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September 7, 2006

6:30-7:30pm Reception and Gallery Talk
Asia Society & Museum, 725 Park Avenue, New York

ASIA SOCIETY PRESENTS
MAJOR EXHIBITION OF NEW WORKS
BY THE LATEST GENERATION OF ASIAN AMERICAN ARTISTS
September 7 - December 10, 2006

"One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now"

Asia Society presents a uniquely conceived exhibition of exciting artwork by 17 of today’s emerging Asian American artists, most born after 1970, working in a wide variety of media including painting, sculpture, installation and video. Many of the works have not been shown before and some are newly commissioned for the exhibition.

According to Chiu, “One Way or Another presents a fresh generation of artists who have highly divergent points of view and who use a startling array of practices and media. The exhibition captures a particular moment in the American cultural landscape, suggesting new meanings for the ‘Asian American’ experience.”

Participating artists include Michael Arcega (b. 1973, Manila, The Philippines), Xavier Cha (b. 1980, Los Angeles, CA), Patty Chang (b. 1972, San Francisco, CA), Binh Danh (b. 1977, Kien Giang, Vietnam), Mari Eastman (b. 1970, Berkeley, CA), Ala Ebtekar (b. 1978, Berkeley, CA), Chitra Ganesh (b. 1975, Brooklyn, NY), Glenn Kaino (b. 1972, Los Angeles, CA), Geraldine Lau (b. 1970, Singapore), Jiha Moon (b. 1973, Taegu, Korea), Laurel Nakadate (b. 1975, Austin, TX), Kaz Oshiro (b. 1967, Okinawa, Japan), Anna Sew Hoy (b. 1976, Auckland, New Zealand), Jean Shin (b. 1971, Seoul, Korea), Indigo Som (b. 1966, San Francisco, CA), Mika Tajima (b. 1975, Los Angeles, CA) and Saira Wasim (b. 1975, Lahore, Pakistan).

The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated 128-page catalogue distributed by Yale University Press, with commissioned essays by leading authorities in the field demonstrating the new artistic approaches of this generation of artists. .

About Asia Society

Asia Society is the leading global organization working to strengthen relationships and promote understanding among the people, leaders, and institutions of Asia and the United States. We seek to enhance dialogue, encourage creative expression, and generate new ideas across the fields of policy, business, education, arts, and culture. Founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller 3rd, Asia Society is a nonprofit educational institution with offices in Hong Kong, Houston, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Washington, DC.

One of the first American museums to establish a contemporary Asian art program in the early 1990s, the Asia Society Museum presents groundbreaking exhibitions and artworks previously unseen in the United States. Through these exhibitions and related public programs, the Society provides a forum for the issues and viewpoints reflected in the work of cutting-edge Asian and Asian American artists. Their views do not necessarily reflect those of Asia Society, which is a nonpartisan institution.

Asia Society and Museum

725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street), New York City
Free admission Fridays, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Contact: Elaine Merguerian or Jennifer Suh, Asia Society, 212-327-9271



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****OLYMPUS FASHION WEEK SPRING '07 COLLECTIONS****
SEPTEMBER 8-15, 2006_____________________

Friday, September 8
Gottex, 3pm Tent Bryant Park

Saturday, September 9
Academy Art University, 10am, Bryant Park Promenade
Alexandre Herchcovitz, 3pm, Tent Bryant Park
Benjamin Cho, 9pm, Trump Un Plaza

Sunday September 10
Akiko Ogawa-9pm Atelier Bryant Park

Wednesday September 13
Peter Som, 10am, Promenade, Bryant Park
Richard Chai, 12pm, Atelier, Bryant Park
Yeohlee, 4pm, 340 Madison Ave, NY
Y + Kei, 6pm, Promenade, Bryant Park
Anna Sui, 7pm, Tent, Bryant Park

Thursday, September 14
Cynthia Rowley, 12pm Gotham Hall
Catherine Maladrino, 1pm
Vera Wang, 3pm Tent Bryant Park
Calvin Klein, 5pm
Zac Posen, 8pm Tent Bryant Park
Jason Wu, 9pm Atelier, Bryant Park

Friday, September 15
Project Runway, 9am, Promenade Bryant Park
Vivienne Tam, 2pm Promenade Bryant Park
Doo Ri, 6pm Promenade Bryant Park
Edun, 9pm private location

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Wednesday September 13, 2006
Opening Reception with artist, Emily Cheng
for her exhibition: CloudMistTree at Winston Wachter Fine Art,
6-8pm, 39 East 78 Street, New York



