Seven different artists display their work

Past Exhibition

Portraiture Now

Asian American Portraits of Encounter

Visit the National Portrait Gallery’s Portraiture Now exhibition site for artist statements and audio interviews: www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/encounter

 

 

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Discover Nikkei is JANM’s community website that provides an inviting space for the community to share, explore, and connect with each other through diverse Nikkei experiences, culture, and history.

Explore articles and clips from a life history interview with artist Roger Shimomura on Discover Nikkei below.

May 11 - September 22, 2013

Japanese American National Museum

Visit the National Portrait Gallery’s Portraiture Now exhibition site for artist statements and audio interviews: www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/encounter

 

 

Discover Nikkei logoRelated Resources on Discover Nikkei

Discover Nikkei is JANM’s community website that provides an inviting space for the community to share, explore, and connect with each other through diverse Nikkei experiences, culture, and history.

Explore articles and clips from a life history interview with artist Roger Shimomura on Discover Nikkei below.

May 11 - September 22, 2013

Japanese American National Museum

Visit the National Portrait Gallery’s Portraiture Now exhibition site for artist statements and audio interviews: www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/encounter

 

 

Discover Nikkei logoRelated Resources on Discover Nikkei

Discover Nikkei is JANM’s community website that provides an inviting space for the community to share, explore, and connect with each other through diverse Nikkei experiences, culture, and history.

Explore articles and clips from a life history interview with artist Roger Shimomura on Discover Nikkei below.

Discover Nikkei Articles

Japanese style artistic interpretation of Crossing the Delaware

Behind the Scenes of “Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter”

Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter displays the diversity of contemporary Asian American identity through the groundbreaking work of seven visual artists.The exhibition is the Smithsonian’s first major showcase of contemporary Asian American portraiture.

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Shimomura's interpretation of Pikachu with the likeness of his face on Pikachu's body

Roger Shimomura: Rebel With a Cause

Shimomura is often known for taking “oriental” stereotypes, such as Fu Manchu-esque caricatures of Asian men, and visually skewering them in provocative ways, with vibrant colors and sometimes even a dose of humor.

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Video Interview

Roger Simomura still from video interview

Roger Shimomura

Roger Shimomura’s paintings, prints, and theater pieces address sociopolitical issues of Asian America. Many of his works are inspired by the diaries kept by his late immigrant grandmother for fifty-six years.

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