Cover: Inperial Porcelain Bowl Reigns Supreme. Profile: the artists Anila Auayyum Agha. Imperial treasures from the Forbidden City on show in Hong Kong. The art of Rinpa screens, in Washington DC. The many faces of Asian Hells, discovered at Asia Society in New York. Japonisme in France. The history of Indian textiles, especially relating to Southeast Asia, in Singapore. Sam Francis and Japan, in Los Angeles. A new direction for the Asian Art Museum in Nice, France. Our guide to Printemps Asiatique in Paris in June, including gallery shows at the Pagoda and in galleries throughout the city. Paris exhibition: the art of Kim Tshang-Yeul, Kim Sooja, and the photographer Ken Domon. Reopening of the musée d’Ennery in Paris. The art of Asian Medicine at the Guimet, Paris. Chinese export silver in Cologne, Vietnam in transition – modern Vietnamese art in California, and Himalayan contemporary art in Massachusetts. UK auctions. Islamic arts diary.
The Hong Kong Palace Museum has received over 900,000 visitors since it opened its doors in July 2022. Its success undoubtedly comes from the ongoing fascination of the public with life in the Forbidden City and the lives and tastes… Continue reading
Japonisme is a widely acknowledged term, generally associated with the creation in the West as the Japanese influence on art and design from the 19th century onwards. Surprisingly, one field has so far been overlooked when it comes to the… Continue reading
The Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore is presenting its latest installation in the Fashion and Textiles Gallery of garments and cloths from India. Indian textiles have been traded to South East Asia for nearly 2,000 years and were highly prized… Continue reading
The new major exhibition at Musée Guimet is designed to give the visitor a completely different experience – an introspective journey between the body and the supernatural, Médecines d’Asie is the first major exhibition in France devoted to the three… Continue reading