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Asia Society Museum Offers New Look at India's Late Mughal Era

Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu previews the upcoming exhibition Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, 1707–1857. more

Asia Society Museum Offers New Look at India's Late Mughal Era

Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu previews the upcoming exhibition Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, 1707–1857. more

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

Take a video tour of Asia Society's upcoming museum exhibition on the late Mughal period. It's the first time such portraits and historical photographs have been show in the West. more
"Sarah Sze: Infinite Line" at the Asia Society Museum runs through March 25, 2012.

Video: Artist Sarah Sze Crosses the 'Line' at Asia Society Museum

Video tour: the acclaimed American artist reveals the artistic intent behind her new exhibition at Asia Society Museum in New York. more
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in the courtyard of his home in Beijing on Nov. 7, 2010. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)

Asia Society Reacts to China's Release of Artist Ai Weiwei

Jailed dissident whose Asia Society photo exhibit begins June 29 was reportedly freed on bail. more
Ai Weiwei's 'Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,' now on view at the Pulitzer Fountain outside the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan until July 15, 2011. (Shreeya Sinha/Asia Society)

Slideshow: Inside Ai Weiwei's 'Zodiac Heads'

Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu explains the history and cultural significance of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads in New York City. more
Graffiti is displayed on a wall asking for the release of famed mainland Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, in Hong Kong on April 19, 2011. (Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images)

In China, a Return to a 'Fearful Climate' for Artists

Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu writes about freedom of expression in China for CNN.com. more
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Ai Weiwei's Detention a 'Shift Back to the Post-Tiananmen Square Atmosphere'

Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu recently took part in a discussion featured on the New York Times' Room for Debate page entitled "Ai Weiwei and the Artist's Role in China." more