Enamel decoration is a significant element of Chinese decorative arts that has long been overlooked. This exhibition reveals the aesthetic, technical, and cultural achievement of Chinese enamel wares by demonstrating the transformative role of enamel during the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties.

More than a hundred remarkable objects from the Heber Bishop collection, including carvings of jade, the most esteemed stone in China, and many other hardstones, are on view in this focused presentation.

The Denver Art Museum (DAM) will proudly present Perfectly Imperfect: Korean Buncheong Ceramics, co-organized with the National Museum of Korea (NMK), from Dec. 3, 2023, to Dec. 7, 2025. Perfectly Imperfect will be on view in the museum’s William Sharpless Jackson Jr. Gallery and the Korea Gallery on level 5 of the Martin Building and will be included in general admission.

This exhibition will explore the theme of diversity by comparing mythical creatures from different cultures. While these fantastical animals may look different, they serve a similar purpose – to help humans make sense of the world.

Drawn from the M+ Collections, this exhibition explores the complex connections between landscape and humanity in our post-industrial and increasingly virtual world. Rotating displays will periodically renew the dialogues among the works and with the natural and urban environments beyond the museum itself.

A new neon installation will blink into public view from the sunset on 6 February 2024.

Prized worldwide for producing vivid patterns and colors, the ancient resist-dyeing technique of ikat developed independently in communities across Asia, Africa and the Americas. This exhibition explores the global phenomenon of ikat textiles through examples from countries as diverse as Chile, Indonesia and Uzbekistan.

Antoin Sevruguin was born in 1851 to Armenian parents in Iran, grew up in the Georgian city of Tiflis and later worked in Tehran. Nowadays, we would probably call him a “secondo”, a Swiss term referring to a second-generation immigrant.

Contemporary Japanese metalworking breathes life into traditional methods that have been passed down and practiced over generations. The artists featured in Striking Objects create masterpieces that combine tradition with creativity and innovation. 

To commemorate the grand opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum in 2022, many Hong Kong collectors and artists generously supported the Museum's mission of promoting Chinese culture by donating important works of art.

After the rise of Islam in the seventh century and its initial spread, the Arabic script took on a very special significance becoming a unifying factor – an identity marker – across geography and ethnicity.

Bizen ware, characterized by its rich reddish-brown clay with natural ash glaze, is one of Japan’s six pottery traditions.

Henry Steiner: The Art of Graphic Communication highlights some of Steiner’s most significant and widely recognised projects from the 1960s to the present by featuring more than 200 objects from the M+’s Collections and Steiner’s personal collection. This exhibition is the second in the Pao-Watari Exhibition Series, a new series of monographic exhibitions on historically important figures and moments.

Spanning a millennium and a half of cultural production and a variety of genres, techniques, and styles, The Met collection has become a key resource for the study of Chinese painting and calligraphy.

Marking the Museum’s 10th anniversary, Light: Visionary Perspectives dives into the omnipresence and impact of light, placing visitors at the centre of an immersive exhibition filled with contemporary installations by renowned artists.

In the 1800s, artists created many sophisticated rubbings from bronzes, jades, and sculptures to revitalize the appreciation of antique objects.

The Denver Art Museum (DAM) announces the debut of The Life and Art of Tokio Ueyama, opening July 28, 2024, and on view through June 1, 2025, in the Western American Art Gallery on level 7 of the museum’s Martin Building.

The Met joins film director James Ivory to stage an exhibition composed of superlative drawings from the courts and centers of India and Pakistan (with a few related Persian works) dating from the late 16th to the 20th century.

Treasures from nearly 70 years of archeological excavations in China will be revealed in a landmark exhibition at China Institute Gallery this fall.

'Art Spectrum,' which has served as a platform in support of emerging Korean artists, is making a transition in line with the rapidly changing contemporary art scene. This iteration of Art Spectrum expands beyond the previous award system, and widens the scope of participants to other parts of Asia, bringing together 26 artists/teams from diverse cultural and artistic backgrounds.

Following its highly acclaimed run at Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid where it attracted an impressive 80,000 visitors in 2022, the multimedia exhibition Zóbel: The Future of the Past premieres in Asia at Ayala Museum this September.

Sightlines highlights the imprint of Asian Americans on the physical and cultural terrain of Washington, D.C.

Demons, ghosts, and goblins feature in Chinese art as creatures that either bring harm or ward off evil spirits. This exhibition presents 20 paintings and sculptures of secular and religious subject matter from a private collection and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

In Japan, it is not uncommon for the daytime heat of the summer months to extend well into the autumn. But as the nights grow cooler and the leaves change their colour, there is already a sense that the end of the year is approaching.

