gistfile1.js

var data = new Chute.API.Assets({ album: 'ALBUM_SHORTCUT', asset: 'ASSET_SHORTCUT' }).toData();

data.on('before:load', function(){
  // Started loading
});

data.on('load', function(){
  // Finished loading
  var assets = data.items(); // alias to extract() method
});

data.load();