Arts Culture & Entertainment
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January 4, 2016
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ONGOING EVENTS
“Counter-Couture”
Through Jan 10 (Tue-Sun), 11am-6pm,
Bellevue Arts Museum (510 Bellevue Way NE,
Bellevue, Wash.). View “Counter-Couture:
Fashioning Identity in the American Counter-
culture,” an exhibit that captures the energy
and character of the 1960s and ’70s through the
era’s handmade fashion and style. The display
includes more than 100 works, including
clothing, jewelry, accessories, and ephemera of
American makers who crafted the very reality
they craved, on the margin of society but yet at
the center of epochal change. Artists featured in
the show include Kaisik Wong, K. Lee Manuel,
Alex & Lee, and others. For info, call (425)
519-0770 or visit <www.bellevuearts.org>.
“Winter Group”
Through Jan 30 (Tue-Sat), 11am-6pm,
Charles A. Hartman Fine Art (134 NW Eighth
Ave, Portland). View “Winter Group,” a group
exhibit featuring paintings and photographs.
The display includes works by Issei Suda, Holly
Andres, Jessica Curtaz, and others. For info,
call (503) 287-3886 or visit <www.hartman
fineart.net>.
“Paradox of Place:
Contemporary Korean Art”
Through Mar 13, 10am-5pm (Wed),
10am-9pm (Thu), 10am-5pm (Fri-Sun), Seattle
Asian Art Museum, Tateuchi Galleries (1400 E
Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). View
“Paradox of Place: Contemporary Korean Art,”
an exhibit featuring Korean contemporary art,
including mixed-media installation, video art,
and photography. For info, call (206) 654-3100
or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Ayumi Takahashi
Jan 7-29 (Mon-Fri), 9am-5pm; Jan 7, 6-9pm
(reception); Duplex Gallery (219 NW Couch St,
Portland). View “I, You, Me,” a collection of
portrait paintings and drawings by Portland
artist Ayumi Takahashi, whose works are
influenced by ancient Chinese paintings as well
as Japanese woodcut prints, fashion, and textile
design. For info, call (503) 206-5089 or visit
<www.duplexgallery.com>.
Jinie Park
Jan 7-30 (Tue-Sat), 10:30am-5:30pm,
Elizabeth Leach Gallery (417 NW Ninth Ave,
Portland). View ethereal paintings on canvas by
artist Jinie Park, thinly layered abstractions
that investigate and engage the history of, and
conventions around, painting. For info, call
(503) 224-0521 or visit <www.elizabeth
leach.com>.
Disgraced
Jan 8-31, Bagley Wright Theatre (155
Mercer St, Seattle). Watch Disgraced, a play
about American-born, Muslim-raised Amir
Kapoor, a successful mergers and acquisitions
attorney who is living the American Dream —
an upper eastside apartment, Italian suits, and
the promise of becoming partner. But when he
and his wife Emily, a white artist influenced by
Islamic imagery, throw a dinner party for their
friends and colleagues, the conversation steers
into more complicated territory and difficult
truths are revealed which threaten to shatter
Amir’s carefully constructed life. For info,
showtimes, or to buy tickets, call (206) 443-2222
or visit <www.seattlerep.org>.
“The People’s Liberation
Army Goes Shopping”
Jan 9-Mar 31, 10am-6pm (Tue-Fri), 9am-
3pm (Sat); Jan 9, 5-7pm (reception); Oranj
Studio (0726 SW Gaines St, Portland). View
“The People’s Liberation Army Goes Shopping,”
Currently on view
Tuesday through Sunday: 10:00am to 5:00pm
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
719 South King Street, Seattle
View “Tatau/Tattoo: Embodying Resistance,” an exhibit exploring the practice and cultural significance of tattoos and also
highlighting the unique perspectives of South Pacific communities in the Pacific Northwest. For more information, call (206)
623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
(Photo courtesy of the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience)
an exhibit of large format photographs by Jim
Riswold that brings to life a world where
militaristic communism is infused with
materialistic consumerism. For info, call (503)
719-5338 or visit <www.oranjstudio.com>.
Pacifica Quartet
Jan 11-12, 7:30pm, Portland State Univer-
sity, Lincoln Performance Hall (1620 SW Park
Ave, Portland). Attend a performance of classi-
cal music by the Pacifica Quartet, featuring
Masumi Per Rostad on viola, violinists Simin
Ganatra and Sibbi Bernhardsson, and cellist
Brandon Vamos. The concerts showcase works
by Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Mendelssohn
on Monday and Mozart, Shulamit Ran, and
Beethoven on Tuesday. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 224-9842 or visit <www.
focm.org>. To learn more, visit <www.pacifica
quartet.com>.
To Live
Jan 12, 6pm, Red Robe Tea House & Café
(310 NW Davis St, Suite A, Portland). Join the
Northwest China Council for “Movie Night.”
