As May draws to a close, we invite you to join this Saturday’s art tour and to continue finding inspiration in the traditions, talents, and contributions of Asians and Asian Americans.
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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
Saturday, May 29, 2021, 11 a.m.
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ON-DEMAND HIGHLIGHTS
Celebrate Asian and Asian American heritage beyond the month of May!
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Buckle up for a vertical tour of Miya Ando‘s Mizukagami installation!
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Reflect on the early lockdown period with three Filipinx artists.
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Learn about different countries through five simple, at-home activities!
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BUSINESS AND POLICY
Thursday, June 17, 2021, 7 p.m. Discussion, 7:45 p.m. Audience Q&A (Central)
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PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURE
Friday, June 18, 2021, 8 p.m. Film Screening at Asia Society
Tickets: $30 Asia Society members, $40 nonmembers (one ticket per lawn seating pod; advance purchase encouraged)
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REGISTER NOW FOR SUMMER CAMPS!
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On view now
Through portraits, landscapes, and scenes of daily life, strife, and resistance in the “majority world,” Shahidul Alam: Truth to Power provides a nuanced view of Bangladesh and South Asia and explores how art can be a tool for social justice.
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On view now
In this site-responsive installation of paper works by Hong Hong, Asia Society’s architecture is both a support and counterpoint for the artist’s exploration of scale, visual perception, and experiential connection.
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FROM ASIA SOCIETY’S GLOBAL NETWORK
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ASIA SOCIETY NEW YORK
Thursday, June 3, 2021, 6:30 p.m. (Central)
Join Asia Society New York for Tear, an investigation of potentiality and emergence through voice by vocalist, performer, composer, and educator Samita Sinha. The performance streams live on Thursday, June 3, at 6:30 p.m. Central and is followed by a moderated Q&A. Learn more »
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JOIN & SUPPORT
Asia Society members are crucial to fulfilling our mission to enrich and engage the vast diversity of Houston through innovative, relevant content in arts and culture, business and policy, education, and community outreach.
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Shahidul Alam image (top): Shahidul Alam (b. 1955, Dhaka, Bangladesh); Sailboat Fishing for Ilish; Daulatdia, Bangladesh; 2001; photograph; courtesy of Shahidul Alam/Drik/Majority World.
Shahidul Alam image (bottom): Shahidul Alam (b. 1955, Dhaka, Bangladesh); F.H. Hall Rickshaw, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 2010; photograph from the Crossfire series; courtesy of Shahidul Alam/Drik/Majority World.
Hong Hong image: Hong Hong; In-process, environmental pour; Avon, Connecticut; 2019; Image courtesy of Real Art Ways
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| Business and Policy programs are endowed by Huffington Foundation. We give special thanks to Bank of America, Muffet Blake, Anne and Albert Chao, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Nancy Pollok Guinee, and United Airlines, Presenting Sponsors of Business and Policy programs; Nancy C. Allen, Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, and Leslie and Brad Bucher, Presenting Sponsors of Exhibitions; Dr. Ellen R. Gritz and Milton D. Rosenau, Presenting Sponsors of Performing Arts and Culture; Wells Fargo, Presenting Sponsor of Education & Outreach; and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), Presenting Sponsor of the Japan Series. General support of programs and exhibitions is provided by The Brown Foundation, Inc., The Hearst Foundation, Inc., Houston Endowment, Inc., the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, McKinsey & Company, Inc., National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, Vinson & Elkins LLP, and Mary Lawrence Porter, as well as Friends of Asia Society. |
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