Through precisely inked and animated scenes, Shahzia Sikander’s video artwork The Last Post (2010) critically considers the legacy of British colonialism in Asia, using her signature approach of infusing Indo-Persian miniature paintings with a contemporary perspective.
At the heart of The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower stands capsule A1305, a fully restored unit from the Tower’s top floor. The exhibition also brings together original drawings and models with ephemera, photographs, and films to explore how this unconventional structure became a hive of creativity, debate, and community.
Works from the QAGOMA contemporary Asian collection complement and extend this dialogue, through the juxtaposition of religious and vernacular iconographies with contemporary reflections on belief.
At the crossroads of generations and mediums, the exhibition "Colors of Korea" invites us to perceive color as a universal language, capable of transmitting the memory of a culture while illuminating today's realities and the contours of our future.
The word Sufi often conjures up images of Turkish whirling dervishes, turning gracefully round themselves in a mystical ceremony. But outside the world of Islamic mysticism, not much is known of the beliefs and practices in which such ceremonies are rooted, or about the communities that embrace them.
Named after Maya Angelou’s famous collection of poetry, And Still I Rise brings together a group of culturally diverse women artists living in Australia, many of whom are internationally recognised, if less familiar at home.
A selection of over 150 folding fans from the Jingguanlou Collection is featured in the exhibition in two phases, complemented by Chinese paintings from the museum collection, leading visitors to appreciate the cultivated elegance of the Chinese literati.
Five fearless women. One unified vision of art & empowerment from Southeast Asia.
Visitors can explore this rich tapestry of works and discover the indelible contributions many of these women, innovators and quiet influencers, made to Chinese and world art history.
By placing ceramics in dialogue with related art forms—including lacquers, textiles, paintings, and woodblock prints—the display inspires curiosity about the multiverse of Japanese ceramics and its broader cultural contexts.
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.
Celebrating the Year of the Horse brings together works from The Met collection to explore the horse’s enduring nature and vital place in Chinese civilization.
This exhibition examines Noguchi’s deep and dynamic relationship with New York City, exploring how its material, cultural, social, and political landscape indelibly transformed his artwork and thinking, and how he in turn transformed the city.
Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011) was one of the 20th century’s great abstract artists. This critically acclaimed major touring retrospective of her work fittingly has its final stop in Honolulu, where she began her art education and career.
Korean National Treasures: 2,000 Years of Art is curated by Yeonsoo Chee, Korea Foundation associate curator of Korean art at the Art Institute of Chicago. This exhibition, drawn from the National Bequest of Lee Kun-Hee’s Collection, is organized by the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, the National Museum of Korea, and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea.
The commission brings together a new sculptural installation, steel relief, works on paper, and an outdoor-screen animation across the Whitney’s terrace and adjacent spaces.
This year-long special display brings together childhood textiles of Hong Kong from the 1930s to the 2020s – from heirloom garments and ready-made fashion to mass produced toys and artisanal dolls. Play, touch and let a ruffle of fabric, like an unexpected scent, bring you back to a moment you didn’t know you missed.
Multimedia Exhibition Celebrates How a Peking Opera Superstar Captured the American Imagination in 1930
Badra Aji’s semi-narrative Get the boy a dog and call it a day seeks to locate a missing half-sister to disprove a hereditary love curse, while exploring intergenerational trauma, heteronormativity and the escalating tide of conservatism and queerphobia in Indonesia
Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now is a comprehensive survey of her career to date, featuring major works from the artist’s studio and collections across Asia and beyond.
From the 18th century to the Kpop wave, discover the roots of a visual culture that has conquered the world!
This exhibition brings legendary landscapes into focus, presenting an exceptional opportunity to view world treasures in the museum’s collection.
In video and ceramics, Jennifer Ling Datchuk uses hair as a metaphor to interrogate gendered stereotypes of women and girls, especially those of East Asian descent.
Bringing together 14 artists from across Asia, Threading Inwards explores the deep connection between textiles and spiritual life, showcasing how the acts of weaving, dyeing and stitching form a tactile language of personal and collective memory, emotion, belief and imagination.
This thematic display explores Indanthrene Blue, the industrial dye iconically represented by ‘Miss Happiness’ in 1930s China.
Symbolising progress and speed, it is the world’s first synthetic vat dye and is known for exceptional vibrancy. The colour has since been widely adopted for school uniforms and other institutional attire.
Asia Society Hong Kong Center proudly presents Hung Hsien: Between Worlds, the first part of “Celebration of Ink” – a two-part series that celebrates the profound legacy and spirit of contemporary ink art.
The first international survey exhibition of Vietnamese contemporary artist Trần Lương.
From powerful depictions of lions to evocative landscapes, this exhibition brings together paintings, calligraphy, poetry, and archival materials to explore He Xiangning’s artistic world.
Water is more than subject or inspiration for contemporary artists Hiroshi Senju and Bingyi—it’s a method, a material, and a philosophy.
