The sponsorship of art by monarchs, merchants, and devotees throughout Asia will be explored. Lectures will focus on topics spanning Chinese patronage from ancient times through several of the most famous imperial dynasties (Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing) to Jayavarman VII (Angkor Wat), the Safavids in Persia, Jahanara Begum (Shah Jahan's daughter), and even contemporary patrons like the Samsung family. 

Jaebin Yoo, Harvard-Yenching visiting fellow and Ph.D. candidate in art history at Seoul National University, discusses the return procession of King Jeongjo in conjunction with the exhibition, In Grand Style: Celebrations in Korean Art During the Joseon Dynasty, at the Asian Art Museum.

In the heart of Seoul there are several historic palaces that were the residences of Korea's royal family from the 1400's to the mid-1900's. This short documentary explores the art and architecture of these royal palaces of Seoul.

Korean-born New York based artist Sun K. Kwak makes the invisible visible using a surprisingly simple medium: black masking tape. Through a process infused with an element of performance, Kwak channels surrounding energy to manifest a movement of lines, liberating the space and transforming it into a new pictorial reality. Find out more.