Glenn Kaino (b. 1972) is fourth-generation Japanese-American who was born and based in Los Angeles, California. Kaino is a conceptual artist working in a wide range of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, video, and performance. He often collaborates with a wide range of organizations and companies on creative projects.
“As an artist who frequently collaborates with partners across culture, gender, and several other social issues, I think it’s important for us to work together to find ourselves in each other’s stories, so we can fight for each other in new, collective stories.” – Glenn Kaino in conversations with Deon Jones and Stacey Abrams in 2019. Page 102.
Image 1: Front cover
Image 2: From the installation, “In the Light of Shadow” at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA. 2021
Image 3: From the installation, “In the Light of Shadow” at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA. 2021
Image 4: V|S|B|L|T|Y, Glenn Kaino & Jesse Williams, 2015-ongoing, Mixed-media experiential organization. V|S|B|L|T|Y creates interventions into a larger media landscape in order to prove that diversity can be both popular and profitable, so as to make significant positive change in our world.
Glenn Kaino : this book is a promise ; Glenn Kaino : this book is a memory Kaino, Glenn (Glenn Akira), 1972- [artist, interviewee, contributor] New York, NY : DelMonico Books · D.A.P. ; North Adams, MA : MASS MoCA, 2021. The book reads in two directions, Memory and Promise, each with its own cover. HOLLIS number: 99155854437803941
