Contemporary Art in Asia: Traditions/Tensions is organized by the Asia Society and presented simultaneously at the Asia Society, the Grey Art Gallery of New York University, and the Queens Museum of Art. The exhibition is supported by funders including AT&T, Lippobank of Indonesia, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro, W.L.S. Spencer Foundation, and The Joseph H. Hazen Foundation. Additional support for the exhibition and Asia Society Galleries education programs is provided by the Friends of the Asia Society Galleries, The Starr Foundation, The Armand G. Erpf Fund, and the Arthur Ross Foundation.

Special thanks to ART AsiaPacific magazine, Asiana Airlines, GreenPoint Bank, and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

The presentation of the exhibition at the Grey Art Gallery, New York University, also receives the support of the Abby Weed Grey Trust.

The presentation of the exhibition at the Queens Museum of Art is also supported by Anheuser-Busch Companies.  Additonal support has been provided by Independence Savings Bank. 

The Queens Museum of Art is housed in the New York City Building, which is owned by the City of New York. With the assistance of Queens Borough President Claire Shulman and the New York City Council, the Museum is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support is provided by the New York State Legislature and the New York State Council on the Arts.

Fast Forward: The Contemporary Art Scene in Asia is also supported in part by New York University.  

The Satyajit Ray Retrospective is funded in part be the Experimental Television Center Ltd. in cooperation with the Electronic Media and Film Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.