“I like this picture because if I had to guess, he was on patrol or had a long day of...
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Curator’s notes: Extreme Makeover: Gallery 4 Edition+
At long last, Gallery 4 has a new look! When I arrived at the Academy three years ago, I was...
Curator’s Notes: Delving into ‘Anxiety’s Edge’+
Three more days until Anxiety’s Edge opens in the new contemporary art gallery. The work is installed, the floors are...
Artist in Residence Megan Bent: See her this Friday!+
The current Orvis Artist in Residence is Megan Bent. She’s doing cool stuff with long-exposure photography and light. She takes...
Power of the Portrait+
Who is this person who visits the Honolulu Academy of Arts? While the Academy forges ahead with a marketing survey,...
Picture this…+
That ubiquitous portrait… you know, the one where you have your arm stretched out in front of you, hoping your...
Robert Frank on ‘The Americans’+
On view in Gallery 9 right now is Robert Frank’s “Charleston, South Carolina,” a print from his seminal series “The...
Robert Frank on Ovation and in Gallery 9+
It’s raining, it’s pouring—perfect conditions for settling down to a marathon of documentaries about photography on Ovation today. At 11am...