Cambodian Art from the Angkor Period

March 6 – May 6, 2016
John Young Museum of Art, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Fragments & Empire highlights and brings together for the first time the collection of Cambodian (or Khmer) art from the John Young Museum of Art and a significant portion of John Young’s collection from the Honolulu Museum of Art. Reuniting Young’s collection offers a valuable opportunity to experience the rich tradition of the Angkor period, typically regarded as the Cambodian “Golden Age,” because it was an apex of Khmer political power, and to study these historical works in their cultural and historical contexts. Twenty-four artworks from the John Young Museum of Art and eleven digital images from the Honolulu Museum of Art are featured. The digital images will be viewable on electronic tablets.

SPECIAL EVENTS

All events are free and open to the public.
Location for all events: John Young Museum of Art, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

Sunday, March 6, 2016
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Opening reception
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Gallery walk-through with Kristin Remington, curator, Fragments & Empire

Friday, March 11, 2016
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lecture: A Heritage of Ruins: The Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia and Their Conservation, by Dr. William R. Chapman, Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation and Professor, Department of American Studies, UHM

Tuesday, April 5, 2016
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Film Screening & Discussion: Phnom Penh, Rescue Archaeology: The Body and the Lens in the City
Discussion to follow by Dr. Jaimey Hamilton Faris, Associate Professor of Art History and Critical Theory, UHM, and
Dr. Paul Lavy, Associate Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art History, UHM

Sunday, April 10, 2016
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: John Young, Artist as Collector, with Roger Bellinger, Co-Founder of the John Young Foundation and Victor Kobayashi, Professor Emeritus and Founding Dean of Outreach College, UHM

ADDRESS, HOURS, ADMISSION:
John Young Museum of Art, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2500 Dole Street, Honolulu (UH Mānoa campus)
Mon. – Fri. 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. or by appointment
Closed: Sat. – Sun.; Spring Break, Mar. 21–24; Prince Kūhiō Day & Good Friday, Mar. 25.
Free admission. Donations are appreciated. Parking fees may apply.