May 5, 2020 ARTIST: Ikeda Shuzo (1922 – 2004) Born in the Akita Prefecture of Japan, which boasts wooden samurai mansions in the historic center of town, Ikeda Shuzo was […] Keep Reading...

May 4, 2020 ARTIST: Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988, Japanese-American) The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, 1983-85 HOLIDAY: Greenery Day (Japan) Prolific sculptor and political activist Isamu Noguchi was an artist […] Keep Reading...

May 3, 2020 ARTIST: Nam June Paik (1932-2006, Korean-American) Widely considered to be the father of video art and “credited with the first use (1974) of the term ‘electronic super […] Keep Reading...

May 2, 2020 ARTIST: Gade (b. 1971, Tibetan) Tibetan artist Gade creates works that seek to mix cultures visually just as they are in contemporary life – “[combining] traditional Tibetan […] Keep Reading...

Liu Xiaodong is a Chinese artist who was born in 1963 and gained popularity during the Neo-Realist movement in China during the 1990s. Heavily influenced by painter Lucian Freud, he […] Keep Reading...

Dear Friends: I hope this email finds you safely sheltered and taking good care. As we mark the end of the third week of closure for the Crow Museum of […] Keep Reading...

Thank you for your support and care of the Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas. The health and welfare of our visitors, guests, and […] Keep Reading...

Phnom Penh-based artist Sopheap Pich (b. 1971) is recognized today as Cambodia’s most internationally prominent contemporary artist in the global art world. He is known for working with local materials […] Keep Reading...

  The Japanese Otsukimi Festival, literally meaning “moon-viewing”, celebrates the Harvest Moon that typically falls on the 5th day of the eighth month of the traditional Japanese calendar. In 2017, […] Keep Reading...

I heard it before I understood it: a pulsing. It was familiar. Blood rushing. A heartbeat. A womb.  Something begins, but it is distant–and sounds fade like fog on a […] Keep Reading...