From Spain to Central Asia, uncover the complex elegance of muqarnas — intricate, three-dimensional surfaces found inside domes and above portals.

“Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection” includes more than two hundred gilt-bronze sculptures, paintings, silk hangings, and carpets that were created in Tibet between the 1300s and early 1900s.

SAN MARINO, Calif.—A new exhibition at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens will explore the potential of gardens as spaces that not only delight the senses and nourish the body but also inspire the mind—both intellectually and spiritually.

As codified as it was refined, the art of feminine adornment at the imperial court of the Ming was among the most delicate and singular in Chinese gold craftsmanship.

Jinshixue, literally ‘the study of metal and stone’ was initiated by scholars of the Song dynasty (960 – 1279). This presentation illustrates its importance and impact of jinshixue on Chinese art.

A mandala is a diagram of the universe—a map of true reality that in Tibet is used to conceptualize a rapid path to enlightenment.

The exhibition “Ragamala – Pictures for All Senses” presents fifty masterpieces of Ragamala painting and invites viewers to experience the interplay of imagery, music, poetry and fragrance for the first time.

M+ presents the first major exhibition in East Asia of China’s pre-eminent couture artist Guo Pei

Monumental in size and boldly illustrated, the Great Mongol Shahnama is the most celebrated of all medieval Persian manuscripts. Considered Iran’s national epic, the Shahnama (Book of kings) was completed by the poet Firdawsi in 1010.

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) is one of the most famous Japanese artists in history, thanks largely to his instantly recognizable print known familiarly as The Great Wave.

The Art of Dining: Food Culture in the Islamic World brings together more than 200 works from the Middle East, Egypt, Central and South Asia, and beyond to explore connections between art and cuisine from ancient times to the present day.

With substantial support from National Cultural Heritage Administration and a group of leading archaeological institutions and museums in China, “The Origins of Chinese Civilisation” provides one of the most comprehensive overviews of the origins of Chinese civilisation in recent years. With new historical and cultural insights, this exhibition is divided into three sections, with each presenting the origins, formation, and development of Chinese civilisation respectively.

Camel caravans crossing desert dunes, merchants trading silks and spices at bazaars – these are the images that come to mind when we think of the Silk Roads. But the reality goes far beyond this.

The Rijksmuseum presents 75 masterpieces showcasing the beauty of 4,000 years of Asian bronze art – from statues of gods to objects for ritual and everyday use.

The oasis of Dunhuang, at the edge of the Gobi Desert, was once a bustling town on the famous Silk Road connecting China and the Mediterranean. Discover the personal stories of those who lived, travelled through, worked, and worshipped here more than 1,000 years ago.

Splash-landing on September 27, 2024, Hallyu! The Korean Wave celebrates the irresistible charm of an unprecedented global pop culture phenomenon, surfing its evolution across cinema, drama, music, fashion, beauty, and the passionate embrace of fandoms — on and offline, from Gen Z to go-go Boomers.

Asia Art Archive (AAA)’s new exhibition, Countering Time, brings together new works by four international artists and writers—Lee Weng Choy, Simon Leung, Gala Porras-Kim, and Merve Ünsal—on the concept of archival time.

Coinciding with The Noguchi Museum’s 40th anniversary in 2025, works from the Museum’s original second floor installation will return to those galleries for the first time since 2009. Against Time is curated by Matthew Kirsch, Noguchi Museum Curator and Director of Research.

An icon of contemporary art by Yang Jiechang. After a months-long conservation effort, the monumental ink work is on public display for the first time since 1990.

This collective exhibition shines a spotlight on the upcoming contemporary Chinese art scene with works by 21 artists, drawing a subjective portrait for the first time in France.

The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG), The University of Hong Kong (HKU), is honoured to present Japanese Printmakers of the Twentieth-Century Renaissance: Kurosaki Akira and Nakabayashi Tadayoshi. The exhibition highlights two of Japan’s most remarkable printmakers and their influence on a resurgence of printmaking in Japan. 

The Art and Influence of Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) is organised by the future Lusail Museum in collaboration with Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art.

Returning for its fourth edition this October, the Bangkok Art Biennale is delighted to announce 30 additional international artists, three more venues and two more international advisors for the Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB), titled Nurture Gaia.

A selection of approximately 200 paintings, drawings, photographs, videos, sculptures, installations, tapestries, and miniatures present multi-faceted modernities and contemporary practices.

