Pasadena, CA - March 21, 2011- You are cordially invited to Press Day at Pacific Asia Museum on Thursday, March 31, 2011 any time between 10am to 5pm. Concurrently on view are three stunning exhibitions, Visions of the Orient: Western Women Artists in Asia 1900-1940, Meiji: Japan Rediscovered andThrough the Colonial Lens: Photographs of 19th and 20th Century India, that speak to the history of globalization. On Press Day, you will be able to speak with curators and staff about the details of the exhibitions and explore our permanent galleries. Light refreshment will be provided.
These three exhibitions are on view concurrently from March 31 through May 29, 2011. Each of these exhibitions speaks to the shared theme of the intersection of Asia and the West during the period of 1875 - 1925. While in dialogue with each other about the developing aesthetic and cultural appreciation that Asia and the West had for each other, these exhibitions also examine the rapid changes and modernization in Asia during this time, facilitated by the introduction of Western influences. Specifically, the experiences of Americans and Europeans in Asia during this period form a focus of the exhibitions. Today, the cultural diversity of the southern California region and its connection to Asia is rooted in the first steps of this modern globalization evidenced by the art exhibited in Visions of the Orient, Meiji and Through the Colonial Lens. This grouping of exhibitions is part of Pacific Asia Museum's 40th Anniversary year initiative to reaffirm its mission to further intercultural understanding through the arts of Asia and the Pacific Islands.
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