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Japanese American National Museum
Aldrich_designers_choicelLynn Aldrich,
Designer's Choice: The Naming of Animals,
1997-2007, Mixed Media, Varies with installation
© Courtesy of artist and Carl Berg Gallery
Keading-1-bonkersHilja Keading, The Bonkers Devotional,
2007, Video Installation, Varies with Installation
© Courtesy of the artist
Samaras_griffithConnie Samaras, Griffith Park Fire, Los Angeles,
2007, Photography, 40" x 30"
© Courtesy of the artist and Gallery de Soto
Bernard-ig-white-1Cindy Bernard, In-a-Gadda-Da-Vide (White),
2007, Video, Varies with installation
© Courtesy of the artist and Tracy Williams LTD.
Djm_025Daniel Joseph Martinez,
If Only God Had Invented Coca Cola Sooner! or The Death of My Pet Monkey,
2004, Silk Screened Posters, 20" x 30"
© Courtesy of the artist and the Project Gallery, New York
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> QUICK FACTS
WEBSITE:  
http://www.janm.org
OPEN HOURS:  
Tues-Sun 11-5 Thurs 11-8
PHONE:  
213-6250414
FAX:  
213-625-1770
> CURRENT EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
October 4th - January 11th, 2009 20 Years Ago Today
Lynn Aldrich, Cindy Bernard, Natalie Bookchin, Erica Cho, Sandra de la Loza, Roy Dowell, Eve Fowler, Harry Gamboa Jr., Todd Gray, Jim Isermann, Won Ju Lim, Hilja Keading, Charles LaBelle, William Leavitt, Jesse Lerner, Monica Majoli, Daniel J. Martinez, Dominique Moody, Kori Newkirk, Ruby Osorio, Lari Pittman, Rachel Rosenthal, Erika Rothenberg, Betye Saar, Lezley Saar, Connie Samaras, Kyungmi Shin, Haruko Tanaka, JOHN VALADEZ, Sara Velas, Megan Williams, Bruce and Norman Yonemoto
 
> UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
> PAST EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
Jun, 2008 Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art
Group Show
 
Feb, 2008 REDRESS REMEMBERED: Community Day of Remembrance
Group Show
 
Feb, 2008 One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now
Group Show
 
Feb, 2008 Neglected Legacies: Japanese American Women and Redress: Reconsidering Roots
Group Show
 
2007
Nov, 2007 Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues
apak, Gary Baseman, David Choe, Seonna Hong, Sashie Masakatsu, Saelee Oh, Pryor Praczukowski, Souther Salazar, Eishi Takaoka, Adrian Tomine
 
Jun, 2007 The Poetry of Japanese Gardeners
Group Show
 
Jun, 2007 Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden
Group Show
 
Mar, 2007 The Sculptur of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air
Ruth Asawa
 
Jan, 2007 "Because they might be a threat..." Memories of the Children's Village at Manzanar
Lillian Matsumoto
 
2006
Nov, 2006 Ansel Adams at Manazar
Ansel Adams
 
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Jun, 2008 Living Flowers
by Nico Machida
 




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