China 2000 Fine Art is pleased to present the Asia Week NY exhibition STRONGER TOGETHER—MELDING CULTURAL IDIOMS in their location at 1556 Third Ave, Suite 601, in Manhattan. The exhibition focuses on the work of two western artists, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg, both of whom created their final projects by re-examining an earlier allure for Chinese artistic expression and translating this affinity into their own unique idioms. The exhibition consists of three very large works, one by Lichtenstein titled Landscape with Poet (1996) and two by Rauschenberg titled Lotus III and Lotus V (from the Lotus Series, 2008). And on the eastern wall, hanging scrolls in Square Word Calligraphy by Xu Bing (b. 1955), whose creative genius is rooted in bringing the world—east and west, rich and poor, young and old—closer together. [Read More]

Members of the 2017 GRAMMY® Award-winning Silk Road Ensemble performed with forty local students from the Silk Road Connect of JHS 185 Edward Bleeker to celebrate the role music plays in learning and advancing global understanding as part of The Music of Strangers Interactive Experience at the Vanderbilt Hall of Grand Central Terminal. [Read More]

Over the past 17 years, an extraordinary group of artists from around the world has come together to celebrate the universal power of music. Named for the ancient trade route linking Asia, Africa and Europe, the Silk Road Ensemble was conceived by renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and consists of a diverse, rotating lineup of instrumentalists, vocalists, composers and storytellers. The collective exemplifies music’s ability to blur geographical boundaries, blend disparate cultures and inspire hope. [Read More]