Title: Hoʻoulu Hawaiʻi : the King Kalākaua era /
Authors: Johnston, Healoha, 1979-; Caldeira, Leah, 1979-; Williams, Ronald, 1972-; Gonschor, Lorenz; Kamehiro, Stacy L.; Stillman, Amy K.; Christophe, Alice,; Valencia, Teresa Williams,; Honolulu Museum of Art
Year: 2018
Subjects: Nationalism and art Hawaii History Exhibitions.; Hawaiian art Exhibitions.; Art and society Hawaii History Exhibitions.; Art and society; Hawaiian art; Nationalism and art; Hawaii
Abstract: On view from September 15 to January 27, the exhibition 'Ho'oulu Hawai'i: The King Kalakaua Era' is an exploration of how a forward-looking nation created a cosmopolitan identity that took its place on the world stage.0'Ho'oulu Hawai'i: The King Kalakaua Era' considers art and experimentation in the Hawaiian Kingdom during the reign of King David Kalakaua (1874-1891). Cosmopolitanism -- the idea that local politics share systemic parallels internationally as part of a world citizenry -- was a thriving philosophy in the Hawaiian Kingdom, and it was expressed through art.0People in Hawai'i developed a visual language that merged art and politics, and that presented local iterations of global art styles. They expanded an existing visual culture using a combination of indigenous and introduced materials, concepts, and techniques. The show features experimental art works alongside academic art works to explore how both the avant-garde and the academic were deployed in the shaping of a national identity.00Exhibition: Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, USA (13.09.2018-27.01.2019).
Contents: Foreword / Sean O'Harrow -- Introduction / Healoha Johnston -- Visualizing hoʻoulu lāhui / Leah Caldeira -- Ke Koʻo o Hawaiʻi: nationalism and material culture in the Kalākaua era / Ronald Williams Jr. -- Hawaiian royal orders and international diplomacy / Lorenz Gonschor -- Worlding the kingdom of Hawai'i: the art of international relations / Stacy L. Kamehiro -- Iā ʻoe e ka lā e ʻalohi nei (to thee, o sun, that shineth brightly) / Amy Kuʻuleialoha Stillman -- Picturing the pāʻū rider in the Hawaiian kingdom / Healoha Johnston -- Imperial jewels: from Eugénie to Queen Kapiʻolani / Alice Christophe -- Feathers, diamonds, and gowns: Hawaiian fashion in the King Kalākaua era / Teresa Williams Valencia.