But unlike most of these collectors, he has always insisted that he has a civic obligation to display his art. After displaying his work in a Jakarta cafe for several years, he opened the nearby Yuz Museum in 2007, making entry free. Even that wasn’t enough. As her collection of artifacts from China grew, she …
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For more than a decade, before the pandemic, collectors and private sellers of Asian antiques would gather in New York City each spring for annual auctions. half a dozen houses including Bonham’s, Christie’s and sotheby’s. Many out of town dealers he organized his own shows at hotels or partner galleries, while his hometown galleries and …
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A former national champion and two-time Olympian (2010, 2018), Mirai Nagasu grew up working at her family’s Japanese restaurant, where they paid enough for her classes. Nagasu laughed, remembering how important it was to him as a young skater to learn that Kwan’s family also owned a restaurant. (Chin’s parents also owned a Chinese restaurant, …
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As Asian countries learn to live with coronavirus – with notable exception Chinese – and many who are gaining momentum in vaccination campaigns are cautiously reopening their borders and welcoming travelers. Although the Asia-Pacific region delayed in the beginning With many countries adhering to some of the world’s strictest restrictions on vaccines for most of …
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“Sesame Street” invites the first Asian American puppet to the neighborhood. 7-year-old Korean-American Ji-Young, who loves to play the electric guitar and skateboard, will be making his debut next week. Ji-Young won’t just share her love for rock music and tteokbokki or Korean rice cakes on the show. It will also play a role in …
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In the latest sign of continued deterioration in the art market amid the pandemic, three powerful Sotheby’s alumni have joined forces to form a new company. Rapidly growing pool of buyers in Asia. Amy Cappellazzo, former head of Sotheby’s fine arts division, and Yuki Terase, former head of contemporary art in Asia, will start operating …
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In the latest sign of continued deterioration in the art market amid the pandemic, three powerful Sotheby’s alumni have joined forces to form a new company. Rapidly growing pool of buyers in Asia. Amy Cappellazzo, former head of Sotheby’s fine arts division, and Yuki Terase, former head of contemporary art in Asia, will start operating …
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In the latest sign of continued deterioration in the art market amid the pandemic, three powerful Sotheby’s alumni have joined forces to form a new company. Rapidly growing pool of buyers in Asia. Amy Cappellazzo, former head of Sotheby’s fine arts division, and Yuki Terase, former head of contemporary art in Asia, will start operating …
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What are they sharing? It has roots and different classes, castes, tribes and religions in East, Southeast and South Asia. These include new immigrants who are still adjusting to their new homes; children of immigrants navigate between two cultures; and their parents are third- and fourth-generation Americans who are Western-born and fully assimilated—or, as Chloe …
It looks simple; If you need help, call. But Qu and Tran instinctively fear that giving in to systems they don’t trust will make things worse. When Tran breaks down and confesses his blindness to school, his counselor, without Tran’s permission, reports a case of child neglect to the Child Services Administration. ACS officials arrive …
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Asian composers writing in Western classical music forms such as symphonies and operas have a few things in common. Many learned European styles from an early age and completed their education at conservatories there or in the United States. And many later found themselves doomed to programming ghettos like Lunar New Year concerts. (A recent …
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The recent violence against Asian Americans does not surprise me. I remember very well being scared as a kid in Illinois in the 1980s. At that time, Japan was seen as a looming country. economical power It invades the United States. in 1982 Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American man was beaten to death by two white …
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