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- 1. Asia Society Museum Virtual Tour
- 2. ABOUT THE MUSEUM Location The Asia Society Museum is located on 70th Street in New York City. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11AM until 6PM, and 11AM until 9PM on Fridays. General admission is $12, senior admission is $10, student admission is $7, and members and people under 16 get in free. Visitors with disabilities also get in free. Additionally, admission is free for everyone on Fridays from 6-9PM. (Plan Your Visit, 2018) About The Asia Society Museum aims to promote understanding and strengthen partnerships between the people and organizations of Asia and the United States (About Asia Society, 2018). It is a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution with offices worldwide, including locations in New York, Seoul, Shanghai, and Tokyo.
- 3. Exhibits Asia Society Museum: Lobby
- 4. THE PROGRESSIVE REVOLUTION: MODERN ART FOR A NEW INDIA • An exhibit of art by the Progressive Artists’ Group following India’s declaration of independence in 1947 (The Progressive Revolution, 2018). CLOUDS STRETCHING FOR A THOUSAND MILES: INK IN ASIAN ART Celebrate the versatile influence of calligraphic ink traditions from the fourteenth century to the present (Clouds Stretching for a Thousand Miles: Ink in Asian Art, 2018). MASTERPIECES FROM THE ASIA SOCIETY MUSEUM COLLECTION A collection of some of the most accomplished examples of Asian artworks, including ceramics, metalworks, and stone carvings (Masterpieces From the Asia Society Museum Collection, 2018). UNKNOWN TIBET: THE TUCCI EXPEDITIONS AND BUDDHIST PAINTING This exhibit features paintings collected in Tibet by Giuseppe Tucci between 1926- 1948, displayed for the first time in the US (Unknown Tibet, 2018). ART OF THE TANG DYNASTY (618–906) A showcase of gold and silver objects, sancai ceramics, and stoneware from Tang Dynasty China (Art of the Tang Dynasty, 2018). VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: EKO NUGROHO An exhibit of videos by Nugroho, featuring his use of humor to address social issues (Video Spotlight: Eko Nugroho, 2018). All images taken from https://asiasociety.org
- 5. THE PROGRESSIVE REVOLUTION: MODERN ART FOR A NEW INDIA This exhibit includes work from Progressive Artists’ Group members such as Francis Newton Souza. Francis Newton Souza was often referred to as the Indian Picasso and became known for his aggressive lines and thick use of color (Aicon Gallery, 2018). His art typically included the human figure engaging in erotic acts and rituals of religion. Pictured to the right is “Still Life with Chalice”, a 1960 oil painting by Francis Newton Souza. Image from http://www.artvalue.com/auctionresult--souza-francis-newton-1924- 2002-untitled-still-life-with-chali-4969211.htm
- 6. CLOUDS STRETCHING FOR A THOUSAND MILES: INK IN ASIAN ART This exhibit presents innovative use of ink and calligraphy by artists from the fourteenth century to the present (Clouds Stretching for a Thousand Miles: Ink in Asian Art, 2018). One such artist is Qiu Zhijie, a Chinese artist whose work depicts the struggle of self-assertion (Artsy, 2018).Some of his most famous work is that of his “Tattoo” series, which features words and patterns painted onto his body. Pictured to the right is “Tattoo II” from the “Tattoo” series, made in 1994. Image from http://en.cafa.com.cn/qiu-zhijie.html/61-qiu-zhijie-tattoo-series-1994
- 7. MASTERPIECES FROM THE ASIA SOCIETY MUSEUM COLLECTION This exhibit presents masterpieces from the different cultures across Asia (Masterpieces From the Asia Society Museum Collection, 2018). One such piece presented in this exhibit is “The Light-Hearted Type” from Kitagawa Utamaro’s “Ten Studies in Female Physiognomy” series, pictured to the right. Utamaro is one of the most successful Japanese print artists, known especially for his depictions of women (SOURCE). He used subtle clues to create personalities for the women he created. Image from http://museum.asiasociety.org/collection/highlights/1979-219-the-light- hearted-type-uwaki-no-s333-from-the-series-ten-studies-in-female-physiognomy- fujin-sogaku-juttai
- 8. UNKNOWN TIBET: THE TUCCI EXPEDITIONS AND BUDDHIST PAINTING This exhibit features some of the paintings collected by Italian scholar Giuseppe Tucci in Tibet between 1926 and 1948 (Unknown Tibet, 2018). One of the paintings collected by Tucci is the Palden Lhamo, pictured to the right. This painting is a 14th century Tibetan artwork from Central Tibet portraying the ancient Indian goddess, Shridevi (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d.). Image from https://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/svision/i31.html
- 9. ART OF THE TANG DYNASTY (618–906) This exhibit includes artwork from Tang Dynasty China. The Ox and Two-Wheeled Carriage pictured to the right is a Chinese tomb sculpture from 7th century Tang Dynasty China. Chinese tomb sculptures such as this one are more closely associated with death and burial than with art in traditional China (Arthur M. Sackler Museum, n.d.). Image from https://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/tombsculptures/11.html
- 10. VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: EKO NUGROHO Video from https://www.engagemedia.org/Members/okipermata/videos/let-me-love-me/vie Displayed on the right, one of the video works of Eko Nugroho featured in this exhibit is “Let Me Love Me”, 2004 (Video Spotlight: Eko Nugroho, 2018).
