"Points of Departure: Traditional and Contemporary Asian Art"
2001-08-08 until 2001-11-11
Detroit Institute of Art
Detroit, MI, USA

Explore how traditional Asian thoughts, beliefs and artistic practices are interpreted in the works of contemporary artists of Asian descent.

Contemporary and traditional works from the 16th through the 20th century are paired to examine how traditional concepts and techniques have been absorbed and reinterpreted in the contemporary work. Find out what the two works of art pictured here, created by Korean artists who lived four centuries apart, have in common.

IMAGE:
Waterdrops, No. 20
Kim Tschang-Yeul
Korean b.1929

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