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Friday, Sept 15-Tuesday Sept 19, 2006 (10am-5pm, Sunday 1-5pm, Tuesday, 10am-1pm)
**Exhibition Viewing** for: Contemporary Asian Art Sale/Auction**
10am / 2pm Sothebys, 1334 York Avenue at 72nd St
(212) 606-7000

Wednesday, September 20, 2006
**Auction, Contemporary Asian Art**
10am / 2pm Sothebys, 1334 York Avenue at 72nd St
(212) 606-7000

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Friday, Sept 15-Wednesday Sept 20, 2006 (10am-5pm, Sunday 1-5pm, Wednesday, 10am-1pm)
**Exhibition Viewing** for:
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Sale**
Sothebys, 1334 York Avenue at 72nd St
(212) 606-7000

Thursday, September 21, 2006
**Auction, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art **
10am / 2pm Sothebys, 1334 York Avenue at 72nd St
(212) 606-7000

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EXHIBITION VIEWING FOR Indian Contemporary Art

Friday, 15 -Wednesday Sept 20, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, 21 Sep 06, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Sothebys, 1334 York Avenue at 72nd St
(212) 606-7000

FRIDAY, September 22, 2006
**Auction, Indian Contemporary Art**
10am Sothebys, 1334 York Avenue at 72nd St
(212) 606-7000

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
KOREA SOCIETY 2006 ANNUAL DINNER
HONORING MAELEINE ALBRIGHT, FORMER US SECRETARY OF STATE AND 2006 VAN FLEET AWARDEE LEE KUN-HEE SAMSUNG CHAIRMAN
THE PIERRE HOTEL, NEW YORK
FIFTH AVENUE AT 61ST
6:30PM

Lee Kun-Hee is chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics, a leading manufacturer of industrial and consumer electronics. Prior to serving in this role, Lee served as chairman of the Samsung Group from 1987 to 1998 and vice chairman of the group from 1978 to 1987. He began his career with the Samsung Group in 1968, serving as executive director of Joong-Ang Daily News and Tong-Yang Broadcasting Corporation until 1978.

BENEFACTORS

William R. Rhodes
Chairman & CEO, Citibank N.A.
Senior Vice Chairman, Citigroup Inc.

Yun Jong-Yong
Vice Chairman & CEO
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ray Ferguson
Chief Executive Officer
Standard Chartered Bank, Americas

PATRONS

Edward T. Cloonan
Vice President
American International Group, Inc.
Wendell Weeks
President and CEO
Corning Incorporated

Kang Chung Won
President & CEO
Kookmin Bank

SPONSORS

Michael L. Ducker
President
FedEx Express International Wang Sang Eun
President
Korean-American Friendship Association Arthur F. Ryan
Chairman & CEO
Prudential Financial
John B. Hynes, III
President & CEO
Gale International Nicholas Bratt
Managing Director
Lazard Asset Management LLC Rodger A. Lawson
Vice Chairman
Prudential Financial
Hur Dong-Soo
Chairman & CEO
GS Caltex Corporation Michael Ahn
President & CEO
LG Electronics, North American HQ John H. Koo
President & CEO
SK USA, Inc.
Robert E. Fallon
Chairman
Korea Exchange Bank Jin Roy Ryu
Chairman and CEO
Poongsan Corporation Young H. T. Cho
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Bill Hwang
Managing Partner
Tiger Asia Management L.L.C.
Jarett F. Wait
Managing Director
Lehman Brothers

(list as of August 18, 2006)

BENEFACTORS

Citigroup Inc.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Standard Chartered Bank

PATRONS

American International Group, Inc.
Corning Incorporated
Kookmin Bank
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd

SPONSORS

FedEx Express
Gale International
GS Caltex Corporation
Korea Exchange Bank
Korean-American Friendship Association
Lazard Asset Management LLC
Lehman Brothers
LG Electronics, North America Headquarters
Poongsan Corporation
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Prudential Financial
SK USA, Inc.
Tiger Asia Management L.L.C.

DONORS

Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
Gale International
Hyosung America Incorporated
Kim & Chang
Korea Bankers Association of New York
KPMG LLP
Merrill Lynch
NYSE Group

CONTRIBUTORS

Asian American Bar Association of NY
The Boeing Company
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
DMZ Forum
Korea International Trade Association
Korea Consulate General
POSCO America Corporation
State Street Financial

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Additional support was provided by Robert A. Terry, Westinghouse.

We gratefully acknowledge in-kind donations from Johnnie Walker.


