asia house cultural programme june-august 2013

Asia HouseCultural ProgrammeJune-August 2013

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This summer come and enjoy the vibrant tangled townscapes and flying landscapes of the work of Lance Ribeiro in our new exhibition. Learn more about the artist from his friend and colleague Patrick Boylan and enjoy a celebration of his work as Darjeeling Express hosts two special evenings with a banquet inspired by the paintings.

The popular summer Museum tours are returning, this year we explore Burma with tours of the V&A and take a closer look at the fine Buddhist manuscripts on display at the British Library.

We also present the rare opportunity to see one of the finest classical guitarists Xuefei Yang as she presents a special repertoire, demonstrating the universal language of music.

Welcome to Asia House!

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This programme covers our events focused on arts and culture. For full details of our business and policy programme and corporate membership please see our website.

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Exhibitions Restless Ribeiro: An Indian Artist in Britain 24 May – 29 June 8Jamil Naqsh: The Painted World 8 – 31 August 4

Arts and CultureSouth Asian Storytelling with Seema Anand 30 May 6Arabian Nights Storytelling and Quiz with Wafa Tarnowska 1 June 6Ribeiro: A Journey of Spice 8 June 9Ribeiro: The Man and his Art 12 June 9Art Antiques London 15 June 12Xuefei Yang Performance 19 June 7Ribeiro: Friends Private View 20 June 10Ribeiro: A Journey of Spice 22 June 9Contemporary Arab Fiction 27 June 7The Art of the Book in Southeast Asia at British Library 12 July 13Arabian Nights Storytelling and Quiz with Wafa Tarnowska 1 August 6Burma at the V&A 2 August 13Bollywood Punjeet and Judy-gee Show 7 August 6 Business and Policy Highlights Signature Conference: Shaping the 21st Century 18 June 5

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JAMIL NAQSHThe Painted Word

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8-31 August 2013

Asia House63 New Cavendish StreetLondon W1G 7LPwww.asiahouse.org

Mon-Sat 10-6pmFree admission

supported by

RANGOONWALA FOUNDATION

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Asia Trade – Shaping the 21st Century Tuesday 18 June 09.00 – 12.00

Signature Conferencein partnership with HSBC

Focus on ASEAN Starting in June

Following our visit from Le Luong Minh, Secretary General of ASEAN last December, we will spend the summer focusing on issues relevant to the region.

Navigating Eight Asian MarketsLook out for our upcoming publication on business opportunities and cultural nuances in eight Asian economies, supported by Heathrow.

The Asia House Business and Policy programme presents private briefings, events and public conferences throughout the year. For details of our full programme visit www.asiahouse.org

Highlights of our June – August programme include:

Business and Policy Highlights

Business intelligence Networking Thought leadership Corporate membership

Corporate MembershipWe offer our Corporate Members outstanding business intelligence through our exclusive events and private meetings arranged by Asia House.

Contact [email protected] for more details.

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JAMIL NAQSHThe Painted Word

in association with

8-31 August 2013

Asia House63 New Cavendish StreetLondon W1G 7LPwww.asiahouse.org

Mon-Sat 10-6pmFree admission

supported by

RANGOONWALA FOUNDATION

Navigating Asian MarketsA Quick Guide to 8 Exciting Economies

Navigating Asian MarketsA Quick Guide to 8 Exciting Economies


South Asian Story Telling with Seema AnandJoin Seema for an interactive storytelling session from NE India and Bangladesh, a South Asian version of Cinderella and her Fairy Godmother – featuring a fairy god-snake!

Thursday 30 May 14.30 Kenton Library, Kenton Lane, Harrow, London, HA3 8UJ

The Asia House Festival of Asian Literature presents a summer programme of free family events in London libraries, as part of our outreach programme, supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Bollywood Punjeet and Judy-gee ShowA Punch and Judy show with a South Asian flavour: Professor Patel has re-worked the classic story of Punch & Judy to reflect the diversity of 21st century Britain. Includes Bollywood music, dancing, and puppet show.

Wednesday 7 August 14.30 Pimlico Library, Lupus Street, London, SW1V 3AT

Arabian Nights Storytelling and Quiz with Wafa TarnowskaStoryteller Wafa’s The Arabian Nights brings together famous and less famous tales from A Thousand and One Nights, including the story of Shahrazade and Shahiryar.