The featured film is director Zhang Yimou’s To
Live, a family drama about a man’s gambling,
which leads him to lose everything, including
his wife and home. During the following
decades, he tries to be a good citizen, but just as
things get better, the Cultural Revolution
begins and tragedy continues to strike his
family. (China/Hong Kong, 1994, Zhang Yimou,
125 mins.) For info, or to register, call (503)
973-5451 or visit <www.nwchina.org>.
Free Kalakendra concert
Jan 16, 7pm, Intel Jones Farm Campus,
Auditorium (2111 NE 25th Ave, Hillsboro,
Ore.). Enjoy a free community concert presented
by Kalakendra. Part one of the performance
features Hindustani vocalist Surabhi Paranjpe
accompanied by Bhvanesh Mathur on har-
monium and Swati Phadke on tabla. Part two
includes Tejasvi Chakravarthy on the Carnatic
flute accompanied by Mahesh Mudigonda on
mridangam and kanjira. For info, call (503)
308-1050 or visit <www.kalakendra.org>.
anjaliandthekid.com>.
VSO concert
Jan 16-17, 3pm (Sat), 7pm (Sun), Skyview
High School Concert Hall (1300 NW 139th St,
Vancouver, Wash.). Attend a performance by
the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra featuring
pianist Dimitri Zhgenti. The concert includes
pieces by Prokofiev, Bartók, and Liszt. For info,
or to buy tickets, call (360) 735-7278 or visit
<www.vancouversymphony.org>.
“The Art of Vengeance
in Early Modern Japan”
Jan 21, 5:30pm, Portland State University
(PSU), Native American Student Community
Center (710 SW Jackson St, Portland). Attend
“The Art of Vengeance in Early Modern Japan:
Realities and Imagination,” a talk by Dr. David
Atherton of the University of Colorado. For info,
call (503) 725-8577 or visit <www.pdx.edu/cjs>.
Fertile Ground festival
Jan 21-31, various locations in Portland.
Attend Fertile Ground, a citywide festival of
workshops, readings, theater productions, and
screenings of animation created and produced
by the Portland theater community. For info, or
to obtain a full schedule of events, call 1-800-
494-8497 or visit <www.fertilegroundpdx.org>.
Spring, Summer, Fall,
Winter … and Spring
Jan 24, 3-5pm, Seattle Asian Art Museum,
Stimson Auditorium (1400 E Prospect St, in
Volunteer Park, Seattle). Watch a free
screening of Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter …
and Spring, a film by director Kim Ki-duk that
follows the training of a young monk over
several years and across five seasons on an
isolated lake around a small floating house.
(South Korea/Germany, 2003, Kim Ki-duk, 103
mins.) For info, or to reserve a seat, call (206)
The Peking Acrobats
Jan 24, 6pm, Hult Center for the Performing
Arts, Silva Concert Hall (One Eugene Center at
Seventh Ave & Willamette St, Eugene, Ore.).
Watch The Peking Acrobats, a troupe of gifted
tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists, and
gymnasts from China performing to live
traditional Chinese music. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (541) 682-5000 or visit <www.
hultcenter.org>.
“Zero Project”
Jan 26-Feb 14 (Tue-Sun), noon-5pm, Reed
College, Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art
Gallery (3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland).
View “Zero Project,” a community-building
project by Japanese artist Katsushige
Nakahashi that transforms the gallery into a
working studio. Following Nakahashi’s detailed
instructions, members of the gallery community
are building the artist’s life-size sculpture of a
Mitsubishi A6M Zero warplane, the aircraft
flown by Imperial Japanese Navy kamikaze
pilots during World War II. The display also
includes a projection space for viewing related
films that explore Japan’s post-war history,
particularly 1960s science-fiction films that use
special effects, animation, and large-scale props
to envision fictional pasts and futures. For info,
call (503) 517-7851, e-mail <cooley@reed.edu>,
or visit <www.reed.edu/gallery>.
Hari Kondabolu comedy show
Jan 30, 7pm & 10pm, Mississippi Studios
(3939 N Mississippi Ave, Portland). Enjoy a
night of edgy stand-up comedy by Indian-
American comedian Hari Kondabolu. The
performance is being recorded for Kondabolu’s
second stand-up album. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 288-3895 or visit <www.
mississippistudios.com>.
Submit your Asian-related calendar listings to:
The Asian Reporter, Attn: Events Calendar
922 N Killingsworth Street, Suite 2D, Portland, OR 97217
News Department e-mail: news@asianreporter.com w Fax: (503) 283-4445
Tropitaal
Jan 16, 9pm-2am, Goodfoot Lounge (2845 SE
Stark St, Portland). Attend Tropitaal, a dance
party hosted by DJ Anjali and The Incredible
Kid. The Desi/Latino soundclash features the
hottest club sounds from India and Latin
America. Tropitaal is for persons age 21 and
older. For info, call (503) 281-3918, e-mail
<thekid@theincrediblekid.com>, or visit <www.
654-3100 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.
org>.
Submission Format: List event title, date, time, location with address, 2 to 3 brief
sentences describing the event, and a contact phone number (required) that
can be published. High-resolution photos, if available, may also be included.
Submission Deadline: Monday prior to the next issue date.
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