ABOUT THE KOREA SOCIETY

The Korea Society is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization with individual and corporate members that is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea. In pursuit of its mission, the Society arranges programs that facilitate discussion, exchanges and research on topics of vital interest to both countries in the areas of public policy, business, education, intercultural relations and the arts. Funding for these programs is derived from contributions, endowments, grants, membership dues and program fees. From its base in New York City, the Society serves audiences across the country through its own outreach efforts and by forging strategic alliances with counterpart organizations in other cities throughout the United States as well as in Korea.

WWW.KOREASOCIETY.ORG
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GALLERY TALK
Born Korean, Becoming South Korean: The Cinematic Golden Age and Cold War Culture

Thursday, September 21 @ 6:30 PM

The Korea Society, 950 Third Avenue, Eighth Floor, New York City (Building entrance on SW corner of Third Avenue and 57th Street)

The two decades following the end of the Korean War brought with it a politicized bifurcation of the peninsula whereby the cherished notion of Korea as one single unified country was placed on hold. Each half engaged in the politicization of national culture by promoting its own version as legitimate and superior. As can be expected, North Korea adopted socialist realism and welcomed the exhibition of like-minded films from other communist nations. A similar process happened in South Korea but with a preference for films from democratic nations. The long isolationism that was the hallmark of Korea as the "Hermit Kingdom" transformed to viewing the larger world, but only half rather than all of it.

About the Presenter
Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame. He specializes in pan-Asian cinema, sound theory, the international action cinema, and post-colonial theory. He has previously taught at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, University of Iowa, American University of Paris, and the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne.

The Gallery Talk is being presented in conjunction with The Korea Society's current exhibition, Advertising a Dream: Movie Posters from Post-War Korea, which runs through October 31, 2006. The exhibition may be viewed from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in The Korea Society Gallery.

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Monday, September 25, 2006

THE CITIGROUP SERIES ON

Asian Distinguished Leaders
presents

H.E. Ban Ki-moon
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Republic of Korea

The Quest for Peace and Prosperity in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond

Monday, September 25, 2006

6:00 p.m. Registration and Reception

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Program

Asia Society 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street New York, NY

Sponsored by: Asia Society, The Korea Society, Citigroup Foundation

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Monday, September 25, 2006

• The Metropolitan Opera begins its 2006-07 season with an Opening Night Gala performance of Puccini's heartbreaking masterpiece Madama Butterfly. Academy Award-winning director Anthony Minghella (The English Patient and The Talented Mr. Ripley) directs this new production of Butterfly. Met music director James Levine conducts. Annette and Oscar de la Renta will serve as chairmen of this year's Gala, which honors Mercedes and Sid Bass for their gift of $25 million to the Met announced in January. Their gift marks the largest single unrestricted gift paid at one time from an individual in the company's history. For the sixth consecutive year, Deutsche Bank will underwrite the opening Gala celebration. The Gala performance heralds the start of a new era in the Met?s 123-year history with the arrival of General Manager Peter Gelb. The performance also marks the first time in 20 years that the Met will open the season with the premiere of a new production. The international cast features Chilean soprano Cristina Gallardo-Domâs as Cio-Cio-San, Sicilian tenor Marcello Giordani as Pinkerton, and American baritone Dwayne Croft as Sharpless. The Gala marks Maestro Levine's first complete performance of this classic opera at the Met. The evening starts at 5:00 p.m. with cocktails on the opera house's Balcony level, followed by the performance at 6:30 p.m. and a black-tie supper with the artists at 9:30 p.m. on the Grand Tier and Dress Circle levels. Tickets for the performance and cast supper are $5,000, $3,000 and $1,750. Performance-only tickets range from $75 to $1,250. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call (212) 362-6000.


Tuesday, September 26, 2006


• Storm King Art Center Benefit Luncheon will be held on Tuesday September 26, 2006 at the Metropolitan Club in New York City from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Storm King Art Center is a museum that celebrates the relationship between sculpture and nature in beautiful Mountainville New York. This year we will honor our Trustee and Vice Chairman, James Ottaway, Jr. Honorary Chairs are Leslie A. Jacobson, Cynthia Hazen Polsky, and Richard J. Schwartz. Honorary Co-Chairs are Magdalena Abakanowicz, Chakaia Booker, Mark di Suvero, Alexander S. C. Rower and Bethany Ritz Rower, Candida N. Smith and Carroll Cavanagh, Rebecca Smith, Peter Stevens, and Ursula von Rydingsvard. Co-Chairs are Peter A. Bienstock, Alice Cary Brown, and Richard L. Menschel. Vice Chairs are Catherine G. Curran, Joan K. Davidson, Mrs. Bruce A. Gimbel, William T. Golden, Inmaculada de Habsburgo, David D. Holbrook,Herbert J. Kayden, M.D. and Gabrielle H. Reem, M.D, and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Miller. For more information, please contact JFM 2 Productions at 914.235.1490 ext. 14 or email at stormking@jfm2productions.com.


