved goddess from Nukuoro, Caroline Islands (1970.39).
Courtesy of the artists. © Pacific Sisters. Photo: James Pinker.
Installation view: Izumi Kato, 2020, Perrotin, Paris
Courtesy of Perrotin. © Izumi Kato. Photo: Clair Dorn.
Rainbow Body (still), 2018, HD video animation, 2 mins, 7 secs.
© Chitra Ganesh. Courtesy of the artist.
At Bishop Museum, visitors will encounter works from artists including Chitra Ganesh, Michael Joo, Karrabing Film Collective, Izumi Kato, Pacific Sisters, Ahilapalapa Rands, Lawrence Seward, and, Gaku Tsujata, within our Castle Memorial Building exhibition galleries.
HT22 is curated by curatorial director Dr. Melissa Chiu (director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.), 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, Kapi‘olani Community College in Honolulu).
The citywide exhibition will take place at the following seven venues: Bishop Museum, Foster Botanical Garden, Hawaii Theatre Center, Hawai‘i State Art Museum, Iolani Palace, Honolulu Museum of Art, and Royal Hawaiian Center.
This exhibit is organized by
Mahalo to our generous sponsors:
Contributing Sponsor
Media Sponsor
Sustaining Sponsor
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Scott Hawaii
Contributing Sponsors
DeeAnn Yabusaki
Elizabeth Rice Grossman
Lauran Bromley
Omidyar ‘Ohana Fund at the Hawai‘i Community Foundation
Hospitality Sponsor
Media Sponsor
Documentation Sponsor
Redefined Media
Food Sponsor
The Aja Group
Additional support provided by
Bloomingdale’s, Kahala Sportswear, and UNIQLO Hawaii
