Yellow Terror, Roger Shimomura, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 60" x 72". Courtesy of the Artist

Co-curated by Roger Shimomura and Dr. Stacey Uradomo-Barre, the Curator for the Art in Public Places Program of the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA), and produced by the Wing Luke Museum, the nation's only pan-Asian Pacific American museum and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Yellow Terror: The Collections and Paintings of Roger Shimomura marks the first exhibition of Shimomura's art in concert with the memorabilia and objects depicting racial stereotypes of Asians and Asian Americans, accumulated by the artist over the last twenty years and donated to the archives of the Wing Luke Museum.

In his signature Pop Art style, Shimomura's paintings uncover and challenge the role of the media and material culture to define the American norm while establishing the perpetual Other. The exhibition features over 30 of Shimomura's paintings paired with his extensive and unique collections of Asian stereotypical ephemera, one of the largest of such collections in the nation. His collection, consisting of over 300 salt and pepper shakers, over 80 Halloween masks, assorted toys and everyday household items, among many other objects, and largely dating between the early 20th century and World War II, testifies to the pervasiveness of stereotypes and questions their lasting legacy today.

The Yellow Terror exhibition will be available for travel beginning January 2011. The exhibition is accompanied by an exhibition catalogue with an extended curatorial essay written by Dr. Stacey Uradomo-Barre along with color plates of Shimomura's paintings and collections.

Masks, papier-mache with hair, painted cloth, painted plastic, or rubber Roger Shimomura Collection, Wing Luke Museum

Exhibition fee with additional requirements:
The exhibition fee for Yellow Terror is $10,000 per 10-week booking period. Borrowing sites are also required to pay for shipping (to be determined based on exhibition schedule) and must have insurance coverage for the exhibition.

Allow for approximately 1,750 square feet (350 linear feet) minimum gallery space. Must be museum or limited access gallery with temperature, light control, humidity controls and security required. Exhibition includes special display cases for mask and salt and pepper shaker collections. Other collections material has been framed for ease of display.

Paintings include:

1. Yellow Terror, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 60" x 72"
   Courtesy of the artist
2. Mix and Match: No. 1, 2001, lithograph, 22" x 30"
   Courtesy of the artist
3. Mixing and Matching, 2008, acrylic on canvas, diptych, 14" x 11" each
   Courtesy of the artist
4. Mixing and Matching #2, 2008, acrylic on canvas, diptych, 14" x 11" each
   Courtesy of the artist
5. FOX and Banzai, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"
   Courtesy of the artist
6. Housing Discrimination, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"
   Courtesy of the artist
7. Oriental Type, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"
   Courtesy of the artist
8. Ghettopoly, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"
   Courtesy of the artist
9. Oklahoma Sooners, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"
   Courtesy of the artist
10. Parcells Says "No Disrespect", 2008, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"
    Courtesy of the artist
11. Ebay Citizen #1, 2001, acrylic on canvas, 8" x 16"
    Courtesy of the artist
12. Ebay Citizen #2, 2001, acrylic on canvas, 8" x 16"
    Courtesy of the artist
13. Ebay Citizen #6, 2001, acrylic on canvas, 8" x 16"
    Courtesy of the artist
14. Frat Rats, 2000, acrylic on canvas, 72" x 48"
    Courtesy of the artist
15. Roger and Janet, 2009, acrylic on canvas, diptych, 14" x 11" each
    Courtesy of the artist
16. Falling Son, 2000, acrylic on canvas, 72" x 18"
    Courtesy of the artist
17. Mr. Wong, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 45"
    Courtesy of the artist
18. Jap's a Jap #1, 2000, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48"
    Courtesy of the artist
19. Jap's a Jap #5, 2000, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48"
    Courtesy of the artist
20. Jap's a Jap #7, 2001, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48"
    Courtesy of the artist
21. American Portrait #1, 2002, acrylic on canvas, triptych, 72" x 60"
    Courtesy of the Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University (to be confirmed)
22. American Portrait #2, 2002, acrylic on canvas, triptych, 72" x 60"
    Courtesy of the Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University (to be confirmed)
23. American Portrait #3, 2002, acrylic on canvas, triptych, 72" x 60"
    Courtesy of the Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University (to be confirmed)
24. Sailor Moon, 2004, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48"
    Courtesy of the artist
25. Astro Boy, 2004, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48"
    Courtesy of the artist
26. I Know a Japanese, 2003, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"
    Courtesy of the artist
27. The Eternal Foreigner #7, 2006, acrylic on canvas, 72" x 24"
    Courtesy of the artist
28. Eternal Foreigner #10, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 72" x 24"
    Courtesy of the artist
29. Japs Galore, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 45"
    Courtesy of the artist
30. Dr. Seuss Goes to War, 2008, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"
    Courtesy of the artist
31. Fire Drill, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 36"
    Courtesy of the artist
32. Remember Pearl Harbor, 2002, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 24"
    Courtesy of the artist
33. Different Citizens, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 36" x 45"
    Courtesy of the artist

Bring Yellow Terror to your area:
For more information about Yellow Terror, click here to download the exhibition overview.

For detailed information and to make arrangements to bring Yellow Terror to your site, contact the Wing Luke Museum at (206) 623-5124, or email to inquire about exhibition rental.

Exhibition schedule: