http://www.asianart.org/blog Blogging Asian Art and Culture Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:05:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I will never forget seeing Balinese dance teacher Ni Ketut Arini in action in her home dance studio in Denpasar in Bali, Indonesia. She was teaching nearly 40 young girls to do Balinese dance with gentle, yet firm hands, and a huge smile. It was like her voice could control ... http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2010/03/07/visiting-balinese-dancer/ Celestial beauty Gong Li in Shanghai Triad This coming Sunday, the Asian Art Museum will be screening a double feature — Shanghai Triad and Two Stage Sisters — that provides a glimpse, both on and off the screen, of the violence and social injustice that lay behind the glamorous facade of ... http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2010/03/04/shanghai-film-series-high-times-to-revolution/ The steamed dumpling known as xiao long bao, described so evocatively by Olivia Wu elsewhere on this website, is synonymous with Shanghai, and for generations of Shanghainese eating xiao long bao was synonymous with a visit to one particular establishment, the Nanxiang Mantou Dian (Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant). Here, in ... http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2010/03/03/shanghai-dumpling-destination/ [caption id="attachment_2266" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption=""Vestiges of a Process: Shanghai Garden" during installation."][/caption] Shanghai has been up a little more than a week, long enough for a number of media reviews, blog posts, and general discussion points to emerge. One piece that seems to elicit particular comment is Zhang Jian Jun's installation ... http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2010/02/23/somewhere-a-shanghai-garden-grows-2/ And because this is San Francisco, your weekend starts now. You have just Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to catch the Swinging Chinatown exhibit at The Old Mint.   A colleague and I took a walk through the beautiful decrepitude of the old building last Monday and were enthralled by the stories ... http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2010/02/18/your-weekend-plans/ We're all swept up in Shanghai's opening weekend, but I didn't want to wait another moment to congratulate the fantastic design team that is Meomi (aka, Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy).  When I first got word that they were responsible for the Vancouver Olympics mascots, I was doubly happy.  Firstly, ... http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2010/02/14/meanwhile-in-the-frozen-north/ You have been given entry into the exclusive province of museum installation; as our guest, you are witness to the realization of years of planning and much strenuous labor.  An air of expectation is palpable, as always, in the fleeting days  preceding an exhibition. What awaits us is a land at ... http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2010/02/10/other-shanghai/ [caption id="attachment_2188" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="image courtesy of ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive"][/caption] As much as I'd like to give you red envelopes stuffed with cash (for the whippersnappers, of course--red envelopes are traditionally given to those younger than yourself), I'm a little broke right now. Instead, for your Lunar New Year gift, I will ... http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2010/02/04/new-year-old-gift-2/ Whew! Our first week of installation for Shanghai is over, and week two is about to begin. All of the objects have arrived safely and the galleries are beginning to really take shape. The exhibition crew has been busy condition checking artwork, hanging paintings, dressing mannequins, and dealing with all ... http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2010/02/01/shanghai-update/ (From left): AHSC  poster winners Imani Chapman and Dave San Pedro. You could be the next winner! Call for Artists for the Asian Heritage Street Celebration POSTER CONTEST! The Asian Heritage Street Celebration, Kearny Street Workshop, and NEW PEOPLE have teamed up to host the annual poster competition for the ... http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2010/01/28/call-for-artists/