On Monday afternoon (9/14/09) we took our message to the airwaves.
Our communications director was interviewed along with artist/educator/culture blogger Valerie Soe by the inimitable Weyland Southon on KPFA‘s one and only Hard Knock Radio.
Here’s what one listener on the East Coast had to say: Read the rest of this entry »
On the Japan History Group‘s Blog:
“But why not call attention to the problematic mythologization of these figures, as the Pacific Asia Museum’s 2009 exhibition “The Samurai Re-Imagined: From Ukiyo-e to Anime” did? Why not, as the parody of AAMSF’s exhibition suggests, pay attention to less well known aspects of samurai culture and history, whether that be sexuality, the reality of war, Japanese aggression in Korea, or modern wartime appropriations of the samurai image? Or why not, as the interview suggestions, highlight the more nuanced scholarship of Tom Conlon or Hal Bolitho instead of the work of Thomas Cleary? These are valid and important questions, and the controversy illustrates the need for more scholarly and critical attention to the politics of display of Japanese art.”
Samurai Exhibit Pwned, by Morgan Pitelka, Asian Studies, Occidental College.
And don’t miss Jonathan Dresner’s response:
“I’m absolutely blown away by the quality of the parody: it’s thoughtful, factual (in addition to Conlan and Bolitho, they cite Ikegami and critiques of Nitobe), beautifully done. It’s a bit over-the-top, but not to the point where it undermines their position. It’s an instant classic, as far as I’m concerned.”
Ernie at 8Asians.com interviews us here:
www.asiansart.org
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