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Art
Brauen, The Dalai Lamas - A Visual History, 2005
Martin Brauen's book was reviewed by Jose Cabezoon for H-Buddhism
Inventing Silk Road Studies
The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford presents Tamara Chin. She will introduce the modern idea of the Silk Road as a term first coined by a German geographer in 1877, and then address the idea of Silk Road studies as an academic field.
Pottery with Air Dry Clay
In conjunction with the exhibition Chinese Ceramics from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), a series of programs and workshops will be offered from February through July at the Vincent Price Art Museum, East Los Angeles Library, and Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library.
Alt.Comics: Asian American Artists Reinvent the Comic Book
Alt.Comics: Asian American Artists Reinvent the Comic Book will explore how Asian Americans have used the comic book medium to both critique old representations and relate their stories to a wide audience, featuring new and early original artwork from artists Gene Luen Yang, Derek Kirk Kim, Thien Pham, Lark Pien, Jason Shiga, GB Tran, Jerry Ma, Larry Hama, Alex Joon Kim, and Christine Norrie.
Chinese Garden Lecture - Architectural and Archaeological Heritage in Modern Chinese Visual Culture
Allison Hardie, senior lecturer in Chinese studies at the University of Leeds will be speaking at the Huntington Library and Gardens.
Tethered Tiger, Captured Dragon: Clearing Out Demons from Mountain Woods
Carma Hinton of George Mason University will be speaking at Princeton University.
Wang Jianwei: Time Temple
Beijing-based artist Wang Jianwei presents Wang Jianwei: Time Temple, the first of three commissions of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative at the Guggenheim Museum.
Perfect Imbalance, Exploring Chinese Aesthetics
The Peabody Essex Museum presents an exhibition that features 30 objects that date from the Neolithic era to 2004 in a range of media including paintings, jade, textiles, porcelain and prints.
Yang Fudong and Philippe Pirotte in Conversation
Join artist Yang Fudong and BAM/PFA Adjunct Senior Curator Philippe Pirotte for a conversation focusing on the protagonists of Yang's films.
The Divine Feminine in Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism
The Crow Collection of Asian Art presents an exhibition on female divinity in Buddhist art.
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Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?