Hunter is American, born and raised in the mountains of Vermont, where he was homeschooled until the day he finally enrolled in the Putney School at the age of 15. Hunter is an extraordinary and unconventional art researcher who spends much of his time meeting and gathering stories from artists of all walks of life, mainly in the East and Southeast Asian regions. The archive he has been developing, called KIRTI, already includes hundreds of artists, often never represented in mainstream art scenes. Hunter’s mission is to develop KIRTI into an alternative art publishing practice that is open-sourced and serves as a countermeasure to art world silos and stratifications. You can find a link to his project in the description.

Hunter is also a grandson of two cultural icons of mid-century America: Mark Shaw, the brilliant fashion photographer who took striking and personal images of the Kennedy family, Audrey Hepburn, Dior, and many more, and Pat Suzuki, a pioneering Japanese-American Broadway singer, who was famously featured on the cover of Time Magazine.

Most importantly, Hunter is a beloved friend of mine. He was also my first-ever business partner when we started an ice cream brand called Elm Lea during our studies at The Putney School at the age of 18.

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KIRTI : https://www.kirti-project.com/documents

Mark Shaw Photographic Archive : https://markshawphoto.com/

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• Host : Juno Lee
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