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CURRENT
AFFAIRS
Understanding
India's Democracy
On
April 11, general elections begin across India, commencing a multi-week
process in the world’s largest democracy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
the country’s leader since 2014, faces re-election amid declining
fortunes for his Bharatiya Janata Party, which critics contend promotes
an ideology of Hindu nationalism.
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PERFORMING
ARTS
Exploring
Fragility Through Music
Asia
Society New York played host to drummer and composer Susie Ibarra’s
performance Fragility:
An Exploration of Polyrhythms, an immersive percussive
piece that explores fragility through music. In part one,
Ibarra creates a mesmerizing soundscape using nothing but a row of
glasses filled with varying amounts of water. In part two,
Ibarra is joined in Asia Society’s galleries by her DreamTime Ensemble
as well as dancer and choreographer Souleymane Badolo for a
stirring, memorable performance.
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ARTS
An
Interview With Reza Aramesh
As a
child in southern Iran, the artist Reza Aramesh didn’t have access
to museums or galleries. But after finding a book about European
painting and sculpture in a second-hand bookstore, he developed a
lifelong passion for art. Upon the launch of the exhibition Reza Aramesh: 12 noon,
Monday 5 August 1963, on display at Asia Society Museum
through June 9, Aramesh spoke with Asia Society Museum curator Michelle Yun
about the inspiration and process behind his remarkable work.
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