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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
DEPARTMENT OF ART + ART HISTORY
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA


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JON MORITSUGU: HYPERRRRREALITY
October 31 – December 9, 2021
 
Commons Gallery, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM), Art Building, is proud to present Jon Moritsugu: HYPERRRRREALITY. This is the first exhibition by the local underground cinema legend to take place in Hawaii.

This exhibition investigates Moritsugu's 25-year career producing, directing, promoting and often starring in independent films from My Degeneration (1990) to Pig Death Machine (2013). The resulting installation is a miasma of cinematic sludge, suffocating smudge, and obfuscated dreams.
Jon Moritsugu’s movies are satiric, protopunk deconstructions of popular genres and formats with scabrous and pointedly garish results. The New York Times describes them as “funny, anarchic, provocative and exhilarating.” Influenced by the nihilism of Jean-Luc Godard and Guy Debord, Moritsugu states that he often “pay(s) less attention to narrative flow and storyline and put(s) more emphasis on sight, sound and spectacle” to create a movie that is “like a live punk/hardcore show.” The works themselves are often absurdist comedies that feature leading lady, co-creator, and muse, Amy Davis. These films have screened at Sundance, Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Rotterdam, Venice, New York Underground, Chicago Underground, and Hawai‘i International film festivals, and also at MoMA, Guggenheim, Whitney, PS1, American Film Institute, British Film Institute, and numerous other venues. This is Moritsugu’s second cinematic installation. His first, SEMIOTICS OF SLEAZE, was presented at Ramiken Crucible, New York City, 2016. Born in Honolulu, 1965, Moritsugu lives and works in Mānoa.
Events & Programs (events are free and open to the public)
Wednesday, November 10, 12:30 – 1:15 p.m.,  Public talk via Zoom. Zoom Meeting ID for all talks: 641 863 5286 passcode: Manoa2021. Link here. Schedule and meeting info for all talks.
Sunday, November 14, 8:00 – 9:00 p.m., Public performance, Commons Gallery, UHM. Ear protection suggested. Seizure-inducing lights and images.
Jon Moritsugu: HYPERRRRREALITY is curated by Maika Pollack.

Thanks to Leslie Thornton, Matthew Thurber and Andrew Lampert.

For more information click here.

Address, Hours, Admission
The Commons Gallery, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2535 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu (UH Mānoa campus)
Sun. – Thur. 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Always free

For more information contact Sharon Tasaka at 808.956.8364 or gallery@hawaii.edu

Image: Courtesy of Jon Moritsugu

 
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