Past Events

Film

Feature Film Screening-"Bose: The Forgotten Hero" (2005/208 minutes, Hindi and English, with subtitles, India, dir. Shyam Benegal)

Sunday 9 Nov 2008
8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

US PREMIERE Still shrouded in controversy and mystery, the gripping story of Indian national hero "Netaji" Subhas Chandra Bose (played by Sachin Khedekar) gets an epic treatment from veteran director Shyam Benegal.
Performance

Family Day; Calligraphy: The Art of Writing

Saturday 1 Nov 2008
8 - 11 a.m.

Explore the beauty of writing through calligraphy from around the world and discover how to turn your own writing into a work of art!
Lecture

Exhibition Opening Lecture: Inside the World of the Islamic Calligrapher. Mary McWilliams.

Tuesday 21 Oct 2008
2 - 3:30 p.m.

In Islamic culture calligraphy has retained its status as the quintessential art form, and calligraphers are considered the most highly esteemed artists.
Film

Red Art--Under Mao's Red Sun Film Series

Saturday 18 Oct 2008
3 - 4:30 p.m.

Under Mao's leadership, art was made to serve the "workers, peasants, soldiers, and the cause of socialism."
Discussion

Asian Arts and Culture ' A New Vision: Chinese Spirit, Global Design - Eric Chan, ECCO Design and Calvin Tsao, TsAO & McKOWN

Thursday 16 Oct 2008
3 - 5 p.m.

Internationally acclaimed designer Eric Chan and architect Calvin Tsao discuss design in a global environment and how Chinese thought/culture can inspire modern design in new, perhaps unexpected ways.
Discussion

Citi Series on Asian Women Leaders: Securing Asia's Energy Future featuring Noeleen Heyzer

Thursday 16 Oct 2008
2 - 4:30 p.m.

Citi Series on Asian Women Leaders Securing Asia's Energy Future.
Film

Chung Kuo China--Under Mao's Red Sun Film Series

Saturday 11 Oct 2008
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

In 1972, European art cinema master Antonioni went to China to make a documentary for Italian television.
Discussion

Dialogue on Tibet at a Crossroads

Tuesday 7 Oct 2008
2 - 3 p.m.

Asia Society, Foreign Policy Association, and the National Endowment for Democracy cordially invite you to Dialogue on Tibet at a Crossroads Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Discussion

Art and China's Revolution - Curator's Talk by Zheng Shengtian

Thursday 2 Oct 2008
2:30 - 4 p.m.

Go inside China's revolution with a renowned artist who worked during the period.
Film

Children of the Revolution--Under Mao's Red Sun Film Series

Friday 26 Sep 2008
3 - 4:45 p.m.

Winner of a BAFTA award (the highest British film/television award), this documentary reunites classical musicians who studied at Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music.

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