“Take advantage of what exists.” — Laozi

• Asia in Paris : “a continued desire for an exotic and ‘orientalized’ Asia”
• Chinese shadow puppets at Princeton : Part of a 2,000-piece collection acquired in the 1920s but only catalogued over the past three years
• A mandala glossary : An updated version at HimalayanArt.com
• Value and contemporary art in India : “The price … is not only a cash quantum but … a measure for the standing of Indian artists”
• “Steeped in History” at the Fowler : Guess what the show is about
• Bird-men of Siam : Not quite celestials but more than human
• Why dictators love kitsch : Reading (or overreading) a North Korean backdrop
• Made in Iran : A contemporary Iranian art exhibit in London