NEW YORK.- The 2002 International Asian Art Fair takes place at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, in a purpose-built pavilion in Damrosch Park. The venue is located adjacent to The Metropolitan Opera House and the New York State Theater in the southwest corner of Lincoln Center Plaza at 62nd Street. The International Asian Art Fair offers an outstanding selection of works of art from the Near East, Far East and South East Asia, from across history to the present day. An annual spring event in New York City since 1996, it brings together leading dealers from the United States, Europe and the Far East and offers museums, private collectors and connoisseurs, an exceptional opportunity to view and buy examples of the finest Asian art currently on the market. Prices start at around $1,000. Items on view include furniture, sculpture, bronzes, ceramics, carpets, textiles,  pictures, works of art and jewellery. Works are for sale under the strictest vetting conditions.