Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001)
80WSE, NYU 80 Washington Square East, New YorkLegacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969-2001) is an expansive survey of rarely-seen artwork and archival material by artists that constitute and exceed “Asian American,” a label denoting a cultural and national identity invented in 1968. Utilizing an interdisciplinary and research-driven praxis, Legacies uncovers how artists of Asian descent have historically negotiated ... Read more
Play – Yellow Face
Todd Haimes Theatre 227 West 42nd Street, New YorkTony Award® winner and three-time Pulitzer finalist David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) will make his Roundabout debut with the Broadway premiere of Yellow Face, his hilarious is-he-or-isn’t-he comedy of identity, show business, and (perhaps) autobiography. Starring Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) and directed by Tony nominee Leigh Silverman (Violet). Inspired by real events, the playwright’s fictionalized ... Read more
Documentary – Nurse Unseen
Quad Cinema 34 W. 13th Street, New YorkNurse Unseen explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses who risked their lives on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic while facing a resurgence of anti-Asian hate in the streets.
Chinatown Arts Festival
Think!Chinatown Studio 1 Pike Street, New YorkChinatown Arts Festival returns to the neighborhood for the seventh year this October! Opening October 9th, our annual series of cultural programming features traditional Chinese folk art alongside emerging Asian-American artists. Chinatown Arts Festival celebrates the cultural richness of Manhattan’s Chinatown through Chinese opera, puppetry, film, visual art and music.
The Art of the New Yorker Cover Master Class with Françoise Mouly, Sarula Bao and Adrian Tomine
SVA Theatre 333 West 23rd Street, New YorkFrançoise Mouly, The New Yorker’s art editor, is joined by the cover artists Sarula Bao and Adrian Tomine to present a seminar on how the magazine’s famous covers are crafted each week. At the end, there will be an extended Q. & A. with the artists.
Ayad Akhtar and Mohsin Hamid talk with Parul Sehgal: Reflecting Our World
SVA Theatre 333 West 23rd Street, New YorkAyad Akhtar is a novelist and a playwright. He is the author of the novels “Homeland Elegies,” one of the New York Times’ Ten Best Books of 2020, and “American Dervish,” which has been published in more than twenty languages. His plays include “Junk,” which won the Kennedy Prize for American Drama; “Disgraced,” which won a ... Read more