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Watch: Japanese Punk Band Becomes Voice of 'Generation Fukushima'

A screenshot of the Frying Dutchman video for
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The Kyoto-based band's spoken-word song "humanERROR" has turned into an anthem of sorts for Japan's traditionally apolitical youth.

March 12th by Michael McAteer | Comments

Interview: Sunada Mami on Filming Her Father's Final Days [Images/Video]

Sunada Tomoaki in a still from his daughter's documentary film about his death. (Bitters End, Inc.)
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Sunada’s directorial debut Death of a Japanese Salesman (2011) opens Asia Society New York’s new film series Extreme Private Ethos: Japanese Documentaries on March 10.

March 9th by La Frances Hui | Comments

'The Times of India' on the Artistic Consequences of Colonization

Visitors to Asia Society Museum in New York inspect a piece from the Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, 1707 to 1857 exhibition. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
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Vrushali Haldipur reviews Asia Society Museum's latest exhibit, Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, 1707 to 1857.

March 2nd by Geoff Spencer | Comments

Artist Sarah Sze, on View at Asia Society Museum, Named for 2013 Venice Biennale

Sarah Sze. (Courtesy the artist)
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American artist Sarah Sze — whose solo exhibition Sarah Sze: Infinite Line is on display at Asia Society Museum in New York through March 25, 2012 — has been named the U.S. representative at the prestigious Venice Art Biennale in 2013.

February 24th by Rebecca Chao | Comments

Interview: William Dalrymple and the 'Very Attractive' World of the Late Mughals

Historian, travel writer and journalist William Dalrymple reading from his collection
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The acclaimed historian relates how he came to co-curate an Asia Society Museum exhibition, and explains his ongoing fascination with the late Mughal era.

February 21st by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

Interview: Bhi Bhiman on Making Roots Music for the 21st Century

Singer-songwriter Bhi Bhiman. (Matthew Washburn)
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How the son of Sri Lankan immigrant parents learns to play guitar and ends up being compared to Randy Newman.

February 15th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

Before Lil Buck Dances With Madonna at Super Bowl, Watch Him Dance in China

Street dancer Charles
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Street dancer Charles "Lil Buck" Riley, who will take the stage during halftime on Sunday, took his talents to China with the Asia Society last November. Click to watch him in action.

February 3rd by Dan Washburn | Comments

Video: Asia Society Museum Exhibit Depicts 'Transitional Moment' in India's History

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Take a video tour of Asia Society Museum's upcoming exhibition Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, 1707-1857, a major reappraisal of the art of the later Mughal period.

February 2nd by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Interview: Playwright Zayd Dohrn on Being an 'Outside Person' [Photos]

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Dohrn discusses how his new off-Broadway play 'Outside People' bridges the gap between Chinese and American culture.

January 24th by Hanqing Chen | Comments

Three Questions for 'Chinglish' Playwright David Henry Hwang

Playwright David Henry Hwang congratulates actress Jennifer Lim at the 'Chinglish' Broadway opening night after-party at the Brasserie 8 1/2 on Oct. 27, 2011 in New York City. (Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
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Asia Blog caught up with the Asian-American Tony Award winner for a few quick questions about his latest Broadway play, Chinglish, which TIME magazine called "a serious and nuanced study of the Chinese/American cultural divide."

January 10th by Dan Washburn | Comments

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