Night/Shift: Floating Worlds

Name: Night/Shift: Floating Worlds
Start: 2024-10-24T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-24T21:00:00-05:00
Location: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Schedule

Thu Oct 24 2024 at 05:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | Kansas City, KS

Night/Shift: Floating Worlds
Thursday, Oct. 24 | 5–9 pm
Free admission
You can register on site when you arrive, but we recommend registering online in advance: cart.nelson-atkins.org/46624/47461
The next edition of Night/Shift — Floating Worlds — summons the spirits of the season and explores classic Japanese print culture and contemporary print culture in Kansas City — on paper, in poetry, as tattoos, and more.
A translation of the Japanese artform ukiyo-e, Floating Worlds beckons you to explore the heroes, haunting tales, forces of nature, and the phenomenon of one artist’s life and legacy in the featured exhibition Hokusai: Waves of Inspiration from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the photography exhibition Still Performing, staged scenes and photographic fictions pull you into the high drama of the medium’s early years. At the Dia de los Muertos altar, commemorate ancestors and others who have passed to other realms.
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OCT. 24 LINEUP
🍸 FOOD AND DRINKS:
-Happy Hour (5-6 pm): Free mochi donut with food purchase at Museum Bars, while supplies last.
-Café Cà Phê pop-up, amplifying the Asian American narrative one cup of Vietnamese coffee at a time.
-The Moon Bar pop-up, Asian craft cocktails
-Museum Bars: Light bites, wine, beer, and cocktails
🎧 LIVE ACTS
-DJ Dr. Violet Dream transcends musical borders and blends classics with cutting-edge beats
-DJ Kay Fan takes you on an eclectic musical journey through old school hip-hop, house, funk, soul, remixes, and more
-UMKC Conservatory students bring art to life through tableau vivant (living pictures)
-Christina Silvius loops and layers viola, voice, theremin, and projection to produce strange and serene soundscapes
🎨 LIVE ART
-Tintoretta Tattoo Studio explores the Japanese roots of contemporary tattoos and tattooing across cultures
-KCAI Printmaking Department mentors you on mokuhanga 木版画 (wood block printing)
-The KU Natural History Museum schools you on the art and science of Gyotaku 魚拓 (fish printing)
Check out specialty merch and demos ranging from screen-printing to stamping, letterpress, and LEGO® prints. Support Kansas City’s thriving print culture and these featured artist-owned small businesses:
-Oddities Prints
-Skylab Letterpress
-Two Tone Press & Print League KC
-Viva La Tinta
-Surimono Swap | Illustrate a classic haiku, write your own, or swap with someone to create a collaborative work.
-LEGO® Boat Battle | Build a LEGO® boat worthy of the iconic Great Wave. Compete to win Technical Best or Dreamboat.
👻 GALLERY SIDE QUESTS
Hyaku monogatari kaidankai 百物語怪談会 | In this twist on the traditional Japanese ghost story game, a Museum Medium awaits you in the galleries with 10 lights. Get to know the spirited, supernatural, and suppressed stories behind the art. With each story shared, a light goes dark and stirs the spirits...