The Shanghai exhibition, on view at the Asian Art Museum from February 12 - September 5, 2010, explores, through the mirror of its art, the tumultuous history that has resulted in one of Asia’s most dynamic and cosmopolitan cities of today. An American poet once wrote that “The artist is the antenn…

Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum

Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum

Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum

Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum

Ho Manli speaks about her father, Dr. Ho Feng Shan, a Chinese diplomat in Vienna from 1937 to 1940. As Hitler marched into the city and anti-Semitism erupted, Dr. Ho took decisive action to save Jewish lives by issuing visas to Shanghai. Also joining in the discussion are Dr. Lotte Marcus, psychologist, who received a visa from Dr. Ho, and Rene Willdorf, who escaped from Berlin.

Ho Manli speaks about her father, Dr. Ho Feng Shan, a Chinese diplomat in Vienna from 1937 to 1940. As Hitler marched into the city and anti-Semitism erupted, Dr. Ho took decisive action to save Jewish lives by issuing visas to Shanghai. Also joining in the discussion are Dr. Lotte Marcus, psychologist, who received a visa from Dr. Ho, and Rene Willdorf, who escaped from Berlin.

Ho Manli speaks about her father, Dr. Ho Feng Shan, a Chinese diplomat in Vienna from 1937 to 1940. As Hitler marched into the city and anti-Semitism erupted, Dr. Ho took decisive action to save Jewish lives by issuing visas to Shanghai. Also joining in the discussion are Dr. Lotte Marcus, psychologist, who received a visa from Dr. Ho, and Rene Willdorf, who escaped from Berlin.

Ho Manli speaks about her father, Dr. Ho Feng Shan, a Chinese diplomat in Vienna from 1937 to 1940. As Hitler marched into the city and anti-Semitism erupted, Dr. Ho took decisive action to save Jewish lives by issuing visas to Shanghai. Also joining in the discussion are Dr. Lotte Marcus, psychologist, who received a visa from Dr. Ho, and Rene Willdorf, who escaped from Berlin.

Wen-hsin Yeh, UC Berkeley

Wen-hsin Yeh, UC Berkeley

Nancy Berliner, Peabody Essex Museum

Ellen Johnston Laing, University of Michigan

Renee Y. Chow, UC Berkeley

Wen-hsin Yeh, UC Berkeley

Lucinda Barnes, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Catherine Vance Yeh, Boston University

Joan Judge, York University

Kuiyi Shen, UC San Diego

Jeffrey Wasserstrom, UC Irvine

Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum and Dany Chan, Asian Art Museum

Jay Xu, Asian Art Museum

Zhang Jianjun, Artist

Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum and Dany Chan, Asian Art Museum

Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum and Dany Chan, Asian Art Museum

Sally Kirby, Asian Art Museum Docent

Michael Knight, Curator, Asian Art Museum, and Dany Chan, Assistant Curator, Asian Art Museum

Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum and Dany Chan, Asian Art Museum

Michael Knight, Asian Art Museum and Dany Chan, Asian Art Museum