Fighting the Western perception of Iran as a hostile war zone, Mohammed Afkhami began collecting artworks by Iranian artists to highlight the country’s rich cultural production.
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An Expansive View of Asian Identity at the Asia Society Triennial
Though it occasionally stumbles, the first iteration of We Do Not Dream Alone signals a promising commitment to prolonged investment in art from the Asian diaspora in New York.
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Meet the NYC Art Community: Boon Hui Tan’s “Main Obsession” Is Co-curating Asia Society’s First Triennial
An interview series spotlighting New York’s creative community. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
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Challenging Censorship, One Meticulous Artwork at a Time
Xie’s latest exhibition at Asia Society Museum grapples with the long history of book banning in his home country of China.
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A Performer Uses Brain-Mapping Technology to Scan Her Dreams
Indonesian artist Melati Suryodarmo ran her own dreams through an EEG machine to create her performances at the Asia Society Museum next week.
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The Young Firebrands of Indian Modernism
The Progressive Artists’ Group represented a microcosm of class, caste, and religion, making them the perfect poster boys for the Nehruvian ideal of secularism.
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The Plurality and Progressivism of India’s Modern Art Revolution
The Asia Society Museum’s latest exhibition proves that India’s modern artists wove their own way through abstractionism as their country changed around them.
