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 sian Diaspora\, Past and Future
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DESCRIPTION:In this “Asian Century” what is the future of Asian/ Asian 
 diasporic art and culture? Curator Soyoung Lee\, a leading voice in Asian 
 art and culture in the U.S.\, will discuss histories of collecting Asia in
  U.S. museums and workshop with the audience potential pathways for the fu
 ture of Asian and Asian diasporic art. This talk and conversation will exp
 lore\, through select case studies of collecting and presentations of Asia
 n art at major institutions\, the paradigm of nation-based collections\, t
 he development of a pan-Asian framework\, and the expansion into the field
  of modern and contemporary art. As we look to the future\, and with the e
 merging field of Asian diasporic art\, how can museums best support the dy
 namic\, living art world and keep the past relevant?\n\nThis event is free
  and open to the public. Please RSVP here. \n\nAbout the speaker:\n\nAs th
 e Landon and Lavinia Clay Chief Curator at the Harvard Art Museums\, Soyou
 ng Lee oversees the museums’ artistic program including building the col
 lections\, which number around 255\,000 objects from the ancient times to 
 today\, across Asia\, Europe\, and the Americas. A respected scholar of As
 ian art and a leader in the museum field\, Lee has lectured widely in both
  areas. Her current research interests extend to the history of Asian art 
 collecting in the U.S. and the role of museums in charting the future of A
 sian and Asian diasporic art and culture. Prior to Harvard\, she worked at
  The Metropolitan Museum of Art for 15 years. Her exhibitions and publicat
 ions include Jewelry: The Body Transformed\, Diamond Mountains: Travel and
  Nostalgia in Korean Art and Silla: Korea’s Golden Kingdom. She received
  her Ph.D. in art history from Columbia University. Born in Jakarta\, Indo
 nesia\, Lee has lived in Seoul\, Tokyo\, Stockholm\, London\, Los Angeles\
 , New York\, and Cambridge\, MA. This fall she is Visiting Senior Fellow i
 n Asian Art and Culture at Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center
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LOCATION:Building 200\, History Corner\, 305
SUMMARY:Conversation with Curator Soyoung Lee: Art Museums and Asia/ Asian 
 Diaspora\, Past and Future
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 oyoung-lee
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