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Lunar New Year traditions
Lunar New Year is the most important traditional holiday in Korea. Many people return to their hometowns to visit their parents and other relatives for the holiday. Among other traditions, we perform...
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Honoring James Francis Cahill
Landscape with fisherman, 1629, by Guan Si (1590-1630). Illinois. Ink and colors on paper. The Asian Art Museum displays a landscape painting in Gallery 17, dated 1629, by Guan Si in remembrance of...
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We’re on Khan Academy
“Museums—having increasingly positioned themselves as educational resources—have the potential to fill the gaps left by the inadequate resources on Asia in schools throughout the nation.” – Bridge...
View ArticleWhich Gorgeous artwork are you?
You know, you’re a real piece of work—a work of art, in fact! Are you calm or chaotic? Tacky or tasteful? Grotesque or genteel? Take this quiz to find out which Gorgeous artwork you are! See Gorgeous...
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Ajit Chauhan explores memories of memories of the memory
Untitled (Memories) by Ajit Chauhan. 2014. I discovered Ajit Chauhan’s work while I was reading about an upcoming exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum titled The Possible. I came across a work that...
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Michael Arcega’s “Rerereading Arrangements” Scores the Museum
When I conceived of the Artists Drawing Club series, Michael Arcega was one of the first artists I envisioned working with to create an event. Rarely have I looked at an artwork and thought, “Wow, what...
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Jung Ran Bae breathes a dream into the museum
“TEAter-Totter,” 2014, by Jung Ran Bae (Korean, b. 1955). Porcelain. Lent by the artist. Photo courtesy of Michael Rauner Photography. I distinctly remember my first meeting with Jung Ran Bae last year...
View ArticleThe Plight of the Wild Rhino
Update May 22, 2015: Rhinoceros poaching continues to escalate in South Africa according to National Geographic. The slaughter continues despite news reports — National Geographic and PBS – that...
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Draw it like you throw it
photo by Quincy Stamper 2015. Teresa Williams, public program intern, interviews artist Erik Scollon about his work and his Artists Drawing Club project which took place at the museum, March 19, 2015....
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Crossing Threshold: A Dance with Perception
Teresa Williams, public programs intern at the Asian Art Museum, interviews artist Sanaz Mazinani about her recently exhibited work “Threshold”. Photo: Quincy Stamper 2015 The soft murmurs of...
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