Crossings: 10 Views of America's Concentration Camps (exhibition)
Name:Crossings: 10 Views of America's Concentration Camps;
FirstDate:2009-04-02;
FinalDate:2009-06-21;
Location:Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles;
Organization:Japanese American National Museum;
Curator:Clement Hanami;
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Website:
http://www.janm.org/exhibits/crossings/
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Title:Crossings: 10 Views of America’s Concentration Camps;
Creators:Japanese American National Museum;
InterestLevel:Grades 6-8; Grades 9-12; Adult;
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Theme:Expression through art; Desire to escape;
Genre:Art; History;
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Geography:United States;
Chronology:1940s to present;
Facility:Multiple;
2009 exhibition at the
Japanese American National Museum
featuring the work of ten artists, juxtaposing work created by
Issei
and
Nisei
artists in the concentration camps and works by contemporary artists that draw on that experience. The "crossings" in the title refers to the "crossing point between generations" that the exhibition strives to provide. Featured artists included
Sesshu Foster
,
Masumi Hayashi
,
Hisako Hibi
,
Toyo Miyatake
, Tadashi Nakamura,
Benji Okubo
,
Mine Okubo
, Shizu Saldamando, Renee Tajima-Peña, and
Sadayuki Uno
.
Crossings
opened on April 2, 2009.
Niiya, Brian
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