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New York
Asian Cultural Council
6 West 48th Street
12th Floor
New York, New York 10036
USA
Tel: 212-843-0403
Fax: 212-843-0343
E-mail: acc@accny.org
Hong Kong
Asian Cultural Council
Hong Kong Arts Centre
2 Harbour Road, Room 702
Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2895-0407
Fax: (852) 2576-7206
E-mail: acc@acc.org.hk
Tokyo
Asian Cultural Council
1-16-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku
Tokyo, Japan 104-0061
Tel: (81) 3-3535-0287
Fax: (81) 3-3535-5565
E-mail: acc@accjpn.org
Taipei
Asian Cultural Council
303 Chung-Hsiao E. Road Sec. 4, Fl 10-2
Taipei, Taiwan 106
Tel: (886) 2-8771-8836Fax: (886) 2-8771-8844E-mail: acctw@acctf.comManila
Representative:
Ms. Teresa Rances
E-mail: teresa.rances@gmail.com
ACC Newsletter Editor:
Manager,Communications
Asian Cultural Council
6 West 48th Street
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 212-843-0403
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Greetings!
It is a particular pleasure to welcome in the Lunar New Year, and we are full of hope for all of the great things to come in 2011. As you'll see in this issue of our newsletter, our grantees are busy across the globe. They are our constant inspiration and reminders of the critical role that the arts play in nurturing positive growth and change in the world. Inspiring as well are our many supporters, for without their support for the ACC's program and belief in the power of individuals to achieve mutual understanding across cultures, we would not exist. Increasingly, we count among our supporters former grantees, who, having benefitted themselves from the opportunity for travel and research abroad, want to make those opportunities available to others. And speaking of this kind of generosity, we are delighted to announce the second ACC Auction in Manila, which features many works donated by former grantees. We encourage you to check out the work that is being auctioned in the link below and send in your bids!
Finally, we are very sad to note the passing of our dear friend, mentor, and grantee Ellen Stewart. A more generous soul never existed, nor anyone I know who dedicated their life so completely to art in its many forms and myriad languages. Her spirit lives on in all of the lives that she touched, and the spirit of inclusiveness and respect that she embodied.
With best wishes for an inspiring, positive, and creative year ahead,
Cecily D. Cook
Senior Program Officer
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The ACC notes with extreme sadness the loss of Ellen Stewart, pioneer of American experimental theatre, on January 13 in New York. Ellen was a great friend of the ACC who welcomed many of our grantees at La MaMa Experimental Theatre, her multicultural hothouse in the East Village of Manhattan. And they all called her "Mama." She was also the recipient of the ACC's 2000 John D. Rockefeller Award which acknowledges individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of international cultural exchange. There will never be another Mama like her.
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(l-r) ACC Chairman Elizabeth McCormack, ACC President Richard Lanier, and Ellen Stewart at the JDR 3rd Award Ceremony in 2000 |
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1987 Grantee Ko Tin Lung with Ellen Stewart on his grant trip to New York |
ACC HONG KONG
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January 17, 2011
On January 17 the Asian Cultural Council in Hong Kong presented a round-table discussion on "Philanthropy and the Arts" led by speaker Melissa Berman, President and CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors in New York.
Speaking to a group of ACC supporters and several representatives of local arts organizations, Dr. Berman presented a rich overview of current trends in global philanthropy while entertaining the group with facts and figures accumulated throughout a distinguished career in the field.
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(l-r) Lady Ivy Wu, Melissa Berman, Kenneth Fung |
ACC MANILA
February 3-5, 2011
ACC Auction in Manila
See Artwork
ACC Auction in Manila
Preview: February 3-5, 2011
Registration: February 5, 1:00 PM
Live Auction Begins: 4:00 PM
Silent Auction Ends: 6:00 M
Finale Art File
La Fuerza Compound
2241 Pasong Tamo
Makati City, Philippines
The Asian Cultural Council in Manila is holding an auction on February 5. Click here to see the works being auctioned. This will be a fundraiser which will benefit the Philippines Fellowship Program. You are welcome to make silent bids from February 3 to February 5th (6 pm). Bids can be sent by fax. For information, please email accartauction@gmail.com. The ACC and the ACC Philippines Foundation established the Philippine Fellowship Program in 2000 to raise funds and offer more opportunities for artists, scholars, and cultural workers to undertake study, research, observation, and creative work in the United States or within Asia. Since 2000, this program has provided grants to over 50 Filipino artists and we hope to continue this mission to enable more artists and scholars to receive grants each year.
