The museumhas been a placeof pilgrimage for the artist's Eastern and Western admirers pretty much since it opened in 1985. On Sundays a minibusleaveshourlyfrom the Asia Societyin Manhattan.
And over the next two weekends, kid-focused workshops designed around Korean ( 2 February), Chinese ( 9 February and 10 February) and Himalayan ( 9 February) New Year traditions will take place at the Korea Society, China Institute, AsiaSocietyand Rubin Museum of Art, respectively.
For Melissa Chiu, director of the AsiaSocietyMuseum, this exhibition and auction is another opportunity to showcase contemporary Asian art to a wider audience.