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© Brandi Milne - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum

Per la prima volta gli Stati Uniti ospiteranno una retrospettiva sulla nostra bambina-micina preferita, Miss Kitty White, aka Hello Kitty, in occasione del suo 40° compleanno, al Japanese American National Museum (JANM) di Los Angeles.
La mostra sarà aperta dall’11 ottobre 2014 al 26 aprile 2015.

For the first time the United States will house a retrospective about our favorite kitten-girl, Miss Kitty White, aka Hello Kitty, on the occasion of her 40th birthday, at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles.
The exhibition will be open from 11 October 11, 2014 to April 26, 2015.

© Audrey Kawasaki - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum

© Kristin Tercek - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum

Cosa aspettarsi da “Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty”?
Una riflessione su quanto questo personaggio abbia influenzato la cultura pop spaziando attraverso l’ampia gamma di oggetti esposti, tra cui chicche e rarità come il primo prodotto Hello Kitty, ovvero un borsellino del 1975 che costava meno di un dollaro e conservato come una reliquia negli headquarter Sanrio.
Basti pensare che sono stati commercializzati 50.000 prodotti Hello Kitty in 60 Paesi, che Hello Kitty è uno dei brand più riconoscibili al mondo e che Sanrio incassa 759 milioni di dollari all’anno solo grazie ai proventi di questo personaggio.

What to expect of “Hello! Exploring the World of Supercute Hello Kitty”?
An exploration on how much this character has influenced pop culture through the wide range of exhibits, including curiosities and rarities such as the first Hello Kitty item, a purse made in 1975 priced at under a dollar and kept in a sealed vault at Sanrio headquarters.
Suffice it to say that 50,000 Hello Kitty products have been marketed in 60 countries, that Hello Kitty is one of the most recognizable brands in the world and Sanrio makes about $759 million annually just from this character alone.

© Junko Mizuno - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum

© Martin Hsu - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum

Oltre agli oggetti sarà possibile ammirare un’ampia selezione di opere d’arte dedicate al più famoso personaggio Sanrio realizzate da 40 artisti, tra cui spiccano alcuni dei nostri autori preferiti: Audrey Kawasaki con il suo inconfondibile stile sensuale, Brandi Milne in un’opera che vede la banda Sanrio approdata nel suo romantico e malinconico immaginario, Junko Mizuno che incornicia il suo lavoro all’interno di una silhouette della micina, Martin Hsu che presenta una rappresentazione di schiena di Hello Kitty con una dettagliatissima veste, Simone Legno con un imponente Kittypatra e il colorato e pop Buff Monster.

In addition to the objects you can see a wide selection of works of art, dedicated to the most famous Sanrio character, created by 40 artists, among which there are some of our favorite ones: Audrey Kawasaki with her unique sensual style, Brandi Milne in a work where we can see the Sanrio band landed in her romantic and melancholy imagery, Junko Mizuno who frames her work into a kitty silhouette, Martin Hsu with a representation of Hello Kitty’s back with a very detailed dress, Simone Legno with an impressive Kittypatra and the colorful and pop Buff Monster.

© Martin Hsu - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum

© Simone Legno, Kittypatra - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum | via abcnews.go.com

Gli artisti / Artists:
♥ APAK
♥ Asuka Satow
♥ Audrey Kawasaki
♥ becca
♥ Ben Venom
♥ Brandi Milne
♥ Buff Monster
♥ Colin Christian
♥ D-Face
♥ Edwin Ushiro
♥ Eimi Takano
♥ Gary Baseman
♥ Hikari Shimoda
♥ Jason Woodside
♥ Jeni Yang
♥ Jonathan Stein
♥ Julia Sh
♥ Junko Mizuno
♥ Kazuki Takamatsu
♥ Kevin Earl Taylor
♥ Konatsu
♥ Kozyndan
♥ Kristin Tercek
♥ Marc Dennis
♥ Mark Nagata
♥ Mark Nixon
♥ Martin Hsu
♥ Michael Courville
♥ Nicole Maloney
♥ Nina Jun
♥ Oddjob
♥ Osamu Watanabe
♥ Paul Frank
♥ Scott Scheidly
♥ Simone Legno for tokidoki
♥ Souther Salazar
♥ TADO
♥ Yarns and Noble
♥ Yis “Nosego” Goodwin
♥ Yoskay Yamamoto

© Eimi Takano - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum

© Becca Midwood - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum

Ma non è tutto, infatti dal 30 ottobre al 2 novembre il Japanese American National Museum e il Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art di Los Angeles ospiteranno la Hello Kitty Con. Dove ad attendere gli ospiti ci saranno esperienze interattive, workshop, mostre, conferenze, tattoo, cibo e tante sorprese.

But that’s not all, in fact from October 30 to November 2, the Japanese American National Museum and the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles will host the Hello Kitty Con. For the visitors there will be interactive experiences, workshops, exhibits, lectures, tattoos, food and many surprises.

© Kevin Earl Taylor - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum

© Gary Baseman - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum

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© Scott Scheidly, Hello Lincoln - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum | via cbc.ca

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© Lady Gaga, Photo by Markus Klinko and Indrani, Dress styled by GK Reid - Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, 40th anniversary - LA’s Japanese American National Museum

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Link:
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