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ACC Manila Auction |
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Grantee News:
China: Jazz Singer Coco Zhao (grantee 2009) and Musician Wu Na (grantee 2007) Collaborate on New CD
Sonic Calligraphy is the result of the the musicians performing together for  the first time in a series of concerts in China in 2009. A cosmos of music, at times familiar and sometimes unexpected, emerged from this unusual combination of the gu quin (an ancient 3000 year old Chinese zither), the piano, the percussion, and the two voices (male and female) singing in English, Chinese and wordlessly. The listener will be taken into this world of sound, where five musicians of European, Chinese and American backgrounds come together to present a new sonic experience. Coco Zhao: Vocals Wu Na: gu qinPeggy Chew: Vocals Adrian Frey: Piano Willy Kotoun: Percussions |
Hong Kong: Artist Ivy Ma (grantee 2007) Has Solo Show at Gallery
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Ivy Ma, Yasujiro Ozu | Tokyo Story| Slippers, 2010, graphite and ink on inkjet print, 112.5 x 112.5 cm |
EXIT
January 8 - February 12, 2011 Gallery EXIT 1 Shin Hing Street, Central, Hong Kong
Hours: Mon - Sat, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Gallery EXIT, established by ACC grantee Aenon Loo (grantee 2001), presents its first solo exhibition of fellow grantee Ivy Ma's new works which are inspired by Yasujirō Ozu's black and white film 'Tokyo Story' and others. With her characteristic attention to the beauty of detail in the passage of time, these drawings seek to highlight the forgotten minutiae in these films and in life. |
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Hong Kong: Hong Kong New Music Ensemble Performs A Piece by Composer Kee Yong Chong (grantee 2007) of Malaysia
March 6, 2011 "Feng Dong" [Movement of the Wind] Hong Kong Arts Centre
2 Harbour Road
Wanchai, Hong Kong
Kee Yong Chong, Malaysia's leading contemporary music composer, is one of the most exciting voices in new music today. Learn more about him and his work at http://www.chongkeeyong.com/index.html
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Hong Kong: Photographer So Hing Keung (grantee 1995) Exhibits at The Upper Station Photo Gallery in Hong Kong
 January 27 - March 27, 2011
"Reincarnation of Matter" The Upper Station Photo Gallery
22 Upper Station Street
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong |
Japan: Curator Mizuki Endo (grantee 2006) Curates Show at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
Jan 15 - Mar 27, 2011
"SONE Yutaka: Perfect Moment"
Curated by Mizuki Endo
Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
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Japan: Shirotama Hitsujiya (grantee 2000) and Erika Kobayashi (grantee 2007) Participate in Show at BankART1929
 February 17-20, 2011"A woman is a woman is a woman"
Place: BankART Studio NYK 3F (Yokohama)
A collection from female artists curated by Shirotama Hitsujiya, artistic director of YUBIWA Hotel.
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Japan: Composer Tomomi Adachi (grantee 2009) Performs at Tokyo University of the Arts
February 5, 2011
"Music as Methodology"
Tokyo University of the Arts
Senju Campus, Studio A (Kita-senju, Tokyo)
Performance: ADACHI Tomomi, JIROX/IMAI Jiro, HOJO Tomoko. |
Japan: Artist Ufan Lee (grantee 1984) Has Solo Exhibition at SCAI THE BATH HOUSE
January 14 - Mar 5, 2011
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Installation view at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE, 2007, Photo by Keizo Kioku |
Solo show at SCAI THE BATH HOUSE
Kashiwayu-Ato, 6-1-23 Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo
The exhibition at SCAI THE BATHHOUSE introduces new works by Mr. Lee in advance of his upcoming Guggenheim retrospective which will happen in June 2011. Composed mainly of paintings, it is brimming over with originality, serving as an overture to the upcoming retrospective.
