There are 12 article(s) tagged Tommy Kha:

• April 2023

  • AAPI Heritage Month events are professor’s ‘love letter’ to Memphis

    SunAh M. Laybourn can name multiple reasons that spurred her to organize a calendar of events in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May.

    By Elle Perry April 27, 2023

• January 2023

  • The To-Do List: Lunar New Year parties, Tommy Kha and 250 years of American art

    This week, NKA Gallery shows work by Black male artists, Opera Memphis presents a political thriller and you can learn to play the harmonica (for free).

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington January 26, 2023

  • Statewide art exhibit opens this week with Kha, Safiya, others participating

    Memphis will join Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga in a five-month, statewide art exhibition this week.

    By Elle Perry January 26, 2023

• May 2022

  • Digital art, work of Maurice Sendak are headed to Brooks

    On the Sidebar, Eric talks to Patty Daigle, the associate curator of modern and contemporary art at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

    By Eric Barnes May 25, 2022

  • Photographer Kha returns to Memphis for ‘Critical Conversation’

    “I think the public versus private versus publicly-owned private space question is one that should be unpacked,” said Sam Rauch, who has curated exhibits for New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

    By Jordan Arellano May 19, 2022

• April 2022

  • Tommy Kha, behind and in front of the camera

    The Memphis-born photographer uses his art to connect with people but also to spark a conversation he said is bigger than just him. 

    By Jasmine McCraven April 09, 2022

• March 2022

  • Social Club: Tommy Kha’s artwork returns and Tiger fans react to Minott’s draft declaration

    A weekly roundup of what Memphians are saying and what’s being said about Memphis on social media, curated by digital desk reporter Jasmine McCraven.

    By Jasmine McCraven March 26, 2022

  • Herrington: Memphis needs more ‘Elvis fans’ like Tommy Kha

    The controversy over Tommy Kha’s photography was about art at the airport. But it was also about the living legacy of old, dead Elvis in the city that made him. 

    By Chris Herrington March 25, 2022

  • Airport Authority faces challenges as passengers’ numbers grow

    The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority passed resolutions Thursday addressing ongoing renovation at Memphis International Airport.

    By Alicia Davidson March 24, 2022

  • Memphis airport to reinstall Tommy Kha artwork

    The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority says it will reinstall the Tommy Kha artwork it had taken down after saying it had generated “a lot of” negative feedback from Elvis fans.

    By Elle Perry,  The Daily Memphian Staff March 22, 2022

  • Petition started to bring Tommy Kha back to Memphis International

    Close to 300 people are asking Memphis International Airport to bring back a photograph from Memphis native Tommy Kha. 

    By Jasmine McCraven March 22, 2022

  • Photographer’s work removed from Memphis airport

    The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority stated negative feedback came from Elvis fans. 

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    Petition started to bring Tommy Kha back to Memphis International

    By Elle Perry March 22, 2022