Saturday 1 June 14.30Chelsea Library, Chelsea Old Town Hall, King’s Road London, SW3 5EZ

Thursday 1 August 14.30Paddington Library, 45 Porchester Road London, W2 5DU

Check online for the dateRayner’s Lane Library, 226 Imperial Drive, Harrow London, HA2 7HJ

All events are free with no booking required. Events listed are suitable for children aged 5+.

Harrow, London, HA3 8UJ

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Contemporary Arab FictionJana Elhassan and Mohammed Hassan Alwan

Thursday 27 June 2013 18.45 – 20.00

Xuefei Yang PerformanceEast Meets West

Wednesday 19 June 18.45 – 20.00

Lebanese Jana Elhassan and Saudi Arabian Mohammed Hassan Alwan are both shortlisted for the 2013 ‘Arabic Booker’, prestigious International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF).

Both author’s work explores the complications of family life and themes of migration, memory and destiny. In Elhassan’s Me, She and the Other Women, a woman left frustrated and lonely by her marriage constructs a new identity in her imagination. Hassan Alwan’s The Beaver plots a man’s memories of a fragmented and troubled family history as he embarks on a series of fishing trips in the USA, far from his Saudi Arabian homeland.

Elhassan and Hassan Alwan discuss their work and the contemporary literary scene in the Middle East and wider Arab world.

Part of Shubbak: A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture 22 June – 6 JulyTickets £10 Concession £8 I AH Friends £6

Xuefei Yang is acclaimed as one of the world’s finest classical guitarists. She has performed as a soloist and in leading orchestras worldwide including the RPO, Hong Kong and Hamburg Symphony Orchestras and in venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Philharmonie Berlin.

In a programme devised for Asia House she plays traditional Chinese music and pieces by both Western and Eastern composers. The globalisation of classical music is largely thought of as West influencing East, yet Xuefei demonstrates how cultural influence flows in both directions. She pairs Debussy, who was famously inspired by Hokusai and ukiyo-e art with the 20th century Japanese composer Takemitsu. Tickets £15AH Friends £10

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ance Ribeiro (1933-2010) was born in Bombay to a long-established Catholic Goan family. In 1958, he abandoned

the path of chartered accountancy, took up painting and, within a few years had become a successful artist. He had two major retrospectives in the 1980s and his last public showing was in Britain just three months before his death in 2010.

Ribeiro’s art was highly original and his output was proli�c. Although he received early acclaim for his art he began to get exceedingly restless. He worked at an incredible rate and began to experiment with polyvinyl acetate (PVA) paints, which as the forerunners of acrylics, are now used by artists the world over. Sadly, he was never recognised for his role in one of the most signi�cant advances in artistic technique of the twentieth century.

Asia House wishes to thank the generous support from

The Ribeiro Family

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Ribeiro: The Man and his ArtWith Patrick Boylan

Wednesday 12 June 18.45 – 19.45

Patrick Boylan had a friendship and association with Ribeiro spanning more than 30 years and witnessed some of the most important stylistic shifts in Ribeiro’s work. He will describe how Ribeiro became a familiar face in museum circles and cultural groups of northwest London in the 1970s.

Professor Emeritus Patrick Boylan of CityUniversity London was Director of Arts, Museums and Records for Leicestershire from1972 to 1990.

Tickets £10 Concession £8 l Asia House Friends £6

A Journey of Spice

Saturday 8 June / 22 June 19.00 – 22.30

Gourmet Indian food inspired by the paintings of Lance Ribeiro served in the elegant surroundings of Asia House in our summer supper club. Hosted by Darjeeling Express, experience a tour of the Restless Ribeiro exhibition while you enjoy canapés before sitting down to an Indian banquet and great conversation. Each dish will be introduced as it is served part of this special epicurean experience. A special Saturday night experience.

Tickets £45Asia House Friends £40

Book online at www.asiahouse.org

Asia House is delighted to present the �rst exhibition of his work for over 25 years to highlight the talent and artistic contribution of Lance Ribeiro.

