Arts Video Gallery

Identifying the structural inequities in the arts, panelists consider the racial, gender, and other representational issues within their own organizations and offer measures that promote more meaningful engagement with local communities.

Panelists share experiences, suggestions, and strategies for how cultural institutions can navigate the balance between responding to calls to action while remaining true to their institutional identities.

Artists Anida Yoeu Ali and Tania El Khoury present works that demonstrate the striking capacity of performance to address the legacies and traces of colonial power, followed by a discussion with artist, curator, and professor Việt Lê.

Beyond the western construct of colonization, this panel analyzes the sociopolitical and cultural ramifications of forced occupation and regional imperialism within Asia relating to issues of race, ethnicity, and nationality.

This session featured assessments of theoretical frameworks that need recalibration to develop alternate narratives for the inclusion of marginalized groups within art historical discourse.

Panelists discuss the increased calls for museums to address contested narratives around the traumatic imprint on the memory and cultures in many postcolonial societies.

A cinematic exploration of China’s industrial supply chain, director Jessica Kingdon and producer Kira Simon-Kennedy discuss their film with moderator Stephen Maing.

Acclaimed author Porochista Khakpour participates in a Q&A session with book club participants, moderated by author Hooman Majd.

Join us for a conversation about the making of the documentary, family, heritage, and more with the director, producer, and stars of ’Found.’

Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat interprets Persian poetry both old and new through song. She performs with percussionist Shane Shanahan and harpist Bridget Kibbey.

Learn the language of abinaya, the movement vocabulary of Indian dance with choreographer and dancer Parul Shah.

Part of Asia Society’s virtual Diwali, percussionist Sameer Gupta demonstrates how the tabla connects with the holiday.

Part of Asia Society's virtual Diwali, choreographer and storyteller Preeti Vasudevan takes viewers on a magical journey of dance to celebrate the festival of lights.

King Faisal's son, Prince Turki Al Faisal and granddaughter Princess Reema Al Saud discuss the film about their relative with Asia Society President and CEO Kevin Rudd.

The Silk Road Ensemble members and past Asia Game Changers wrapped up the show with a beautiful musical performance.

Hosted by artist, activist, and writer Morehshin Allahyari, Ha’mneshi (Farsi for “sitting together”) is a series of poetic rituals and personal storytellings.

Historian and cultural critic Geremie Barmé discusses the works of filmmaker Feng Xiaogang with editor and journalist Susan Jakes​​​​​​​.

In 'The Prophet's Heir​​​​​​​,' Hassan Abbas provides a nuanced, compelling portrait of Ali ibn Abi Talib, a towering yet divisive figure and the origins of sectarian division within Islam.