A centennial screening of the 1912 film Robin Hood and rare presentation of the Maurice Tourneur film Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915) with live piano accompaniment are introduced by film historian Richard Koszarski, author of Fort Lee, the Film Town and Hollywood on the Hudson. Koszarski's presentation outlines the influence of French culture on early cinema production and investigates the history of the studios, the directors, and the stars established in Fort Lee, New Jersey, known as the "birthplace of the motion picture industry."

In his most recent work, Indonesian artist Jompet Kuswidananto explores political and cultural identity, particularly around the people and history of Java. Informed by theories drawn from the field of cultural studies, he connects local history to global movements with a focus on the fragility of changing identities.

A time-lapse video of the installation of Choi Jeong Hwa's "Breathing Flower" in San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza. On view during the "Phantoms of Asia" exhibition at the Asian Art Museum (May 18--September 2, 2012).

Experience the premiere of a performance created directly in response to 100 Acres by New York-based artist Rebecca Davis, whose choreography was performed at the 2011 Venice Biennale. With the theme of "making and unmaking," Davis's work brings visual, tactile presences to the ephemeral medium of performance.

Exhibition video from Tibet: Treasures from the Roof of the World (on view at the Asian Art Museum from June 12, 2006 - September 11, 2006).

An introduction to Korean Confucianism and related architecture.

In 1420, in an effort to consolidate his control over the throne, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty moved China's capital to a site in the North, now known as Bejing. There, he built a vast complex of palaces and administrative buildings now covering 178 acres. Because access was restricted to the imperial family and to those who had business with them, it came to be known as the Forbidden City. Learn more in this short documentary.

Curator Karen Levitov takes us on a brief tour of the exhibition Kehinde Wiley/ The World Stage: Israel. The exhibition features Wiley's vibrant large-scale portraits of Israeli youths alongside a selection of traditional Jewish papercuts and textiles from The Jewish Museum's collection.

Kehinde Wiley/ The World Stage: Israel
The Jewish Museum, New York
March 9 - July 29, 2012
http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/kehinde-wiley