HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I—Jasper Wong of
POW! WOW! and Simone Legno tokidoki Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer join
forces for a special ARTafterDARK on July 28. The pair will launch an exclusive
new collaborative design at the Museum Shop and also paint a mural during the
event. The evening is sponsored by Bank of Hawaii.
“I have a deep admiration for Simone Legno on
many levels,” said Wong, who is the founder and lead director of POW! WOW!, a
nonprofit global network of artists that organizes art exhibitions,
lecture series, art and music schools, creative community spaces,
concerts, and live art installations around the world. “He has the unique ability to span
multiple creative outlets seamlessly and reach an untold amount of fans. I am
lucky and honored to call him a friend and I look forward to collaborating with
Simone and tokidoki for the Honolulu Museum of Art.”
Legno, who is
based in Los Angeles. frequently visits Hawai‘i. “I am so excited to have been
asked to participate in ARTafterDARK. After 10 years of participating in events
in Hawai‘i, I become more inspired by the aloha spirit and the special culture
of Hawai‘i.”
From 6 to 6:30
p.m., ARTafterDARK guests will be able to meet Wong and Legno in the Museum
Shop, where their new design will be available for purchase in the form of T-shirts
and prints.
Two DJs will set
different tones in different courtyards—DJ Mr. Modular will play a
tokidoki-inspired J-pop soundtrack while DJ Tittahbyte will play contemporary
hits (and some throwbacks) to go with the POW! WOW! vibe.
Guests can
purchase delicious dishes from EAT Honolulu and the night’s specialty cocktail
from Free Spirits Mobile Bartenders.
Museum tokidoki pop-up shop
At ARTafterDARK,
the exclusive collaborative design by Jasper Wong and Simone Legno will be
available in the Museum Shop as a high-quality men’s and women’s T-shirt ($60).
In addition, the shop will be filled with tokidoki’s signature figurines and
accessories such as zip pouches and hats.
Time savers: Buy tickets online in
advance or become a member
The museum now
offers advance tickets to ARTafterDARK online at honolulumuseum.org, saving
people check-in time. People who come to ARTafterDARK throughout the year can
save money and bypass the line by purchasing a one-year Basic membership—for
$30, people can attend ARTafterDARK all year long, which would cost $250 à la
carte. A Basic membership grants free admission to ARTafterDARK, the museum,
and Spalding House for a full year.
Mobile check-in
Members who download
the HoMA app can skip the line and glide right into the event using their
digital membership card. All they have to do is search “Honolulu Museum of Art”
in the Apple
App Store or Google
Play, download the app, and go to “My account” to log in and view
their already activated digital membership cards.
Additional programming: Children’s
workshop
Imaginary Friends with POW! WOW! X
tokidoki
July 29, 9:30 to
12:30 p.m. • $25 general, $15 museum members
Jasper Wong and
Simone Legno will hold a workshop for youth age 6 to 12 at Spalding House. The
two artists will teach kids about their process and style, then help the
students come up with characters and paint them. Each child will create a
painting on a medium-size canvas. The workshop is limited to 20 students. To
attend, parents must register online at honolulumuseum.org.
About
tokidoki®
tokidoki, which translates to “sometimes” in
Japanese, is an internationally recognized and iconic lifestyle brand based on
the vision of Italian artist Simone Legno and his partners, serial
entrepreneurs Pooneh Mohajer and Ivan Arnold. Since debuting in 2005, tokidoki
has amassed a cult like following for its larger than life characters and
emerged as a sought after global lifestyle brand. tokidoki offers an extensive
range of products which include apparel, handbags, cosmetics, accessories, toys
and more. Simone Legno, tokidoki’s creative director, was born in Rome, Italy
and from a very young age developed a deep love of Japan and a fascination with
world cultures. Combining Legno’s unique talent and creativity with Mohajer’s
business acumen, tokidoki has grown exponentially. As an innovative company,
tokidoki is known not only for its eye-popping aesthetic and criminally cute
characters but also its megawatt partnerships. For more information, please
visit www.tokidoki.it.
About
ARTafterDARK
Launched in 2004, ARTafterDARK
is the Honolulu Museum of Art's monthly art party organized by a dynamic group
of young volunteers dedicated to exploring the arts. ARTafterDARK is held on
the last Friday of the month, January through October, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
the grounds of the Honolulu Museum of Art.
