NEW YORK, NY.- Asia Week New York announced that A Collecting Dynasty: The Rockefeller Family was recently selected as a “Critic’s Pick” by The New Criterion, the prestigious literary magazine and journal of artistic and cultural criticism. Presented in partnership with The Winter Show in January 2024, this fascinating panel discussion on the legacy of the Rockefeller family, their remarkable collections, and lasting contributions to the world of art and antiques is now available on YouTube. To view, click here

As passionate art collectors and philanthropists with an incredible range of interests that spanned the globe, the Rockefeller family in so many ways epitomizes the pinnacle of patronage in the country. Throughout several generations, beginning with Abby and John D Rockefeller, Jr., their unwavering support for the visual arts was critical to the development of many cultural institutions focused on the family members’ individual collecting interests, such as Asia Society, the Cloisters, Colonial Williamsburg and its Folk Art Museum, Japan Society, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art.

Moderated by Joan B. Mirviss, President, Joan B Mirviss LTD and art historian,
the panelists included: Cynthia Bronson Altman, Independent Scholar, Kykuit Curator, 1992-2018; Michele Beiny Harkins, President, Michele Beiny Inc; Vishakha Desai, President Emerita, Asia Society, Senior Advisor for Global Affairs, Columbia University.

The only event of its kind in the U.S. that promotes Asian art, Asia Week New York is the collaboration of top-tier international Asian art galleries, the six major auction houses, Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Heritage Auctions, iGavel, and Sotheby’s, and numerous museums and Asian cultural institutions. This nine-day celebration is filled with a non-stop schedule of simultaneous gallery open houses, Asian art auctions as well as numerous museum exhibitions, lectures, and special events. Participants from Great Britain, Japan, Switzerland, and the United States unveil an extraordinary array of museum-quality treasures from China, India, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, Tibet, Nepal, Japan, and Korea. Asia Week New York Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade membership organization registered with the state of New York.