Yuki Harada will give his first lecture outside of Japan at the Spencer Museum of Art in Kansas, USA.
Focusing on his 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 project, he will speak about the motifs he encountered during his travels across Japan and the U.S., tracing the journey as it unfolded.
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Contemporary Japanese artist Yuki Harada (b. 1989) will discuss his ongoing video series 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 (2022–), which explores the histories, memories, and experiences of Japanese immigrants and their descendants in Hawai‘i. Drawing on his research and travels between Japan and Hawai‘i, Harada brings together oral histories, storytelling, language, and digital technologies to explore the complex relationships between past and present, self and other, memory and identity, and the real and its shadows. Harada will offer insights into the project's underlying concepts, research and creative processes, and the ways it has been presented in different exhibition settings. In addition to this recent series, Harada will introduce selected works from his broader artistic practice.
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Shadowing: A Journey of Chasing Shadows
Public Lecture by Yuki Harada
- Date & Time: Nov 18 (Wed) 2026, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
- Venue: Spencer Museum of Art, Kansas
- Sponsored by the Kress Foundation
- Department of Art History and the Franklin D. Murphy Lecture Fund
- https://arthistory.ku.edu/new-events