Private view and group tours of the exhibition are available. Call 0207307 5454 for further information or email [email protected]

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Ribeiro photo © Marsha Ribeiro

To find out more, visit our website or contact [email protected]

JOIN USBecome a Friend of Asia House and support our mission to build dynamic links between Europe and Asia.

Enjoy up to 40% off tickets for Asia House events

Priority booking and special events throughout the year

Show your Asia House Membership card to receive:

• 10% off in the Mackwood’s Tea Room at Asia House

• Discounts and special offers at other cultural events in London and around the UK

• Discounts at a range of exciting Asian restaurants

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Friends Private ViewThursday 20 June 18.00 – 21.00

Join us for a special reception and private evening viewing of ‘Restless Ribeiro’ with the exhibition curators. Immerse yourself in the South Asian atmosphere, accompanied by Indian music.

Free to Friends of Asia House and their guests but advance booking is essential. RSVP to www.ribeirofriends.eventbrite.com

Untitled, 1964 , Lance Ribeiro. © Marsha Ribeiro

Untitled, 1964 , Lance Ribeiro. © Marsha Ribeiro

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Georgian rooms and Contemporary spacesAll with an Asian twist

Find out more about our fabulous venue for [email protected]

Weddings Conferences Exhibitions Private Dining

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Support our work and enjoy exclusive events focused on leadership, culture and business. Our monthly Young Leader evenings in the atmospheric Sir Peter Wakefield room offer informal fireside conversations with business and cultural leaders from the Asia House network.

CONTACTMia Gulati

[email protected]

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Art Antiques LondonSaturday 15 June 11.00

Asia House Young Leaders

Join us for an exclusive morning tour at Art Antiques London and meet the exhibitors who will be offering exquisite pieces from and inspired by Asia. Art Antiques London brings together leading international dealers and discerning visitors, at this strictly-vetted, sumptuous summer showcase for the arts.

Exhibitors include: Susan Ollemans Fine Art, D and M Freedman Oriental Art, Adrian Sassoon, Laura Bordignon, Heirloom & Howard, Roell Fine Art and Mary Deeming.

The tour will commence with light refreshments. Each member will be given a pass to the Fair that admits two people and is valid for the entire run allowing return visits.

Young LeadersAsia HousePatrons &

Patrons and Young Leaders ComplimentaryAsia House Friends £20

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The Art of the Book in Southeast Asia at British LibraryWith Annabel Gallop, San San May and Jana IgumaFriday 12 July 14.00 – 15.30

British Library curators will discuss the fine Buddhist manuscripts from Burma and Thailand currently on display, as well as showing rarely-seen treasures from the Library’s important collections from Southeast Asia. Highlights will include sumptuously illustrated Thai and Burmese folding books and lacquered palm leaf manuscripts, Javanese manuscripts illustrated in the style of the shadow puppet theatre, and illuminated royal Malay letters from the Muslim courts of the archipelago.

Annabel Gallop, San San May and Jana Igunma are curators in the Southeast Asia section at the British Library.Tickets £15AH Friends £10

Young LeadersAsia House

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Burma at the V&AWith Dr John ClarkeFriday 2 August 18.30 – 20.00

This exclusive guided tour will explore the art history of Burma through the highlights of the V&A’s important collection which are currently on display. These include an early gold headdress of the 15th century, a gilded, gem-set box in the form of a sacred goose, which was once part of the royal regalia and the spectacular gilded and lacquered Buddha shrine from the palace at Mandalay.

Dr John Clarke was the Lead Curator for the V&A Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Buddhist Sculpture Gallery and is currently Curator for the Himalayan and South East Asian collections.Tickets £15AH Friends £10

Serat Damar Wulan, Javanese manuscript, late 18th century. MSS.Jav.89, f.192v. Courtesy of the British Library Board.

Serat Selarasa, Javanese manuscript, 1804. MSS.Jav.28, f.14r. Courtesy of the British Library Board.

Standing Buddha. Teak, gilded lacquer, semi-precious stones and mirror-work. Myanmar, Circa 1800-1870 V&A Museum, IM.39-1912

Betel box in the form of a sacred goose Gold, wood, lacquer and metal, set with rubies and emeralds. Burma, mid 19th century. V&A Museum, IS.246-1964

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