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I donated this piece “The Use of the Useless” to Kala Art Institute for their 50th Anniversary auction in 2024. The work was created by using the scrap wood from my previous project “Treadling a Lost Journey” for which I … Continue reading
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation kindly granted me a travel grant which allowed to attend MacDowell residency program.
Well, sadly I could not get the prize itself, but I really appreciate that they had selected me as a finalist, that itself was an honor, and gave me an opportunity to meet Joseph Becker, Associate Curator of Architecture and … Continue reading
I felt honored to be able to have my residency at MacDowell. It was a beautiful experience with quiet times, excitingly creative artists, filmmakers and writers and ever changing natural landscapes and creatures.
We received an “Impact Projects” grant form California Arts Council for a film-making project “I Hear A Butterfly” working with Robin Gurung at Asian Refugee United in Oakland. We will have workshops of film-making with the youths in refugee communities … Continue reading
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Around challenging lives of refugees, “Exinclusivity -Space of Inclusion” is a project designed to be a multi-media installation piece which consists of interviews, singing and other contributions from participants who are refugees or asylees. The core idea of this … Continue reading
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“Leitmotif” has been shown at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art as part of their bicycle themed group exhibition “On Your Left.” (June 23 – September 16, 2018) In addition to the video projection of “Leitmotif,” there is a form … Continue reading
I am excited to receive generous grants from these foundations. A grant from Cal Humanities was for Rolling Counterpoint. And other two are for my future project “Exinclusivity – Space for Inclusion.” Stay tuned : )
These are excerpts from our conversation at Covenant Worship Center in West Berkeley. Rolling Counterpoint, Conversation at Covenant Worship Center in West Berkeley from Taro Hattori on Vimeo.
Performances by Marissa Bergmann and Dr. Dreame at Asian Art Museum for Rolling Counterpoint. Marissa interpreted the questions we had generated from our conversations at Tenderloin National Forest.
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For an Auction at Kala Art Institute 2017 Called it “Afflictive Boundedness.” I was thinking about how our ego creates a wall around us, and how this inner boundedness of our identity fails and spills out.
Events of our “Rolling Counterpoint” start in February 2017!! http://blog.montalvoarts.org/blog/press-release-announcing-rolling-counterpoint-a-community-conversation-project
I feel so honored to receive a Art Matters grant for my upcoming project “Rolling Counterpoint.” I am so encouraged by listed with artists I admire such as Tina Takemoto and Rodrigo Valenzuela. Okay, I keep working harder.
Photographer/Artist Airyka Rockefeller took these beautiful pictures of “Rolling Counterpoint” in the 5 hour sculpture event at Montalvo Arts Center. Her website: www.airykarockefeller.com
