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Yoshitomo Nara describes his creative and collaborative processes, with Hideki Toyoshima, in New York on Sept. 10, 2010. (3 min., 6 sec.)Photo: Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society

Serious Fun: A Conversation with Yoshitomo Nara and Hideki Toyoshima

Inside the unique creative process of the Neo Pop artist and his chief collaborator. more
Photographer Dan Bailey offers his take on Tokyo's fashion subculture, in particular what he sees as the all-encompassing Harajuku look. (1 min., 2 sec.)

Young, Rebellious, Stylish: Tokyo! Look!

Tokyo is a living laboratory for experimentation in youth taste and fashion. more
Yoshitomo Nara (born 1959, Japan). Hyper Enough (to the City), 1997. Acrylic on canvas. H. 49 x W. 59 in. (125 x 150 cm). Rubell Family Collection, Miami

Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool

September 9, 2010 – January 2, 2011 more
Frank Lavin explains how the US Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo emphasizes what Americans and Chinese have in common. (1 min., 48 sec.)

The Shanghai Expo: Inside 'The World's Largest Event'

The 2010 Shanghai Expo has probably been attended by more people than any event in human history. more
Promotional art for Tomorrow, When the War Began.

Invasion of the Asians is Fiction, Not Fact

Why is it so easy for a new movie to posit an Australia overrun by its Asian neighbors? more