Shibata Zeshin Exhibition Walk Through with Joe Earle, Vice President and Gallery Director at Japan Society

As an obliquely political artist, a design radical and a sometimes reluctant champion of globalism, Zeshin’s career offers intriguing parallels with the trajectory of some Asian artists today.  This event coincides with Asian Contemporary Art Week.

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Asian Contemporary Art Week, March 15 – 24, 2008. The hottest contemporary art event in New York City sizzles in March 2008! Over 100 artists present their works at 60 special events, including receptions, exhibition-viewings, screenings, artists’ conversations and walkthroughs at 46 galleries and museums across New York City. Get up close and personal with the best of the best in Asian art today!

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Asian Contemporary Art Week connects leading New York City galleries and museums in a citywide event comprising of public programs such as exhibitions, receptions, lectures and performances. The Week focuses on the broad spectrum of artworks produced by Asian contemporary artists working in their home countries and abroad. Visit www.acaw.net for more information.