East Meets West at Texas Collects Asia 2008

by PegNews wire

Munekiyo, Kiyotoshi, Ryusuiken, Detail of <i>Tengu armor</i>, Japan, Edo period, 1854, Iron, feathers, steel, wood, lacquer, bear fur, vegetable fiber, gold, and fabric. Collection of Ann and J. Gabriel Barbier-Mueller, Dallas (Texas Collects - Japan)

Photo provided by the Trammel & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art

Munekiyo, Kiyotoshi, Ryusuiken, Detail of Tengu armor, Japan, Edo period, 1854, Iron, feathers, steel, wood, lacquer, bear fur, vegetable fiber, gold, and fabric. Collection of Ann and J. Gabriel Barbier-Mueller, Dallas (Texas Collects - Japan)

Something brand new and very old is coming to The Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art in 2008. To honor their namesakes’ philanthropy in the arts, the museum is hosting Texas Collects ASIA 2008, a year-long display from other private Asian art collectors all over the state. For the first time in its history, The Crow Collection has personally organized this broad exhibition, which honors the legacy of private collectors like the Crows, who love Asia and have shared that with Texans.

The year-long exhibition is divided into four segments:

Japanese Art: January 19- April 1
Indian and Southeast Asian Art: April 19- June 24
Chinese Art: July 12- Sept. 30
Contemporary Asian Art and Japanese Folk Art: Oct. 18- Jan. 6, 2009

Through paintings, figures, scrolls, swords and printed screens, the exhibition will provide a glimpse into Asian culture and the appeal that Asian art has to these Texas collectors. Nearly 30 families and individuals are loaning their art to the Crow Collection to make this exhibition possible, along with the collaboration and partnership of the Dallas Museum of Art, the San Antonio Museum of Art, Sotheby’s, the World Affairs Council, the Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce, the Asia Society and various other Asian associations in the Dallas area.

“The heart of the Crow family is to bring the distant continent of Asia close to home and to share their love, respect and connection with these pieces to Texans,” said Amy Hofland, Director of The Crow Collection. “Texas Collects ASIA 2008 is an explosion of that same concept, statewide.”

With the 2008 Beijing Olympics just around the corner, the opportunity for Texas collectors to share their love for Asian art and culture could not be timelier. The exhibition will showcase Chinese art from mid-July through September to correlate with the Olympic games.

The Crow Collection will also host an Asian Art in Texas lecture series in conjunction with the exhibition, fortifying the bridge between East and West through educational public programs.

Source: The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art