Asia Society New York

09/08/2026

As we approach the festival of Diwali, join us on October 7 at Asia Society New York for an evening with Grammy Award-winning artist Chandrika Tandon. ✨🪔

The event will blend live music, conversation, and spiritual reflection, and will feature keynote remarks by NYC Council Member Shekar Krishnan.

In partnership with The Culture Tree.

Register now: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/love-light-laughter-evening-chandrika-tandon

09/06/2026

WATCH: the latest episode of China’s DeepSeek Moment takes stock of U.S.-China technology competition and cooperation ahead of the September 24 Trump-Xi meeting. With Paul Triolo, Kendra Schaefer, and host Lizzi C. Lee, CCA fellow on Chinese economy.

August 28, 2026 — This episode of China’s DeepSeek Moment takes sto...

09/04/2026

How is responding to Russia–North Korea military cooperation?

On September 21, join Asia Society Policy Institute's Center for China Analysis for a webinar with Sungmin Cho and Emma Chanlett-Avery on Beijing’s tactical ambiguity, Xi’s Pyongyang engagement, and regional security. Moderated by CCA’s Lyle Morris.

Register to attend:

Join us for a discussion on how China is navigating deepening Russia–North Korea military cooperation, Xi Jinping’s recent engagement with Pyongyang, and the implications for Northeast Asian security and U.S. policy.

09/04/2026

Chinese Artists on the Edge is featured in The Criterion Collection's Daily! Screenings start September 5, and select films will include intros and Q&As by guest curator Sam C. Man, Zhu Rikun, and “The Paper” director Ding Jiancheng: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/chinese-artists-edge

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/9270-other-goings-on

As the fall festival season begins, let’s not overlook some of the other unmissable events happening elsewhere.

09/02/2026

We're thrilled that "Busy, Busy Towns: Moving Images of a Changing Asia" is featured in Hyperallergic's Fall 2026 Art Guide! 💙

On view through January 3, 2027, "Busy, Busy Towns" showcases selected video works from the Asia Society Museum collection, exploring how rapidly evolving cultural, political, and ecological forces have shaped urban landscapes across Asia.

Swipe through for stills from the featured works 👉

Plan your visit to Asia Society Museum: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/plan-your-visit

09/01/2026

This week at Asia Society, join us for a discussion on Asia’s digital alignment through trade and Chinese Artists on the Edge, a film retrospective guest curated by Sam C. Mac.

Tuesday at 8 AM ET, Elina Noor and Nigel Cory discuss how trade agreements are defining access to AI inputs throughout Asia with Asia Society Policy Institute's Faye Simanjuntak. Register to attend the webinar: https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/events/asias-digital-alignment-through-trade

Starting on Friday, September 5, Chinese Artists on the Edge brings together five landmark films that reveal the fertile exchange between contemporary art and Chinese cinema. Featuring introductions and Q&As with guest curator Sam C. Mac and directors Zhu Rikun and Ding Jiancheng. https://asiasociety.org/new-york/chinese-artists-edge

The series starts on September 5 with “Reverie on Old Shanghai,” the cinematic expression of the nostalgic visual language that made Chen Yifei one of the defining artists of China's reform era. https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/reverie-old-shanghai-haishangjiumeng

Zhang Yuan’s “Beijing Bastards” immerses viewers in the city’s emerging rock music scene, and features two defining figures of Chinese rock music—Cui Jian and Dou Wei. Preceded by a screening of “White Lines,” Zhang’s student film starring art world luminaries Yu Hong and Liu Xiaodong. https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/beijing-bastards-beijingzazhong

Long circulated only through underground screenings before its restoration by the Chinese Independent Film Archive, Li Wake‘s “The Crack” stands as one of the most significant rediscoveries of Chinese independent cinema. Showing September 6: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/crack-feng

“The Paper” is one of the most visually distinctive Chinese films of its era. The film treats paper as both subject and method, drifting between literature and cinema, dream and reality, color and monochrome. Followed by a Q&A with director Ding Jiancheng. https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/paper-zhi

Learn more about all of Asia Society’s upcoming events: AsiaSociety.org/NYEvents

Join ASPI for a virtual panel discussion on what the patchwork of digital trade agreements means for AI governance in the Indo-Pacific.

08/30/2026

This week at Asia Society, join Asia Society Policy Institute on Sept. 1 for a webinar launching a new tracker exploring how trade agreements are defining access to inputs. Experts will discuss the tracker’s key insights and the strategic logic driving the region’s digital alignment. Featuring Elina Noor and Nigel Cory, moderated by Faye Simanjuntak. https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/events/asias-digital-alignment-through-trade

Join ASPI for a virtual panel discussion on what the patchwork of digital trade agreements means for AI governance in the Indo-Pacific.

08/29/2026

In a new ChinaFile piece, Editorial Fellow Jeremy Goldkorn shares his impressions of China from his first visit back since the pandemic.

"The system is now vastly more complex. Aside from the ubiquitous cameras, it is not possible to move around a city on any form of transport or pay for anything without the apps, and they always know who and where you are."

Read his piece "App Life in China":

“It’s really tough doing anything in China right now,” my friend told me. He’s a serial entrepreneur in Shanghai with a locked-in grin. We were waiting for our food in a Taiwanese restaurant in a lovingly-renovated toy factory in Shanghai. China was my home for 20 years, before moving to the...

08/27/2026

Our fall calendar is here, and it's packed! 🍁🍂

Join us at Asia Society New York this fall for a fantastic lineup of Grammy Award-winning artists, heads of state and government officials, acclaimed actors, authors, artists, comedians, and more.

Don't miss appearances by Bijayini Satpathy, DJ Spooky, Chandrika Tandon, and David Henry Hwang, plus programming around the UN General Assembly, themed Leo Bar happy hours, cultural celebrations, and so much more!

Learn more and reserve your spot: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events