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Category: Arts

How Artists and Museums Can Embrace Globalism

(Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
Arts

How a groundbreaking Chinese artist "pressures the viewer to think" about social and environmental issues in a global context.

September 14th by Louis Soulard

15 Photos Exploring the Filipino Obsession With Basketball

In the local villages of Cebu, Philippines, kids and adults will play basketball in flip flops on pretty rough terrain. (Richard James Daniels)
ArtsCurrent Affairs

Photographer Richard James Daniels' project documents the significance of the country's favorite pastime. 

September 1st by Michelle FlorCruz

Myanmar Earthquake Damages Celebrated Buddhist Temple Complex

Collapsed walls surround an ancient pagoda after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Bagan on August 24, 2016. (Soe Moe Ang/AFP/Getty Images)
ArtsCurrent Affairs

The 6.8-magnitude quake killed three and destroyed temples in Bagan, one of the Southeast Asian country's most important tourist areas.

August 24th by Matt Schiavenza

25 Remarkable Images Provide Rare Glimpse of 1956 China

Tom Hutchins' Images Ltd., New Zealand.
ArtsMultimedia

A little-known batch from the New Zealand photographer Tom Hutchins present a remarkable display of ordinary life across the country.

August 15th by Matt Schiavenza

Video: The Painstaking and Mesmerizing Tradition of the Tibetan Sand Mandala

(Joel Luks/Asia Society)
ArtsCurrent Affairs

The sacred tradition from Tibetan Buddhism embodies the universe and serves as a metaphor of the impermanence of life.

August 10th by Michelle FlorCruz

Ai Weiwei: Meaningful Architecture Is 'Very Dangerous' To China's Leadership

(Adam Berry/Getty Images)
ArtsCurrent Affairs

“The discussion does not benefit who is going to be profited. So authorities doesn’t like this kind of discussion — any discussion related to aesthetics.” 

August 4th by Michelle FlorCruz

How an Iconic American Hot Dog Restaurant Came to the Philippines

Pink's Hot Dogs
Arts

Richard Pink, owner of Los Angeles' famed Pink's Hot Dogs, tells Asia Society Southern California why he chose Manila for his first international expansion.

July 7th by Christopher Pak

The Americans' Ruthie Ann Miles: 'We Should Not Be Satisfied Playing the Token Asian'

Ruthie Ann Miles in a scene from Lincoln Center Theater's production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I. (Paul Kolnik)
Arts

The Korean-raised actress, currently starring in The King and I on Broadway, discussed her passion for music, theater, and says why television makes her nervous.

June 9th by Clara Lambert

Interview: Jeff Yang on What Hollywood Can Teach the Corporate World About Diversity

Shows like ABC's How To Get Away With Murder have injected greater racial diversity in television (Mitchell Haaseth/ABC)
ArtsCurrent Affairs

The longtime media and cultural critic says that "pop culture is a step behind society, and brands are a step behind pop culture" in fomenting change.

June 9th by Juan Machado

Interview: Tracy Wong on Leadership, Diversity, and the Importance of 'Creative Democracy'

Tracy Wong (Jason Hall)
Arts

The award-winning advertising executive explains why letting everyone — even the accounts team — get involved in the creative process has made his Wongdoody firm so successful.

June 6th by Clara Lambert