Lynda Hess' "Bloodlines" -- featuring Princess
Diana, often dubbed "the Queen of Hearts" -- is one
of the works on view at the "Fashion Victim II"
show at Sisu Gallery.
Sisu Gallery's annual "Fashion Victim" show is back for its "II"nd showing, with double the pieces of last year's inaugural exhibition.
The line-up includes artists familiar and new, among them Pegge Hopper, Mark Kadota, St. Marko, Linda Fong, Lynda Hess, Freida Hulse and Errol Aczon.
Hess' piece, "Bloodlines" pays homage to perhaps one of the greatest fashion victims of our times, Princess Diana.
Gallery principal Seth Goldsten started the annual show to call attention to the materialism and one-upmanship associated with fashion and related issues of wealth and power.
The exhibition's 44 works will flow into two rooms.
Because the show's opening falls on New Year's Eve, guests are invited to dress however they deem appropriate for both occasions -- whether donning a T-shirt or haute couture. At any rate, it will require some artful thinking.
A $3 donation is requested to defray costs of running the nonprofit gallery for alternative arts.
There will also be a dedication and blessing of a new stained glass window honoring Emma, in the Lady Chapel. The window features the Queen honoring the Virgin Mary.
The church is at 539 Kapahulu Ave. Call 732-2333 for more information.
The conference, "Hi'ikua, Hi'ialo" or "Carried on the Back, Carried in the Arms," referring to methods of encouraging educational achievement of Hawaiian children in the next century.
Currently, Hawaiian children comprise the most at-risk group by education indicators such as test scores, grade-level promotions and graduation numbers, according to the Native Hawaiian Education O'ahu Island Council, which is sponsoring the event.
The conference runs 5 to 9:30 p.m. Jan. 15 and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Ke'elikolani Auditorium. There will be an attendance fee of $10; $25 will cover attendance plus meals.
Call Kalani Akana at 456-1747 for more information.
