Category: Arts

Photos: Inaugural Lahore Literary Festival Draws Major Names and Capacity Crowds

The crowd inside the Alhamra Art Center in Lahore, Pakistan on February 23, 2013, Day 1 of the inaugural Lahore Literary Festival. (Saad Sarfraz Sheikh)

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A successful two-day event in Pakistan's cultural capital leads to speculation that literary festivals just might be the country's "new soft power."

March 5th by Asia Society | Comments

Guggenheim's 'No Country' Exhibit Bound for Asia Society Hong Kong in Fall

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Lauded by Holland Cotter in the New York Times, a new group exhibition encompasses 22 artists and collectives from the Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

February 26th by Elaine Merguerian | Comments

Interview: Bo Wang's 'China Concerto' Turns Camera on Bo Xilai's 'Red' Chongqing

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Bo Wang's film essay China Concerto, which made its U.S. debut at the Museum of Modern Art last week, takes a critical look at the culture of spectacle in contemporary China.

February 26th by Liz Flora | Comments

In 2013, Literature Festival Provides 'Healing Touch' for Troubled Karachi

In 2013, the Karachi Literature Festival grew to three days' worth of events and attracted approximately 15,000 attendees. (Annie Ali Khan)

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A festival devoted to reading and writing becomes a political statement in a city where bomb blasts, like thunderstorms, have become part of the natural order.

February 22nd by Annie Ali Khan | Comments

Interview: Novelist Mohsin Hamid Wants You to Get 'Filthy Rich' in a Rising Asia

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Introducing his new book at the Karachi Literature Festival, one of Pakistan's leading younger novelists says, "You have to find new ways of telling stories."

February 19th by Nadia Rasul | Comments

Video: Eye-Popping American Street Dance Comes to China

Filmmaker Ole Schell documented performances by Charles

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In an interview with ChinaFile's Jonathan Landreth, filmmaker Ole Schell discusses his film about Lil Buck, a street dancer from Memphis who collaborated with cellist Yo-Yo Ma in China.

February 11th by Jonathan Landreth | Comments

Video: Watch the Wu Man Concert That Prompted New York Times Rave Review

Wu Man (L) onstage at Asia Society New York with members of The Knights on February 7, 2013.

Arts

In her New York Times review of Asia Society's Wu Man and The Knights concert, published today, Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim cites "gutsy renditions" of classic pieces and the "exquisite expression" on stage.

February 11th by Saira Siddiqi | Comments

Listen: 'I Sing Beijing' Makes Opera a Universal Language

A scene from the 'I Sing Beijing' highlights video. (YouTube)

Arts An international arts collaboration that bridges Brazil to Beijing and beyond, is now coming to New York.

February 8th by Jeff Wang | Comments

Gallery: Hand-Drawn Indian Movie Posters Convey 'Passion, Power and Immediacy'

Ramachandraiah and Raju's poster for the 2012 Bollywood caper

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Traveling in South India, filmmaker and blogger Andy Deemer discovered a kind of outsider art that is routinely dismissed as "urban blight."

February 7th by Farisa Khalid | Comments

Interview: After Busan Biennale, Yale Art Historian Urges Art World to Think Local

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Reflecting on his experience at the 2012 Busan Biennale in South Korea, art historian David Joselit shares his thoughts on the future of an increasingly globalized art world.

February 7th by Farisa Khalid | Comments