tag:flavorpill.com,2005:/newyork/venues/asia-society 2012-02-10T00:00:00-08:00 tag:flavorpill.com,2005:EventListing/61811 2012-02-10T16:00:00Z 2012-02-10T16:00:00Z Installation Today  Sarah Sze: Infinte line is the first exhibition to focus specifically on her process. It is an exploration of line across mediums, literally and figuratively, from drawings to sculpture to installation. Initially trained in architecture, Sze is known for installations utilizing everyday materials such as disposable plastic eating utensils, notepads, scissors, and ladders, among other objects. She creates a complex web of these materials that visually engages the architectural dynamic of a space and invites viewers to reevaluate their relation to their surroundings.   tag:flavorpill.com,2005:EventListing/66006 2012-02-10T16:00:00Z 2012-02-10T16:00:00Z Painting & Drawing Today Delhi has served as a cultural center of North India for more than a millennium in different incarnations. This exhibition focuses on the 18th century to the mid-19th century, the crucial period when Delhi moved from being the heart of the late Mughal Empire to becoming the jewel in the crown of the British Raj. tag:flavorpill.com,2005:EventListing/66436 2012-02-18T20:00:00Z 2012-02-18T20:00:00Z Saturday 2/18 Up Close and Personal: Kawase Naomi (Two films screened in one program) Family has been a central theme in Kawase Naomi’s work. Abandoned as an infant by her parents, who had already separated at the time of the filmmaker’s birth, Kawase was adopted and raised by her great uncle and aunt. The abandonment has left a major scar in the filmmaker. Many of Kawase’s documentaries confront issues of identity and family in an attempt to deal with the void she has felt since childhood. Embracing KAWASE Naomi. 1992. 40 min. Color. 16mm. In Japanese with English subtitles. Against the advice of family members, filmmaker Kawase sets out to search for the father she has never met. As the filmmaker looks up old photographs and public registries to locate her father, a sense of loneliness and quiet perseverance permeates the screen. Made when Kawase was 23 years old, Embracing charts a deeply emotional journey filled with pain, emptiness and longing. A Kumie, Inc. film. Print courtesy of Japan Foundation. Tarachime KAWASE Naomi. 2006. 43 min. Color. Digibeta. In Japanese with English subtitles. Bearing her own child for the first time, filmmaker Kawase reflects on the themes of motherhood, family, and the cycle of life as she films the great aunt who adopted and raised her. Called Grandma by the filmmaker, Uno is 90 years old and ailing, evident in the uncompromising exposure of her fragile body. The documentary shows the two women fighting, as Kawase complains about her lonely childhood, and their subsequent reconciliation. At once brutal and tender, the film reveals a complex mother-daughter relationship. "Tarachime" refers to "birth mother" in Japanese. A Kumie, Inc. film. tag:flavorpill.com,2005:EventListing/66009 2012-02-26T01:00:00Z 2012-02-26T01:00:00Z Global Saturday 2/25 The bizarre supernatural tale of Hoichi the Earless (from Kwaidan) is given a surreal spin in a new interpretation by three innovative artists from Japan. Akiko Sakurai, master performer of Japanese vocal music and Satsuma biwa (traditional Japanese lute);Kumotaro Mukai, renowned Butoh dancer from Dairakudakan; and Kiyoshi Ohira, musical disciple of the Saz (Turkish lute) weave traditional and contemporary Japanese performance into a compelling new work which will have its world premiere at the Asia Society. tag:flavorpill.com,2005:Giveaway/3207 2012-02-01T21:09:16Z 2012-02-10T07:16:08Z Name one of the two cities in which Asia Society is opening a new center this year. Mon Feb 20 16:06:00 UTC 2012