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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Tatiana Suarez
13 May 2022 8:23 PM | No CommentsTatiana Suarez's mural is located next to Lana Lane Studios in Kaka'ako.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: MelónJames
01 May 2022 12:15 AM | No CommentsChicago native MelónJames has called Hawai'i his home since 2001.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Kai’ili Kaulukukui
29 April 2022 8:03 PM | No CommentsKai'ili Kaulukukui's mural, "Hilo Honu," was painted on Auahi Street in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kaka'ako.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Kaplan Bunce
21 January 2022 10:55 AM | No CommentsKaplan Bunce (Instagram: @kapache1) is a Native American artist based in Hawai'i.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Michelle Hoogveld
14 January 2022 10:41 AM | No CommentsCanadian artist Michelle Hoogvelt has painted murals across the world, from Art Basel Miami to Peru to Germany.
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About Author: Alfonse Chiu
Posts by Alfonse Chiu
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“The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful” – 2018 Taipei Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on July 14, 2018 | No CommentsA matriarch’s swift and ruthless game for the social ascension of her family is the centrepiece of the latest from director Yang Ya-che. -
“Men on the Dragon” – 2018 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on July 12, 2018 | No CommentsFearing a round of layoffs, four mid-career telecom workers join the company’s dragon boat team in a bid to avoid the chop in “Men on the Dragon” (逆流大叔). -
“Mrs. Fang” – 2018 Shanghai International Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on July 10, 2018 | No CommentsThe greatest triumph of "Mrs. Fang" is perhaps how little it takes to say so much about the complex rituals of death as a communal experience. -
“Youth” (芳华) – 2018 Udine Far East Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on June 25, 2018 | No CommentsCentred around three People’s Liberation Army dance troupe members as they live through ‘70s and ‘80s China, “Youth” (芳华) is the latest from Feng Xiaogang. -
“Crossroads: One Two Jaga” – 2018 Udine Far East Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on June 22, 2018 | No CommentsThe latest by Malaysian screen veteran Namron is an interesting, though occasionally uneven, take on culpability, civil discontent, and the plights of those trying to survive in a broken system. -
“Steel Rain” – 2018 Udine Far East Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on June 22, 2018 | No CommentsIn "Steel Rain," an almost pre-apocalyptic buddy cop thriller, North-South camaraderie save the day in an obvious paean to Korean fraternity and a reunified state.