The Hawaiʻi Triennial is off and running in Honolulu, and there is a lot to see all around the city. The many art exhibits are designed to make you think and feel.
The Hawaiʻi Triennial, HT22, is offering experiences at Bishop Museum, the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum, and five other venues including Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikīkī.
HT22 co-curator Miwako Tezuka says surprises are built in at every location.
"Our hope is that everybody, not thinking about contemporary art as something too difficult to understand or too foreign to you. We wanted to create purposeful windows for everybody to open so that they can really free their mind," Tezuka said.
For example, at Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikīkī, Double A Projects has installed their Global Free Store. It's a non-commercial pop-up where people can give or take away useful items like household goods, books, drawings, clothes, whatever!
Also at Royal Hawaiian Center, Momoyo Torimitsu's gigantic Pink Bunny called, "Somehow I Don’t Feel Comfortable."
Tezuka won't divulge where that sculpture is — she wants you to be caught unaware.
"Momoyo's work, Pink Bunny, is going to really surprise you, and hopefully activates your imagination," Tezuka told Hawaiʻi Public Radio.
Every Sunday in March, Foster Botanical celebrates the Triennial with free admission. Internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei is among those showing at Foster Gardens.
Hawaiʻi Triennial runs through May 8.
