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<p><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">MAGIC HOUR </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">With Instant Coffee
and Nikkei </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">National
Museum</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Please join us this Saturday Jan 31, 3-5pm for a Magic Hour event: </span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">PERFORMANCE BY HOLY HUM AT 3:30 </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">FOLLOWED BY A SLOW DANCE, (BRING YOUR SLOW DANCE ALBUMS)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><br></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">LIVE ARCHIVE UNWRAPPING STARTS AT 4:30</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">HOLY HUM</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"> is the new ambient
musical project of multidisciplinary artist Andrew Lee. He will be </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(26,26,26)">performing with a 7 piece
band comprised of: Ash Poon, Ryan Flowers, Rob Tornroos, Leigh Denholm, Hannah
Epperson, and Brian Chan.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Over the past 15 years, Andrew Lee has toured extensively across North
America and</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"> Europe with <a href="http://imr.ca/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">In Medias Res</span></b></a> (File Under: Music)
and <a href="http://siskiyouband.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Siskiyou</span></b></a> (<a href="http://cstrecords.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Constellation Records</span></a>). He has shared the
stage with Kurt Vile, Cursive, Death From Above 1979, Julianna Barwick, Damien
Jurado, Frog Eyes, Porcelain Raft and many more and has performed at notable
festivals such as All Tomorrow’s Parties (London), Primavera Sound (Barcelona),
Primavera Festival (Portugal) and Sled Island (Calgary). He has also presented
special artistic works of music at the Vancouver Art Gallery, The Centre for
Performance Research in New York City and Kunstradio in Vienna.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px;text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"><b>The Artist Collective <i>Instant Coffee</i> creates </b><span style="font-weight:bold">an exhibition from the <i>Nikkei National Museum’s</i> Collection.</span></span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><i><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">The Instant Coffee Artist Collective is taking an unexpected and innovative look at the gems from the Nikkei National Museum collection.<i><span>Magic</span> <span>Hour</span></i> is the time just after sunrise or just before sunset, and we are excited to tease out the <span>magic</span> in the archives.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">This is the first time that Instant Coffee has been afforded the opportunity to work with an historic collection. These collections are the legacy of the many people of Japanese descent who have made Canada their home since the 1800s. Rather than a static and regimented exhibit, Instant Coffee brings their collaborative, interactive and often mischievous approach to make the usually hidden activities of collection management into a publicly accessible event.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">Instant Coffee says: “It is a privilege to have access to these archives: filing through images, listening to cassette tapes, watching VHS recorded interviews and unwrapping the numerous eclectic objects. We are fascinated by the process of recording and archiving and wanted to give the varied approaches of documentation and preserving a performative element. “</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">Director/Curator Beth Carter commented: “</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">This is our chance to take a fresh approach to showcase the wonderful treasures from our collection while also retaining historical accuracy and cultural sensitivity. We are grateful to receive the BC Arts Council Innovations Grant to support the development of the partnership with Instant Coffee. By showcasing our Nikkei collection through the creativity of a non-Nikkei collective, we broaden our opportunities for innovation and an explosion of creative expression.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">The exhibit will continue to change through the course of the show, with a series of events which will invite interaction and intervention from the community. The public is encouraged to visit and revisit the exhibition to help provide direction or to see the changes made.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">EVENTS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">January 17, 3-5pm Opening: Archive Unwrapping, Self DJ Station </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="text-indent:0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> <span>Magic</span> <span>Hour</span> and Happy <span>Hour</span></span><span style="text-indent:0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> ● 4:44 pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">January 31, 3-5 pm Holy Hum featuring Andrew Lee followed by Slow Dance (bring your own albums)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;text-indent:0.5in"> <span>Magic</span> <span>Hour</span> and Happy <span>Hour</span> ●5:07 pm </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">February 28, 3-6pm Speakers Series: Preserving Nikkei History, 3pm ● Live Unwrapping Family Collections</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> <span>Magic</span> <span>Hour</span> and Happy <span>Hour</span> ● 5:54 pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">April 1, 7-9:30pm Nikkei BLOOM: Party and Fundraiser ● <span>Magic</span> <span>Hour</span> events with Instant Coffee</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> <span>Magic</span> <span>Hour</span> and Happy <span>Hour</span> ● 7:44 pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">BIOGRAPHY</span></b></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">Instant Coffee</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> is a service oriented artist and curatorial collective based in Winnipeg and Vancouver, founded in 2000. As a collective we developed, in part, as a response to the exaggerated division between studio and exhibition practice. Through formal installations and event-based activities, we have built a practice that centers on providing a public place to practice, where ideas, materials and actions can be explored outside the isolated studio and in a manner that renegotiates traditional exhibition structures, but is still supported by them. As an artist and curatorial collective we have been invested in combining the social with the aesthetic, and as such have worked in public spaces to engage larger audiences. We have shown internationally and have exhibited in many prominent art institutions as well as produced numerous Public Art projects. Instant Coffee’s current List of Members: Jinhan Ko, Khan Lee, Kelly Lycan, and Jenifer Papararo.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"><a href="http://www.instantcoffee.org/" target="_blank">www.instantcoffee.org</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">6688 Southoaks Crescent</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">Burnaby, BC V5E 4M7</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"><a href="tel:604.777.7000" value="+16047777000" target="_blank">604.777.7000</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"><a href="http://www.nikkeiplace.org/" target="_blank">www.nikkeiplace.org</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-CA">Media contact<br>Nichola Ogiwara, Museum Programmer<br><a href="mailto:ogiwara@nikkeiplace.org" target="_blank">ogiwara@nikkeiplace.org</a><br><a href="tel:604.777.7000%20ext.109" value="+16047777000" target="_blank">604.777.7000 ext.109</a><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:13px"><br></p><div style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:15px">We gratefully acknowledge the financial assistance of the BC Arts Council Innovations Fund, Province of British Columbia, and the Deux Mille Foundation.</span></div>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#999999">Beth Carter</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><br>
<span style="color:#999999">Director | Curator</span><br>
<span style="color:red">Nikkei</span><span style="color:#999999"> National
Museum & Cultural Centre</span><br>
<span style="color:#999999">6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby, BC V5E 4M7</span><br>
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ext 112<b> F</b> <a href="tel:604.777.7001" value="+16047777001" target="_blank">604.777.7001</a></span><br>
<span style="color:#999999"><a href="http://nikkeiplace.org" target="_blank">nikkeiplace.org</a></span></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:gray"><a href="http://centre.nikkeiplace.org/magic-hour/" target="_blank"><br>Magic Hour</a> - <span><span>January 17 - April 5,
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