Presented as part of Qatar-Morocco 2024 Year of Culture, Splendours of the Atlas: A Voyage Through Morocco’s Heritage will investigate multifaceted heritage of Islamic Morocco, revealing the forces that have shaped its unique identity to the present day.

Making It Matters mostly draws upon the diverse works of the M+ Collections. The artists, designers, and architects featured include John Cage, Harold Cohen, Julie & Jesse, John Maeda, Raffaella della Olga, Anna Ridler, Ki Saigon, Fujimori Terunobu, Jay Sae Jung Oh, Stanley Wong, and Võ Trọng Nghĩa Architects. 

This is the first major solo exhibition of Melbourne-based artist Nusra Latif Qureshi, who is best known for her finely crafted contemporary miniature paintings.

This major exhibition will celebrate the extraordinary creative output and internationalist culture of the Golden Age of the Mughal Court (about 1560 – 1660) during the reigns of its most famous emperors: Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan.

The 2024 Asian Art Biennial ”, organised by National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts ( NTMoFA), will take place between 16 November and 28 February 2025.

This autumn, FAB Paris returns for a highly-anticipated third edition. Running from 22 until 27 November 2024, France’s premier fair for fine art & antiques will see over 100 internationallyrenowned art and antique dealers converge under the iconic glass dome of the newly-restored Grand Palais – the fair’s permanent venue – for a unique showcase of art, culture and French elegance.

In the largest exhibition of her work ever seen in Australia, Cao Fei (pronounced tsow fay) 曹 斐 brings the energy of the contemporary metropolis into the Art Gallery of New South Wales with a retrospective that includes two new commissions.

Seventy artists, collectives and projects from more than 30 countries will feature in the eleventh chapter of the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) flagship exhibition series, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, opening on 30 November 2024.

The twelve zodiac animals—rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and boar— represent the twelve-year cycles in Asia. Celebrating the New Year, this exhibition highlights Japanese netsuke from the Chester Beatty Collections carved in the shape of these twelve zodiac animals.

Directed for the first time by Bridget Finn, Art Basel's fair in the Americas will host 286 premier galleries from 38 countries and territories, set to present the best of their distinguished programs.

Curated by the NGV in collaboration with the artist especially for Australian audiences, the exhibition Yayoi Kusama includes many works never-before-seen by local audiences as well as a diverse display of the artist’s popular immersive rooms, including the global unveiling of the artist’s most recent immersive infinity mirror room work.

India Art Fair is the leading platform to discover modern and contemporary art from South Asia, offering a unique access point to the region’s thriving cultural scene.

Taking place in January at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre at the heart of Singapore’s financial district, ART SG is the leading global contemporary art fair in Southeast Asia.

The Winter Edition of the Civilisations Brussels Art Fair is set to take place from January 22nd to 26th, 2025. Held in the Sablon district, a renowned cultural hub in the heart of Europe, the event will bring together international galleries showcasing exceptional Ancient, Asian, and Tribal art.

Civilisations Brussels Art Fair presents the finest Tribal, Asian, & Oriental art, focusing on the ever-evolving eclectic taste of international clients and collectors.

The Sharjah Biennial 16 title, to carry, is a multivocal and open-ended proposition. The ever-expanding list of what to carry, and how to carry it, is an invitation to encounter our different formations and positions and to gather a constellation of resonances.

NOMAD St. Moritz will run 20 - 23 February 2025 at the former Klinik Gut, transforming the current construction site in the heart of Switzerland’s magnificent Alps into a unique international platform where contemporary art and design meet, creating a site-specific, immersive, and layered exhibition.

This exhibition reintroduces key works in Asia Society Museum's Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of pre-modern Asian art through the lenses of three leading contemporary artists: Rina Banerjee, Byron Kim, and Howardena Pindell. Each artist has selected a number of works in the collection within which to situate their own new and existing works, approaching historic objects in the collection through their practices and from multiple cultures, heritages, and positions.

The fair’s inaugural edition takes place on March 26-30, 2025 (VIP Preview March 26) at the Central Harbourfront and convenes exhibitors from around the world to present an expansive view of the photographic medium.

The sixth edition of Taipei Dangdai, presented by UBS, will take place at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, from 9 – 11 May 2025 (VIP Preview 8 May). 

This exhibition covers 200 years of art and culture from the portion of the Joseon Dynasty spanning from its founding in 1392 to the Japanese Invasions of Korea in 1592.

Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by 2007-2036 Biennial Sponsor Koç Holding, the 18th Istanbul Biennial will be curated by Christine Tohmé.

The 18th Istanbul Biennial will unfold in three distinct legs, each building on the previous one and carrying forward lines of inquiry and research from 2025 to 2027.