Niu Systems

Kaili Chun, Sean Connelly, Pier Fichefeux, Kainoa Gruspe, Amber Khan, John Koga, Roland Longstreet, Nicole Parente-Lopez, Nanea Lum, Dane Nakama, Enoka Phillips, Nalani Sato, Lawrence Seward

Ryan Lee Gallery is pleased to present Niu Systems, a group exhibition of contemporary artists from Hawai‘i.

Niu is not a coconut. This distinction is not merely linguistic. Where “coconut” names an object for consumption, niu holds layers of ‘ike (knowledge): husk, shell, water, flesh, each revealing…