- 11. REFERENCES• Aicon Gallery. (2018). Francis Newton Souza - Still Life with Chalice (1960. Retrieved from https://www.artsy.net/artwork/francis-newton-souza-still-life-with- chalice • Arthur M. Sackler Museum. (n.d.). From Court to Caravan: Chinese Tomb Sculptures from the Collection of Anthony M. Solomon. Retrieved from https://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/tombsculptures/index.html • Artsy. (2018). Qiu Zhijie. Retrieved from https://www.artsy.net/artist/qiu-zhijie • Asia Society. (2018). About Asia Society | Asia Society. Retrieved from https://asiasociety.org/new-york/about • Asia Society. (2018). Art of the Tang Dynasty (618–906): Selections from the Asia Society Museum Collection | Asia Society. Retrieved from https://asiasociety.org/new-york/exhibitions/art-tang-dynasty-618–906-selections-asia-society-museum-collection • Asia Society. (2018). Clouds Stretching for a Thousand Miles: Ink in Asian Art | Asia Society. Retrieved from https://asiasociety.org/new-york/exhibitions/clouds- stretching-thousand-miles-ink-asian-art • Asia Society. (2018). Masterpieces From the Asia Society Museum Collection. Retrieved from https://asiasociety.org/new-york/exhibitions/masterpieces-asia- society-museum-collection • Asia Society. (2018). Plan Your Visit | Asia Society. Retrieved from https://asiasociety.org/new-york/plan-your-visit • Asia Society. (2018). The Progressive Revolution: Modern Art for a New India | Asia Society. Retrieved from https://asiasociety.org/new- york/exhibitions/progressive-revolution-modern-art-new-india • Asia Society. (2018). Unknown Tibet: The Tucci Expeditions and Buddhist Painting | Asia Society. Retrieved from https://asiasociety.org/new- york/exhibitions/unknown-tibet-tucci-expeditions-and-buddhist-painting • Asia Society. (2018). Video Spotlight: Eko Nugroho | Asia Society. Retrieved from https://asiasociety.org/new-york/exhibitions/video-spotlight-eko-nugroho • Permata, O. (2012). Let Me Love Me — EngageMedia. Retrieved from https://www.engagemedia.org/Members/okipermata/videos/let-me-love-me/view • The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (n.d.). - Palden Lhamo. Retrieved from https://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/svision/i31.html
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- SmartArt graphic with pictures on red background (Intermediate) To reproduce the SmartArt graphic on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click SmartArt. In the Choose a SmartArt Graphic dialog box, in the left pane, click Picture. In the Picture pane, double-click Title Picture Lineup (fifth row) to insert the graphic into the slide. Click each of the four picture placeholders in the SmartArt graphic, select a picture, and then click Insert. Select the graphic. Under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, enter 5.92” in the Height box and 8.75” in the Width box. Also under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Align, and then do the following: Click Align to Slide. Click Align Center. Click Align Middle. Select the graphic, and then click one of the arrows on the left border. In the Type your text here dialog box, enter text. Press and hold CTRL, and then select all of the text boxes above the pictures. On the Home tab, in the Font group, select Gill Sans MT from the Font list, and then select 26 pt. from the Font Size list. Click Font Color and select White, Background 1. Press and hold CTRL, and then select all of the text boxes above the pictures. Under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shapes group, click Change Shape, and then under Rectangles, click Round Diagonal Corner Rectangle. Also under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, in the Fill pane, click Gradient fill, and then do the following: In the Type list, select Linear. In the Angle box, enter 0.3°. Under Gradient stops, click Add gradient stop or Remove gradient stop until three stops appear in the slider. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops as follows: Select the first stop in the slider, and then do the following: In the Position box, enter 0%. Click the button next to Color, click More Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 77, Green: 28, and Blue: 27. Select the next stop in the slider, and then do the following: In the Position box, enter 50%. Click the button next to Color, click More Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 136, Green: 50, and Blue: 48. Select the last stop in the slider, and then do the following: In the Position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, click More Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 77, Green: 28, and Blue: 27 Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane, in the Line Color pane, click No line. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Shadow in the left pane, in the Shadow pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under Outer, click Offset Diagonal Bottom Left (first row). Press and hold CTRL, and then select the three text boxes below the pictures. On the Home tab, in the Font group, select Gill Sans MT from the Font list, select 24 in the Font Size box, and then click Font Color and select White, Background 1. Also on the Home tab, in the Paragraph group, click Align Text Left. Press and hold CTRL, and then select the three vertical lines in the SmartArt graphic. Under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane, in the Line Color pane, click Gradient line, and then do the following: In the Type list, click Linear. In the Angle box, enter 90°. Under Gradient stops, click Add gradient stop or Remove gradient stop until two stops appear in the slider. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops as follows: Select the first stop in the slider, and then do the following: In the Position box, enter 46%. Click the button next to Color, click More Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 40, Green: 15, and Blue: 14. In the Transparency box, enter 0%. Select the last stop in the slider, and then do the following: In the Position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row). In the Transparency box, enter 100%. Press and hold CTRL, and then select all three pictures. Under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shapes group, click Change Shape, and then under Rectangles, click Round Single Corner Rectangle. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Picture Styles group, click Picture Effects, point to Shadow, and then under Inner, click Inside Diagonal Top Right. Also under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Picture Styles group, click Picture Border, and then click No Outline. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: On the Design tab, in the Background group, click Background Styles, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Gradient fill, and then do the following: In the Type list, click Radial. In the Direction list, click From Center. Under Gradient stops, click Add gradient stop or Remove gradient stop until three stops appear in the slider. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops as follows: Select the first stop in the slider, and then do the following: In the Position box, enter 0%. Click the button next to Color, click More Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 153, Green: 57, and Blue: 55. Select the next stop in the slider, and then do the following: In the Position box, enter 50%. Click the button next to Color, click More Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 114, Green: 42, and Blue: 40. Select the last stop in the slider, and then do the following: In the Position box, enter 100%. Click the button next to Color, click More Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 40, Green: 15, and Blue: 14.