HoMA Selects
There’s always more to art than meets the eye. HoMA Selects is a way to share stories, fun facts, and behind-the-scenes insight about HoMA’s permanent collection, with museum curators and staff highlighting a different work every two weeks.
HoMA Selects is designed to offer new perspectives on HoMA works—some that may be familiar, and others that may be entirely new to you. Follow along with us as we explore and celebrate the museum’s collection of world-class art, right here in Honolulu.
Ku‘u Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag)
The current HoMA Select, Ku‘u Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag), offers a sense of security throughout evolutions of “home” during changes to Hawai‘i’s political landscape, as well as in the personal history of the work itself.
Find this quilt on view in Artists of Hawai‘i Now alongside Hawaiian contemporary artist Andy Berhle’s digital rendition, which collates close-up footage of Hawaiian waters to create a glimmering video-projected “quilt.”
Stay tuned to upcoming HoMA Selects for more stories and insights about works in HoMA’s permanent collection.
Ku‘u Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag), late 19th to early 20th century
Hawaiian flag quilt; cotton, hand piecing, appliqué, and quilting
Gift of Mr. Helmut Hörmann, 1989 (5783.1)
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