FREE ALL DAY
Transpacific Borderlands examines the work and experiences of artists of Japanese ancestry born, raised, or living in either Latin America or predominantly Latin American neighborhoods of Southern California. The exhibition is part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a Getty-led initiative exploring Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles.
Join us for our exciting opening day program:
11:10 a.m.–1:05 p.m.: Curator-Led Gallery Tours
(limit 25 participants each; first come, first served.
- 11:10 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Miho Hagino (Mexico)
- 11:50 a.m.–12:25 p.m.: Michiko Okano (Brazil)
- 12:30 p.m.–1:05 p.m.: Kris Kuramitsu (Los Angeles); Clement Hanami and Claudia Sobral (Peru)
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Performance
- Multidisciplinary artist collective Ghost Magnet Roach Motel, whose members include exhibiting artist Shinpei Takeda, will present a “punkformance.”
3 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Conversation with the Artists
- Featuring Madalena Hashimoto (Brazil), Ichiro Irie (Los Angeles), Erica Kaminishi (Brazil), Yuriko Rojas Moriyama (Mexico), Kiyoto Ota (Mexico), Shizu Saldamando (Los Angeles), Kenzi Shiokava (Los Angeles), Shinpei Takeda (Mexico), and Taro Zorrilla (Mexico). Moderated by exhibition curator Clement Hanami and project manager Claudia Sobral. Translations will be available in English, Spanish, Japanese, and Portuguese.
4:30 p.m.–5 p.m.: Catalog Signing
Mariscos Jalisco food truck will be on the JANM plaza at lunchtime.
Free admission thanks to Bank of America.
