Scene Stealers

AN AMERICAN ARTIST IN POSTWAR JAPAN: THE PRINTS OF MARIAN KORN

Art does not exist independently of circumstance — even if audiences may have a more difficult time seeing the confluence of time, place and thought. American artist Marian Korn moved to Tokyo just a few years after World War II and discovered a love of woodblock prints, etching and printmaking.

Honolulu Museum of Art showcases a collection of those earliest prints, as well as her pieces from the 1980s.

Korn’s works will be on display through July 26. For more information, visit honolulumuseum.org.

DOCUMENTARY SERIES

As part of a month-long series of free public arts programs, Kakaako Agora hosts a three-documentary series from filmmaker Doug Prey, followed by discussions led by the man himself.

On the agenda at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (June 11) is Art & Copy, focusing on the power of advertising and the creative process behind commercials. Prey will lead a talk about editing to create narrative structure, including the importance of B-roll and scenics.

Expect Surfwise, followed by a talk on therapeutic filmmaking and intimacy in documentary filming Friday (June 12), and Levitated Mass and interview tips Saturday (June 13).

For more information, visit kakaakoagora.org.

SECRETS IN LIFE AND DEATH

Words are given new, potent meaning in Edgar Heap of Birds’ Secrets in Life and Death, with a focus on indigenous issues, emotion, sensuality and more, in four sets of 16 monoprints in four shades of blue. The short, hand-painted sentences conjure sharp images and sudden thoughts — a marriage of pen and brush. Secrets in Life and Death is on display until Wednesday (June 10) at The Commons Gallery at UH-Manoa’s Art Building.