Asia Society

Floating World Settles Over City

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“Designed for Pleasure: The World of Edo Japan in Prints and Paintings, 1680-1860,” an exhibition at the Asia Society, is a trying experience because the awe it elicits is unremitting. Has there been a New York exhibition quite as beautiful?  read more »

Sensual Encounters Supernatural In a Positively Divine Exhibition

At the risk of blowing a good thing—you know, like when The New York Times runs a feature on a res  read more »

Sensual Encounters Supernatural In a Positively Divine Exhibition

<i>Head of Buddha</i>, late second to third century.
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Head of Buddha, late second to third century.

At the risk of blowing a good thing—you know, like when The New York Times runs a feature on a  read more »

The Notes of Mu Xin: Chinese Prisoner Padded His Clothes

It has long been known that even under the most draconian regimes of 20th-century totalitarian terro  read more »

The Crime Blotter

Thief Knew Right Time For Consulate Break-InForeign consulates-bristling with armed security guards,  read more »