- Venue: Japanese American National Museum
- Curator: Christine Yano, PhD
- Official: janm.org
Event/Show Dates
- October 11, 2014
- April 26, 2015
Description:
The Japanese American National Museum presents Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, the first large-scale Hello Kitty museum retrospective in the United States.
Organized as part of the global icon’s 40th-anniversary celebrations, the exhibition examines the colorful history of Hello Kitty and her influence on popular culture. Hello! includes an extensive product survey, with rare and unique items from the Sanrio archives, alongside a selection of innovative contemporary artworks inspired by Hello Kitty and her world.
Hello! is curated by Christine Yano, PhD, author of Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty’s Trek Across the Pacific, and Jamie Rivadeneira, founder and owner of the Los Angeles pop culture boutique JapanLA.
Participating Artists:
- Apak
- Asuka Satow
- Audrey Kawasaki
- Becca
- Ben Venom
- Brandi Milne
- Buff Monster
- Colin Christian
- Cuddly Rigor Mortis (Kristin Tercek)
- D*Face (Dean Stockton)
- Edwin Ushiro
- Eimi Takano
- Gary Baseman
- Hikari Shimoda
- Jason Woodside
- Jeni Yang
- Jonathan Stein
- Julia Sh
- Junko Mizuno
- Kazuki Takamatsu
- Kevin Earl Taylor
- Konatsu Koizumi
- Kozyndan
- Marc Dennis
- Mark Nagata
- Mark Nixon
- Martin Hsu
- Micheal Courville
- Nicole Maloney
- Nina Jun
- NoseGo (Yis Goodwin)
- ODDJOB
- Osamu Watanabe
- Paul Frank
- Scott Scheidly
- Souther Salazar
- Tado
- Tokidoki (Simone Legno)
- TTToy (Yoshihiko Makino)
- Yarns & Noble
- Yoskay Yamamoto
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