Comments on: Samurai Exhibit Pwned

By: Majime Sugiru

Majime Sugiru — Mon, 24 May 2010 02:11:48 +0000

Nine months later, the Los Angeles Times reports on how mention of this spoof still sends the Asian Art Museum's director "simmering." http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-xu-20100523,0,573660.story Unfortunately, as reported in the article, the museum's cultural practices show little improvement, despite the wealth of public embarrassment. Will they ever learn? The samurai spoofers respond on their blog: www.asiansart.wordpress.com

Majime Sugiru — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:27:52 +0000

Now officially sanctioned by the academy: Public Lecture at UC Berkeley's Institute of East Asian Studies Lord It's the Samurai: Socially Engaged Art and the Cultural Production of Orientalist Hysteria by Majime Sugiru, Communications Director, Asians Art Museum Tuesday, March 9, 4-6pm Sponsored by Center for Japanese Studies More info at IEAS website: http://ieas.berkeley.edu/events/2010.03.09.html

Majime Sugiru — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:49:15 +0000

The KPFA Hard Knock Radio interview can be downloaded here:

Thanks for your interest and all of your thoughtful comments!

Morgan Pitelka — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:48:52 +0000

Just heard a great interview on KPFA’s Hard Knock Radio with one of the “interventionists,” who has the wonderful nom de plume “Majime Sugiru.”

The interview begins at 6:40. Unfortunately the interview will only be available online for two weeks.

Jonathan Dresner — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:16:26 +0000

I just got the dual pamphlets in the mail: Like the website, very nicely done.

Matthew, I get the impression from the blog that it’s not grad students — they mention their “uncredentialed” status.