Schedule

Thursday, February 22, 2024
6 p.m. Reception
6:45 p.m. Opening Remarks

Join Asia Society Texas to celebrate the opening of our new exhibition Xu Bing: Word Alchemy.

The show assembles more than 50 of Xu Bing’s most important paintings, videos, sculptures, drawings, installations, and other ephemera representing almost 50 years of the artist’s creative output. Word Alchemy is the most comprehensive exhibition on this theme, focusing on the artist’s longstanding engagement with words and language.

Enjoy a reception in our Water Garden Terrace and the opening of Xu Bing: Word Alchemy. 

This event is free and open to the public. RSVPs are requested.

Xu Bing: Word Alchemy is co-curated by Susan L. Beningson, Ph.D., Independent Curator, and Owen Duffy, Nancy C. Allen Curator and Director of Exhibitions, with Rebecca Becerra, Exhibitions Manager and Registrar.

Lead support for Xu Bing: World Alchemy is provided by Texas Commission on the Arts. Major support is provided by Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, American Friends of the Shanghai Museum, Anne and Albert Chao, and an anonymous donor. Special exhibition support is provided by Michele and Marty Cohen, Judy and Scott Nyquist, Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz, Leigh and Reggie Smith, and an anonymous donor. This exhibition was made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 

Exhibitions and their related programs at Asia Society Texas are presented by Nancy C. Allen, Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, and Leslie and Brad Bucher. Major support comes from The Brown Foundation, Inc., the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, The Clayton Fund, Houston Endowment Inc. Generous funding also provided by The Anchorage Foundation of Texas, National Endowment for the Arts, and Texas Commission on the Arts. Free Thursday exhibition admission presented by Regions Bank. Funding is also provided through contributions from the Exhibitions Patron Circle, a dedicated group of individuals and organizations committed to bringing exceptional visual art to Asia Society Texas.

Presenting Sponsors

Nancy C. Allen
Leslie and Brad Bucher
Chinhui Juhn and Edward Allen

Program Sponsors

Additional Support for Xu Bing: Word Alchemy

About Asia Society Texas

Asia Society Texas believes in the strength and beauty of diverse perspectives and people. As an educational institution, we advance cultural exchange by celebrating the vibrant diversity of Asia, inspiring empathy, and fostering a better understanding of our interconnected world. Spanning the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, our programming is rooted in the educational and cultural development of our community — trusting in the power of art, dialogue, and ideas to combat bias and build a more inclusive society.