PERSEVERANCE: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World is the catalogue for the exhibition which explores the artistry of traditional Japanese tattoos along with its rich history and influence on modern tattoo practices in this groundbreaking photographic exhibition. Filled with brilliant color photographs of the work of the seven artists featured in the exhibition (Horitaka, Horitomo, Chris Horishiki Brand, Miyazo, Shige, Junii, and Yokohama Horiken), along with tattoo works by selected others, the catalogue contains a history by Kenji Hori, essays by Junko Junii Shimada, Chris Horishiki Brand, Jill Horiyuki Halpin, Takahiro Kitamura and Chaz Bojorquez. As Japanese tattoos have moved into the mainstream, the artistry and legacy of Japanese tattooing remain both enigmatic and misunderstood. Often copied by practitioners and aficionados in the West without regard to its rich history, symbolism, or tradition, the art form is commonly reduced to a visual or exotic caricature. Conversely, mainstream Japanese culture still dismisses the subject itself as underground, associating it more with some of its clientele than with the artists practicing it. Both of these mindsets ignore the vast artistry and rich history of the practice. Perseverance explores Japanese tattooing as an art form by acknowledging its roots in ukiyo-e prints and examines current practices and offshoots of Japanese tattooing in the U.S. and Japan.

Perseverance Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World

Kip Fulbeck

Japanese American National Museum

Tatau : Marks of Polynesia

John Agcaoili

Bruce And Norman Yonemoto: Memory, Matter And Modern Romance

Arts & Photography

Higa, Karin

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Hisako Terasaki: A Self Portrait

Hisako Terasaki

<p>Celebrating the millions of individuals identifying as part Asian or Pacific Islander,  Kip Fulbeck's long awaited follow up to his beloved "Hapa book" pairs portraits and statements from the original series (many before never published) with contemporary portraits of the same Hapa individuals and newly written statements - showing not only their physical changes over time, but also changes in their perspectives and outlooks on the world. This elegant photography book also over 100 new portraits as well as essays by Hapa luminaries Velina Hasu Houston, Cindy Nakashima, Keao NeSmith, and Paul Spickard</p>

Hapa.me: 15 Years of The Hapa Project

Published in conjunction with an exhibition developed collaboratively with the Oregon community. Includes original poetry by Japanese American poet laureate Lawson Fusao Inada and rare photographs of pre-war Issei life in the Northwest.

In this great land of freedom: The Japanese pioneers of Oregon

History

Azuma, Eiichiro

Inada, Lawson Fusao

Kikumura, Akemi

Worthington, Mary

Asia

This revised edition is a personal account of the authors' visits to the sites of ten Japanese American concentration camps from World War II. It includes many photos, maps, recollections and essays on the struggle for redress.

Ten Visits: Accounts of Visits to All the Japanese American Relocation Centers

Frank Iritani

Joanne Iritani

<p>Now for the first time, the history of sport in the Japanese American community has been documented in a collection of essays that captures the diversity and complexity of its evolution in the United States. More than 100 photographs, most from personal collections never before published, illustrate the extent of those who participated in sports, ranging from sumo to kendo, baseball to basketball, judo to wrestling and weight lifting to ice skating. With essays by Eichiro Azuma, Karleen C. Chinen, Lewis Kawahara, Chris Komai, Yoichi Nagata, Samuel O. Regalado, Cheryl Lynn Sullivan, Joseph R. Svinth, Eriko Yamamoto, and Samuel Hideo Yamashita.</p>

More Than a Game: Sport in the Japanese American Community

This exhibition catalogue uses stories, artifacts, and photographs that document the history and adaptation of the Japanese Americans identity in multicultural Hawai'i.

From Bento To Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i

Politics & Social Sciences

Karleen Chinen

Arnold T. Hiura

Social Sciences

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