Downtown Art Center Hosts - 'PORTRAITS IN MONOCHROME' FEATURING BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIONS

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DOWNTOWN ART CENTER HOSTS 'PORTRAITS IN MONOCHROME' FEATURING BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIONS BY THREE HAWAIʻI-BASED MASTER PHOTOJOURNALISTS, SEPTEMBER 1–OCTOBER 30, 2022

Three Hawaiʻi photographers, all photojournalists with vastly different styles and experiences, have found common creative ground in a photography exhibition that opens in September at Downtown Art Center, 1041 Nuʻuanu Ave., on the second floor of Chinatown Gateway Plaza. The show is called “Portraits in Monochrome,” and features the photography of Ed Greevy, PF Bentley and Floyd K. Takeuchi. It will run from September 1 through October 30 in the center’s Performance Space, and can be viewed during regular gallery hours, Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

As the show’s name suggests, all of the photographers are featuring portraits in black and white. But that’s where the similarities end.

Greevy, who has chronicled the Hawaiian rights movement from the 1960s, is showcasing photographs from his portfolio on the last days of a Hawaiian settlement at Oʻahu’s Mākua Beach in the early 1990s. His collection of photographs is called “Makua.”
Bentley, one of the best-known American photojournalists of the past 50 years, who has shot presidents and some of the most important turning points in global history, is displaying large, detailed portraits of his Hawaiian friends and neighbors on Molokai, where he’s lived for the past 13 years. His photographic portraits, most of which are 50 by 40 inches, are called “Face of Molokai.”
Takeuchi, who has done much of his work in the Pacific Islands, is featuring portraits of Micronesian women who live in Hawaiʻi, challenging the prejudice these islanders face in their new home. All of his portraits were made in a studio. His work is called “The Micronesians.”

“Black and white photography these days is often thought of as a nostalgic style choice that harkens to the distant past. But the photographs in this show make it clear that monochrome can still be contemporary and impactful today,” said Takeuchi, who also curated the exhibit.

For more information about this show, and other exhibitions and events at Downtown Art Center, visit downtownarthi.org.

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About the Downtown Art Center (DAC):
Located in the Chinatown Gateway Plaza building at 1041 Nuʻuanu Ave., Second Floor, the nonprofit Downtown Art Center is an evolving gallery and workshop space for Oʻahu's arts scene. DAC strives to become a thriving center for the arts by providing display space for local artists and art organizations, workshop classrooms, performances, and more. Support DAC and help it grow at donorbox.org/downtownartcenter!

Parking for DAC is located at nearby municipal parking lots (onsite at Chinatown Gateway Plaza, parking entrance off Bethel Street) or at Mark's Garage (entrance at 22 S. Pauahi St.). DAC is easily accessible by public transit as well; get directions, routes and timetables at www.thebus.org.

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