In the Neighborhood....EVENTS

In the Neighborhood...
EVENTS IN DECEMBER 2000
Bored?! Two interesting things to check out in the month of December sponsored by Asia Society...

Film Screening - First Person Plural
(Deann Borshay Liem/1999/56 min.)

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2000; 3 P.M.
Location: Cantor Film Center, New York University, 36
E. 8th Street
Description: Documentary of Borshay's struggle to set right a case of mistaken identity and unravel the mysteries surrounding her adoption by an American family from South Korea in the 1960s. Filmmaker will introduce and answer questions following the screening. Print courtesy of National Asian American Telecommunications Association. Cosponsored by Korea Society and NYU's Asian Pacific American Studies Program and Institute. Funded, in part, by Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds. $7 members; $10 nonmembers; Free to NYU students and staff.
Sponsoring Organization: Asia Society
Contact: For tickets, call (212) 327-9276
URL: http://www.asiasociety.org/

Viewpoints: An Evening with Shirin Neshat and
Shahzia Sikander

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2000; 7:00 P.M. (Preceded
by a reception at 6:00 P.M.)
Location: The Lighthouse International, 111 East 59
Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues)
Description: New York-based artists Shirin Neshat and
Shahzia Sikander talk with Vishakha N. Desai, Asia
Society, about the representation of Islam and gender
issues in their work. Born in Iran, Neshat's
compelling photographs and videos have been included
in many international exhibitions such as the 10th
Biennale of Sydney and Venice Biennale (1999).
Pakistan-born Sikander was trained in miniature
painting in Lahore and her multilayered works have
been exhibited at the Whitney Biennale and Drawing
Center in Soho, among other prestigious venues. Funded
by the Arthur Ross Foundation. $10 members; $15
nonmembers.
Sponsoring Organization: Asia Society
Contact: For tickets, call (212) 327-9276
URL: http://www.asiasociety.org/

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--events discovered by Man Yee Chan and Elaine Gee, staff writers

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