ASIA PERSPECTIVES: NEW HORIZONS IN ASIAN HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE Donald Keene The First Modern Japanese: The Life of Ishikawa Takuboku (2016) "The First Modern Japanese is a poignant though familiar tale of the genius and premature death of a promising artist. As Donald Keene notes, Ishikawa Takuboku was a pivotal figure and someone to consider when thinking … [Read more...]
Lydia H. Liu Discusses Her Curated Exhibition “Pixel Analysis” in China Daily
Lydia H. Liu, the Wun Tsun Tam Professor in the Humanities and Director of Columbia University's Institute for Comparative Literature and Society, discussed the Columbia Global Centers I East Asia - Beijing exhibition "Pixel Analysis" in a June 21, 2016 article in the China Daily. The exhibit, curated by Professor Liu, presents works by Chinese wood block artist Yang Hongwei … [Read more...]
Imitation and Creativity in Japanese Arts: From Kishida Ryusei to Miyazaki Hayao
ASIA PERSPECTIVES: NEW HORIZONS IN ASIAN HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE Michael Lucken (trans. Francesca Simkin). Imitation and Creativity in Japanese Arts: From Kishida Ryusei to Miyazaki Hayao (2016) "A well-written and rigorously researched analysis that is grounded in both Continental and Japanese theoretical literature. The book will offer a perspective that is fresh … [Read more...]
February 24 Event “Sound and Image: Chinese Poets in Conversation with Artist Xu Bing:” Photos and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the February 24, 2015 event "Sound and Image: Chinese Poets in Conversation with Artist Xu Bing." The standing-room only event featured a stimulating discussion between internationally acclaimed artist Xu Bing and five renowned Chinese poets: Bei Dao, Ouyang Jianghe, Xi Chuan, Zhai Yongming, and Zhou Zan. Their conversation was … [Read more...]
Oct. 1 Event “Inside the Contemporary Chinese Art Market:” Pictures and Audio
Photographs and audio are now available from the October 1, 2014 event "Inside the Contemporary Chinese Art Market." The event featured Ethan Cohen, President and CEO of Ethan Cohen Fine Arts in New York, and moderator Dorothy Ko, Professor of History and Women's Studies at Barnard College. The event, co-sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, is part … [Read more...]
