Category: Arts

"The Cooked Seed" (Bloomsbury, 2013) by Anchee Min (R). (Naishi Min)

Interview: Author Anchee Min Revisits Immigrant's Struggle in New Memoir

Acclaimed author Anchee Min talks about her newest memoir, The Cooked Seed, and her experiences adapting to a new country. In-person appearance at Asia Society Texas Center on June 23.

June 19th by Bette Ha | Comments

Photos: Bangalore Photographer Rakesh JV Captures Everyday Dynamism

Brothers enjoying each other's company in Triplicane, Tamil Nadu. (Rakesh Vijayan)

Arts

Face by face, part-time street photographer Rakesh JV is producing an indelible portrait gallery of his fellow Indians.

June 14th by Sophie Feng | Comments

Photos: Authenticity, 'Elemental Forms' Set Cambodian Artist Sopheap Pich Apart

Arts

Bansie Vasvani analyzes the distinctive qualities of the artist's work, currently on view in New York City as part of the Season of Cambodia festival.

June 12th by Bansie Vasvani | Comments

Book Excerpt: Dan Washburn's Chapter From the 'Unsavory Elements' China Anthology

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Asia Society Managing Editor Dan Washburn takes readers to a remote village in Guizhou in this excerpt from a forthcoming book.

June 7th by Dan Washburn | Comments

Interview: Literary Pioneer Jessica Hagedorn on Glass Ceilings and a Generational Divide

Arts

"Nothing much has changed," the groundbreaking author and editor says of Asian Americans working in the arts, "the barriers are still there." In-person appearance at Asia Society New York June 3.

May 28th by Asia Society | Comments

Interview: Classical Violinist Jennifer Koh Finds Her Own Path to Music with Meaning

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The Chicago-born violinist has made a name for herself not only through her playing but through her unusually thoughtful approach to the classical repertory.

May 23rd by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

Multimedia: Artist Imran Qureshi Creates 'Dialogue' in Site-Specific Installations

Imran Qureshi working on his site-specific painting at Asia Society Museum in 2009. (Asia Society/Bill Swersey)

Arts

As the acclaimed Pakistani artist returns to New York City with a major new installation, a look back at his site-specific work for Asia Society Museum in 2009.

May 14th by Asia Society | Comments

For Heritage Month, Remembering 'One of a Kind' Painter Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Yasuo Kuniyoshi in his studio at 20 East 14th Street in New York City on October 31, 1940. (Max Yavno/W.P.A./Archives of American Art)

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Japanese American artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi was an "enemy alien" in WWII who later became the first living American painter to get a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

May 10th by Farisa Khalid | Comments

'Midnight in Peking' Author Offers Tips on Getting Your Book About China Published

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Author Paul French, whose wildly successful book Midnight in Peking was awarded the 2013 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime last night in New York, visited Asia Society Studios earlier this week to offer some advice for aspiring authors hoping to write the next great China book.

May 3rd by Dan Washburn | Comments

Interview: Cross-Cultural Dialogue 'Translates' in Latest 'Monkey Business'

Arts

The third issue of the acclaimed Japanese-American literary journal is the most cosmopolitan and wide-ranging yet. Panel discussion with Paul Auster and Charles Simic this Saturday, May 4, at Asia Society New York.

May 2nd by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

Interview: Richard Slotkin Revisits America's 'Forgotten' War, Korea, on Film

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As the 60th anniversary of the Korean armistice approaches, renowned cultural critic and historian Richard Slotkin looks back on the relatively-forgotten Korean War movies made by Hollywood in the 1950s and '60s.

May 1st by Farisa Khalid | Comments