All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
The Institute’s Arts & Culture initiative sponsors film screenings, exhibits, and other programs that engage the arts communities of East Asia.
Program Archive
- “Birds of Metal in Flight: An Evening of Poetry with 5+5” with Bei Dao, Poet; Charles Bernstein, Poet; Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Poet; Pierre Joris, Poet; Marilyn Nelson, Poet; Ouyang Jianghe, Poet; Afaa Weaver, Poet; Xi Chuan, Poet; Zhai Yongming, Poet; Zhou Zan, Poet
With remarks from Xu Bing, Artist; Lydia H. Liu, The Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University (February 25, 2015) - “Sound and Image: Chinese Poets in Conversation with Artist Xu Bing” with Bei Dao, Poet; Ouyang Jianghe, Poet; Xi Chuan, Poet; Zhai Yongming, Poet; Zhou Zan, Poet; Xu Bing, Artist. Moderated by Lydia H. Liu, The Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University and John Rajchman, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Columbia University (February 24, 2015)
- “Kokoro: The Heart of Japan” with Madoka Mayuzumi,et al., co-hosted with the Tokyo Foundation (March 6, 2012)
- Screening of ANPO: Art X War with Linda Hoaglund (May 4, 2011)
- “Celebrating the Centenary of Cao Yu’s Birth” co-hosted with China Institute (November 13, 2010)
- “Disappearing Shanghai” with Qiu Xiaolong (September 27, 2010)
- “In Search of Reality II: New Independent Cinema from China” (April 24-26, 2009)
- WEAI 60th Anniversary Lecture with Xu Bing (March 11, 2009)
- “In Search of Reality I: Chinese Independent Documentary Film Festival” (October 24-25, 2008)
- “Out of the Ashes: Early Postwar Japanese Movies” (February 2008 – April 2008)
- WEAI Taiwan Art Exhibition in Low Library featuring Long-Bin Chen (February 2008 – March 2008)
- “Outside In: New Realms for Taiwan Art” (February 2008 – March 2008)
- “On the Edge: New Independent Cinema from China” (April 12-15, 2007)
- “Floating Lives: Documentary Films from Contemporary China” (March 23-24, 2006)