http://www.scaithebathhouse.com/en/exhibitions/2011/01/lee_ufan_1/
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Philippines: Musician Antonio (Anthony) Ruiz Maigue (grantee 2003) Participated in the 2011 International Guitar Festival at the Cultural Center of the Philippines
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Taiwan: Artist Cai Guo-Qiang (grantee 1995) Choreographed Fireworks Display to Celebrate Centennial of Taiwan
2011 was a special celebration for Taipei, the new year saw in the
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Cai Guo-Qiang Taipei 101 Fireworks |
Centennial of the founding of Taiwan in 1911, and to celebrate, China's Cai Guo-Qiang was commissioned to choreograph a special fireworks display. The superstar artist has previously worked on displays for the Beijing Olympics and World Expo Shanghai's and fireworks are very much of the artists method of work. |
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US: Asian Contemporary Art Week Happens in New York from March 21 through March 31, 2011
In an effort to create a heightened awareness of Asian contemporary art and build a strong network of those engaged in the field, ACAW joins together curators, critics, galleries, museums and other art organizations for an in-depth examination of current art practices. Through these collaborations, ACAW produces a series of public programming that continues to be at the forefront of Asian contemporary art.All other events will be spread over the week, with each evening devoted to a different district: Uptown, Midtown, Downtown, Chelsea and the Boroughs. Click here for more inforamtion.
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US: Artist and Theater Director Theodora Skipitares (grantee 2003) Opens New Show in New York
February 3-13, 2011
"Lysistrata"
Ellen Stewart Theatre
66 East 4th Street
New York, NY
Loosely based on the ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes and featuring actual present-day accounts of sex strikes, Theodora Skipitares spins a new twist on an old tale using several styles of puppetry, song, dance, and live music by circus composer Sxip Shirey plus a chorus wearing distorted masks and body suits inspired by ancient Roman Circus comedians.
Produced by La Mama E.T.C. and Skysaver Productions. |
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U.S.: Artist Yasuko Toyoshima (grantee 2009) From Japan Participates in Location One's International Residency Program
"In The Making"
January 13-February 11, 2011
Location One
26 Greene Street
New York, New York
Location One presents "In the Making," featuring new individual installations by Yasuko Toyoshima, Karolina Kowalska, Lovisa Ringborg, and Joana Villaverde.
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U.S.: Chinese Filmmaker Huang Weikai (grantee 2010) Has Documentary Film Screened at Museum of Modern Art
February 18, 2011
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"Disorder" |
"Disorder"
MoMA's 10th Annual "Documentary Fortnight" Festival
The Museum of Modern Art
Roy and Niuta Titus Theater, 2
11 West 53 Street
New York
This portrait of Guangzhou is masterfully compiled from 1,000 hours of amateur footage shot by various cameramen. Huang interweaves scenes of traffic jams, accidents, floods, police violence, protesters, and lost, wandering souls into an epic look at urban life in China, a riveting black-and-white collage of apocalyptic imagery that's both unsettling and surreal. |
U.S.: Jacques d'Amboise of National Dance Institute (grantee 2010)
Jacques' Launches His Autobiography "I Was a Dancer" in March
 Jacques d'Amboise, the former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet for more than three decades will release his autobiography I Was A Dancer this March. |
U.S.: Artist Wang Qingsong (grantee 2003) From China Exhibits at International Center of Photography in New York
January 21-May 8, 2011
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Wang Qingsong: When Worlds Collide |
International Center of Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
This exhibition will mark the first U.S. solo show of Beijing artist Wang Qingsong, one of China's most highly regarded contemporary artists. Trained as a painter, Wang turned to photography in the late 1990s in order to convey a distinctive and often acerbic vision of Chinese society during the country's current economic boom. Working in the manner of a film director, he stages elaborate scenes involving dozens of models on enormous stages. His large-scale color photographs combine references to classic Chinese art with ironic nods to China's new material wealth and rapidly growing consumer culture.
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