Bridge to understanding : the art and architecture of San Francisco's Asian Art Museum--Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture

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Bridge to understanding : the art and architecture of San Francisco's Asian Art Museum--Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture

[main text, editing, and production supervision, Thomas Christensen ; Asian Art Museum photographer, Kaz Tsuruta]

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, c2003

1st ed

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Art and architecture of San Francisco's Asian Art Museum

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"Produced in commemoration of the opening of the new Asian Art Museum in Civic Center, San Francisco, spring, 2003"--Colophon

"Exhibitions organized by or shown at the Asian Art Museum" (1967-2001): p. 219-220

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Bridge to Understanding, highlights hundreds of the finest Asian paintings, sculptures, and textiles from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco as well as the architecture of the new building itself. In the spring of 2003 the Asian Art Muesum-home to one of the world's most significant collections of Asian art-moved into a historic building, reconfigured by the renowned architect Gae Aulenti, in the dynamic heart of San Francisco. The occasion is an important event not only for the institution but also for the city, which now more than ever may serve as a bridge between East and West. Celebrating the museum's stunning new home, Bridge to Understanding showcases both the beauty of the building and the depth of the collection, highlighting many treasures that could not previously be displayed. Exploring the museum's role in promoting cross-cultural understanding, the text interweaves the history of the museum with the history of the city. it delves into the development, construction, and renovation of the building, which retains such historic features as a monumental beaux arts staircase, while adding a dramatic indoor / outdoor escalator, a new third level, and signature V-shaped skylights that illuminate an indoor courtyard designed by the architect on the model of an Italian piazza. Featuring a full-color gallery of Asian masterworks from the museum's collection, Bridge to Understanding confirms the museum's significance as one of the foremost institutions of Asian art in the world.

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