Wednesday September 27, 2006


• Tuesday's Children hosts the 4th Annual "Toast To New York" fundraiser honoring the FDNY, NYPD and PAPD for their exemplary leadership, courage, sacrifice and heroism on September 11th and in the aftermath of the tragedy. The event will be held at Cipriani Wall Street (55 Wall St.) at 6:30 p.m. The event will include cocktails, an awards ceremony, food, live music, and live and silent auctions. Tickets range from $150 - Junior to $10,000 - Platinum sponsorship. Call Amy Wright at 212-319-3988 for tickets and information.

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Saturday September 30, 2006

Mid-Autumn Festival: Moon-cakes, Music, Stories, and Fun

Dating back many centuries, the Mid-Autumn Festival rivals the Chinese New Year in importance. The holiday marks the end of the summer harvest and falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, when the moon shines at its brightest and fullest. Like other holidays, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for celebration and reunion. Our workshop brings together many elements of this festival, from stories and food to music and poems.

Saturday, September 30 ~ 1-2:30 PM

China Institute, 125 East 65 Street, NY
212-744-8181, info@chinainstitute.org

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Wednesday October 4, 2006



• The Opening Night Gala of Carnegie Hall’s 116th Season. Carnegie Hall opens its 116th season with a black-tie Gala Benefit, featuring a performance by Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra at 7:00 p.m.. Bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff joins the Orchestra for songs from Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn, and Leif Ove Andsnes appears as soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453. The evening is co-chaired by Mercedes and Sid R. Bass, Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman Jr., Joan and Sanford I. Weill, Elizabeth and Felix Rohatyn, Laura and John Pomerantz, William D. Rondina, Sydney and Stanley S. Shuman, Karin and Klaus Jacobs, Joanne and Michael Masin, Leni and Peter May, Dinny and Lester Morse, Cynthia and Thomas P. Sculco M.D., Margaret and Ian Smith, and the Weill Family Foundation. A Gala Dinner follows the concert at The Waldorf=Astoria's Grand Ballroom. Gala benefit tickets, priced at $2500, $1500, and $1000, include seating in the parquet or second-tier and the post-concert dinner at The Waldorf=Astoria. Tables start at $10,000. Tickets priced at $500 include the concert and a pre-concert cocktail reception, which begins at 5:30 p.m. in Carnegie Hall’s Rohatyn Room. All gala benefit tickets are available by calling 212-903-9682.


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Thursday October 5, 2006

Gilded Splendor: Treasures of China's Liao Empire (907-1125) Dates:
Time: October 5th - December 31st
Tuesday - Sunday, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, with extended evening hours Fridays until 9:00 pm. Closed on Mondays and major holidays.
Location: New York
Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue, New York
Cost: Included with museum admission. $10 adults; $7 seniors citizens; $5 students with ID. Free for members and persons under 16.
Phone: 212-517-ASIA

Over 200 recently excavated objects from Inner Mongolia that reveal the complex cultural and religious legacy of the Khitan and their reign over China during the Liao Dynasty (907–1125). Organized by the Asia Society. Curated by Hsueh-man Shen, Lecturer, Chinese Art, University of Edinburgh. A catalogue is available at AsiaStore.

On October 5-6th Asia Society will present an exhibition related symposium: China's New Archaeology: Reasessing the Liao Empire (907-1125). Please check Asia Society website for more information on the Symposium.

Morgan Stanley is the lead sponsor of this exhibition and its related events. Part of the Morgan Stanley Innovators Series. In addition, major support was given by John H. J. Guth and by grants from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this exhibition and its related programs do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities

***Thursday, October 5, 6:30pm Museum of Modern Art, NY*****

The Museum of Modern Art
(212) 708-9400
11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues
New York, NY 10019-5497

**MoMA: world premier of film by artist Nikki S. Lee's a.k.a. Nikki S. Lee**

a.k.a. Nikki S. Lee, shot on digital video mainly in New York, Seoul, Paris, Venice, Mexico City, Frankfurt, and Santa Fe, explores and expands the play between truth and fiction. The film—about assuming identities, any one of which may indeed be Lee's true identity—tracks the events of the two most recent years of Lee's own life and suggests that someone else is making the autobiographical documentary in which at least two distinct personalities emerge as she shops, visits art collectors at home, and attends gallery openings abroad.