Culture

08.20.15

Banned in China, Independent Chinese Films Come to New York

Jonathan Landreth
Three years ago this week I watched the 9th Beijing Independent Film Festival crumble under the weight of official fear—fear that the gritty low-budget, experimental dramas and documentaries screening in a remote Beijing suburb reflected a touch...

Michelle Yun Appointed Curator at Asia Society Museum

Hanae Ko
ArtAsiaPacific
On August 9, Michelle Yun was appointed curator of modern and contemporary art at the Asia Society Museum in New York. Yun, who specializes in Chinese contemporary art and diaspora artists, was most recently curator at the Hunter College Art...