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X.4. Fall 2008

Afghanistan's Hidden Treasures: A Story of Survival (Thomas Christensen)
Newly on View
Every Book Its Reader: The C. Laan Chun Library Center at the Asian Art Museum (Robin Jacobson)

X.3. SUMMER 2008

The Making of Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty (Michael Knight)
A Conversation with Jay Xu
Arts of the Islamic World (Forrest McGill, Natasha Reichle, and Saleema Waraich)

X.2. SPRING 2008

Drama and Desire: Japanese Paintings from the Floating Wrold (Yoko Woodson)
Zhan Wang Rocks the Bay: A Leading Contemporary Artist Turns His Gaze to San Francisco (Thomas Christensen)
Art at the Top of the Stairs: Chiense Ceramics of the Song, Ming, and Qing Dynasties (He Li)
The First Five Years: Exhibitions at the New Asian (Thomas Christensen)
Bring Asia Alive: Five Years of Educatioinal Programming (Deborah Clearwaters)
Brundage's Gift: Creating the Asian Art Museum (Robert Oaks)
Moving Forward: Chong-Moon Lee and the New Asian Art Museum (Thomas Christensen)
Class Act: The Three-Year Journey to Becoming a Docent (Brian Hogarth)

X.1. Fall 2007

Stylized Sculpture: Contemporary Japanese Fashioin from the Kyoto Costume Institute (Akiko Fukai, Rie Nii, and Melissa Rinne)
History of History (Hiroshi Sugimoto)
The Tateuchi Thematic Gallery: A Gateway to the Museum's Collection (Emily J. Sano)

IX.4. SUMMER 2007

Manga's Master: Pioneering the Art of Japanese Comics and Animation (Philip Brophy)
Yoshitoshi's Strange Tales: Woodblock Prints from Edo to Meiji (Yoko Woodson)

IX.3. SPRING 2007

Mewar: Kingdom of the Sun (Carla Cathers)
Masters of Bamboo: Japanese Baskets and Sculpture in the Cotsen Collection (Melissa M. Rine)
Living Artists at the Asian (Deborah Clearwaters)

IX.2. Fall 2006

Hidden Meanings: Symbolism in Chinese Art (Thomas Christensen)
Pioneers of Philippine Art: Luna, Amorsolo, Zobel (Florina H. Capistrano-Baker)
Recent Acquisitions of Philippine Art (Natasha Reichle)
Sights Unseen: Recent Acquisitions

IX.1. Summer 2006

The Microscopic Eye: Examining the Ehrenfeld Collection (Tushara Bindu Gude)
Photographs in the Ehrenfeld Collection (Tushara Bindu Gude and Shilpa Rele)
A Curious Affair: The Fascination between East and West (Forrest McGill)
Karkhana: A Contemporary Collaboration (Tushara Bindu Gude)

VIII.4. Spring 2006

The Elegant Gathering: The Yeh Family Collection (Michael Knight)
The Three Gorges Project: Paintings by Liu Xiaodong (Jeff Kelley)
From the Fire: Contemporary Korean Ceramics (Cho Chung Hyun)
Elephants on Parade

VIII.3. Fall 2005

Traditions Unbound: Groundbreaking Painters of Eighteenth-Century Kyoto
Fang Zhaoling: A Life in Painting (Michael Knight)
Contemporary Chinese Ink Painting in the Yiqingzhai Collection: An Inside Look (Pauline J. Yao)

VIII.2. Summer 2005

Tibet: Treasures from the Roof of the World
Shadows, Masks, and Music: Aspects of the Performing Arts in Asia
The Fabric of Life: Embroidered Indian Textiles in the Collection of the Asian Art Museum (Risha Lee)

VIII.1. Spring 2005

The Kingdom of Siam: A Closer Look (Forrest McGill)
Sui Jianguo: The Sleep of Reason (Jeff Kelley)

VII.4. Fall 2004

Fakes, Copies, and Question Marks: Forensic Investigations of Asian Art (Donna Strahan)
Days in a Life: The Art of Tetsuya Noda (Robert Flynn Johnson)
A Life in Art: The Elegant Lotus, Constance Chang

VII.3. Summer 2004

In She Really a Geisha? Identifying Geisha in Art and Life (Andrew L. Maske)
From Geisha to Diva: The Story of Ichimaru, a Twentieth-Century Geisha
Japan and America (Donald Keene)

VII.2. Winter 2004

Communicating Spirit: The Monumental Landscapes of Li Huayi (Michael Knight)
Contemplating Contemplation: Montien Boonma

VII.1. Fall 2003

Finding Enlightenment: Korea’s Goryeo Dynasty
Korea Then and Now: Leaning Forward, Looking Back

VI.4 Summer 2003

News That Stays News: Object Rotations at the Asian Art Museum (Thomas Christensen)
A Place for Tea (Deborah Clearwaters)
If You Teach a Man to Fish: Educational Opportunities at the Asian Art Museum (Robin Jacobson)

VI.3 Spring 2003

Printed Characters, Puppet Characters: Special Displays and Exhibitions
Preserving the Past: Chinese Paintings and Calligraphies from the Yeh Family Collection

