SEATTLE, WA.- Fresh from a celebrated tour throughout Japan, Luminous: The Art of Asia will showcase the jewels of Seattle Art Museum’s (SAM) Asian collections, featuring 160 of the museum’s masterpieces including paintings, screens, sculpture, ceramics, stone, wood, lacquer and metal ware. All objects come from the Seattle Art Museum, home to one of the finest collections of Asian art in North America. The exhibition opens on October 13, 2011, marking the first time these objects have been assembled in a major exhibition at SAM Downtown. Invited to provide a contemporary response to the historical material, internationally recognized artist Do Ho Suh (born 1962) has created a new multimedia installation for the exhibition. In addition, his observations pepper the text panels throughout the show, offering insight, adding perspective and provoking further questions. Born in Korea and