Cover: Sufi Art and Culture Museum for Paris. Profile: the multi-discipline artist Zadie Xa. Women in Japanese prints, on show in Cambridge. A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang, the British Library in London. The journeys of CG Mannerheim in Central Asia, 1906-1908. Silk Roads, epic journeys of the people, objects, and ideas that shaped cultures and histories, at the British Museum, in London. The beauty of Ming gold, on show in Paris. Our annual guide to Asian Art in London, including gallery shows, auctions, and exhibitions. London exhibitions: The Imaginary Institution of India, Art 1975-1998, at the Barbican, and Hageue Yang: Leap Year at Tate. The artist previews for Mira Lee, Jizi, and Kanazawa, plus Korean culture through AI. Gallery shows in New York, San Francisco, and Paris. Islamic Arts Diary.
For the autumn, the Guimet is inviting visitors to experience the splendour of Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) gold jewellery and precious objects for the imperial court. The bulk of the exhibition is a loan of vases and ornaments from the Qujiang Museum… Continue reading
An exhibition exploring the diverse representation of women during a unique era of Japanese printmaking is currently on show in Cambridge. Under the Kansei Reforms, (Kansei era, 1789-1801), in the late 1790s during the Edo period, the government became concerned… Continue reading
The Barbican in London is presenting The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975-1998, the first exhibition of Indian contemporary art to explore and chart this period of significant cultural and political change in India. Featuring nearly 150 works of art… Continue reading
The British Museum’s new exhibition looks at the vast scope and influence of the Silk Roads by re-examining the notion of these routes as simple East-West trade exchange by looking at the interconnection and interlocking networks between different peoples and… Continue reading