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Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet
Video Spotlight: UuDam Tran Nguyen
Video Spotlight: Shiva Ahmadi at Asia Society New York, September 10-January 16, 2022
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Groundbreaking exhibitions of traditional and contemporary Asian and Asian-American art.

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  • An image of an abstract oil painting on linen. It is dominated by azure blues, with gestural strokes of white, yellow, pink, orange, and black filling the bottom two-thirds of the composition.

    Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians—The Mohammed Afkhami Collection

    10 Sep 2021 - 08 May 2022
    Drawn from the Mohammed Afkhami collection, “Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians” presents works by more than twenty artists from Iran and its diaspora.
  • A still from a video set in Ho Chi Minh City that follows twenty-eight scooter riders literally connected by their brightly colored ponchos and identical face masks.

    Video Spotlight: UuDam Tran Nguyen

    10 Sep 2021 - 16 Jan 2022
    UuDam Tran Nguyen’s video “Waltz of the Machine Equestrians” is a witty examination of the social and environmental effects of the rapid urbanization occurring throughout Vietnam.
  • Lotus, Shiva Ahmadi

    Video Spotlight: Shiva Ahmadi

    10 Sep 2021 - 16 Jan 2022
    Shiva Ahmadi's “Lotus” is a single-channel video installation inspired by two Buddha sculptures from the Asia Society Museum Collection.

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  • Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Shiva Nataraja). India, Tamil Nadu. Chola period, about 970.

    Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon

    08 Oct 2021 - 09 Jan 2022
    Ackland Art Museum
    Presenting nearly seventy of the finest examples of Asian art in the United States, the exhibition showcases the extraordinary range of artworks thoughtfully assembled by John D. Rockefeller 3rd and his wife Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller.

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About Asia Society Museum

Groundbreaking exhibitions of traditional and contemporary Asian and Asian-American art.

Plan Your Visit

725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021

General Inquiries
212-288-6400

Box Office
212-517-2742

more details »

Planning your visit

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