VI.2. Winter 2003

The City That Knows Tao: Transforming the Former Library Building into the New Asian Art Museum (Thomas Christensen)
Getting Oriented: A Guide to the Art Galleries at the New Asian Art Museum
New Asian Galleries: The Persian World and West Asia and Asian Ceramics: Trade and Exchange (Kim Codella)

VI.1. Fall 2002

The New Asian Transformed (Michele Dilworth)
Expanding the Collection: New Gifts from the Lloyd Cotsen Japanese Bamboo Basket Collection and the Doris Duke Foundation’s Southeast Asian Art Collection
New Asian Galleries: Japan (Yoko Woodson)

V.4. Summer 2002

Forging New Directions: Contemporary Art at the Asian Art Museum (Emily J. Sano)
New Asian Galleries: Korea (Kumja Paik Kim)

V.3. Winter 2001

The Role of Education: Leading A Diverse Audience in Discovering the Achievements of Asian Art and Culture (Deborah Clearwaters, Alina Collier, Brian Hogarth, and Stephanie Kao)
New Asian Galleries: China (2) (Michael Knight

V.2. Fall 2001

On the Move: The Asian Prepares for Its New Home (Fiona Brewster)
New Asian Galleries: China (1) (Michael Knight)
Five Final Days of Fun

V.1. Summer 2001

Empire of the Sultans (Thomas Christensen)
New Asian Galleries: Himalayas (Terese Tse Bartholomew)
Searching for the Real Avery Brundage

IV.4. Spring 2001

Zen: Painting and Calligraphy, 17th–20th Centuries (Yoko Woodson)
New Asian Galleries: Southeast Asia (Forrest McGill)

IV.3. Winter 2000

Taoism and the Arts of China (Thomas Christensen)
New Asian Galleries: India (Forrest McGill)

IV.2. Fall 2000

Between the Thunder and the Rain: Tradition and Innovation during a Tumultuous Era of Chinese Painting (Pauline Yao)
We’re on the Move: Building for the Future at Civic Center

IV.1. Summer 2000

The Lively Arts of Asia (Aubrey Wallace)
New Boundaries in Korean Literature (Myung Mi Kim)
The New Asian at Civic Center: Making It Real (Ellen Oh)

III.4. Spring 2000

The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology (Thomas Christensen)

III.3. Winter 2000

Sculpture in Bamboo: Bamboo Masterworks from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection (Deborah Clearwaters)
Alienation and Assimilation (Fiona Brewster)
Of Brush and Pen: Comments on Asian Art and Literature (Robert Hass and Bill Porter)

III.2. Fall 1999

Traditional Motifs in Chinese Art (Terese Tse Bartholomew)
Planning an Exhibition (Thomas Christensen)
Fountain of Youth: How Curators Hold Back the Aging Process (Claire Christensen)

III.1. Summer 1999

From Guru Nanak to the Sikh Kingdoms: A Punjabi Journey (Thomas Christensen and Kristina Youso)
Mountains and Rivers without End: How Asian Art Inspired a Poet’s Masterwork (Gary Snyder)

II.4. Spring 1999

The Amateur: A Portrait of Avery Brundage (Thomas Christensen)
Wooing Brundage: How San Francisco Obtained Priceless Treasure (Aubrey Wallace)
Highlights of the Avery Brundage Collection (Forrest McGill and the Curatorial Staff of the Asian Art Museum)
From the Rainbow’s Varied Hue (Michele Ragland-Dilworth)

II.3. Winter 1999

Asian Art Museum Reopens the Jade Gallery (He Li)
Eyes to the Future: A Forum on Contemporary Art at the New Asian (Kristina Youso)
Inside Out: New Chinese Art

II.2. Fall 1998

Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints (Deborah Clearwaters)
Looking at India: Up Close and From Afar (Robert J. Del Bonta)
Holiday Celebrations at the Museum (Aislinn Scofield)

II.1. Summer 1998

Hokusai: Great Japanese Prints (Deborah Clearwaters)
Politics, Puns, and Poignancy: Filipino Art in the 90s (Hal Fischer)
Mouting the Money Tree

I.4. Spring 1998

At Home and Abroad: 21 Contemporary Filipino Artists (Hal Fischer)
Chinese Bronzes on View in May (Michael Knight)
Dry-Laquer Sculptures Displayed in Nara (Yoko Woodson)

I.3. Winter 1998

Essence of Style: Chinese Furniture of the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties (Michael Knight)
Hopes and Aspirations: Decorative Paintings of Korea (Kumja Paik Kim)
Construction Techniques of Japanese Joinery (Yoko Woodson)

I.2. Fall 1997

Paintings by Masami Teraoka (Yoko Woodson)
Ukiyo-e Influences in Teraoka’s Paintings (Yoko Woodson)
Reopening of Korean and Chinese Galleries (Kumja Paik Kim and He Li)

I.1. Summer 1997

India: A Celebration! (Hal Fischer)
Looking Forward to the New Asian: An Architectural Profile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
       
 
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