Asia Society and the Japanese Art Society of America take a fresh look at the art of Japan’s Meiji era, a period of unprecedented cultural and technological transition, in the landmark exhibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
Exhibitions to feature star-studded and historically significant pieces connected to musical, chess and literary figures including Katy Perry, Bobby Fischer, Julian Casablancas, Garry Kasparov and T. S. Eliot premiere at the World Chess Hall of Fame on May 17. “Sound Moves: Where Music Meets Chess” and “T. S. Eliot: A Game of Chess” are the two, all-new exhibitions.