Asia Week New York, March 20-28, 2010

Asia Week New York, from March 20–28, 2010, includes activities of over 40 of New York's major museums, art galleries and auction houses. As the city's largest and most diverse series of cultural events focusing on Asian art, the initiative—coordinated by Asia Society—builds on a decade-long history of New York dealers staging shows and auction houses conducting sales during spring Asia Week. This year represents the first time that a single institution has coordinated a city-wide effort among museums, auction houses, galleries and dealers.

Details of the events, most of which are free and open to the public, are listed on the newly launched Asia Week New York website, www.AsiaWeekNewYork.org.

Programming during the week will encompass public lectures, panel discussions, and museum and gallery exhibitions and receptions that promote understanding and appreciation of Asian art. The endeavor aims to look at new developments and trends in Asian art from multiple perspectives and at the broad range of traditional Asian arts being presented during March.
“Asia Week brings together every major New York institution that has a significant interest in Asian art, organizing and formalizing the myriad activities relating to Asian art that occur each spring,” says Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu. “Asia Society Museum is pleased to be working with museums, galleries and the auction houses to present a week of substantive and educational programming and activities highlighting art from India, China, Japan, Korea, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.”

Two resources provide information about Asia Week New York: the website www.AsiaWeekNewYork.org and a full-color print guide that will be distributed at the locations of Asia Week participants.

Above is Kyusetsu XII's For Love (High Heel)at the Continuity & Change in Japanese Ceramics exhibit at the Japan Society. Photo © Gakuji Tanaka.

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When: Mar 28 2010 at 7:57 pm

Website: http://www.AsiaWeekNewYork.org