Kota Arinaga, Netz Series, “Dappled Sunlight” 木漏れ日, 2024, Glass, H19 1/4 x W8 1/2 x D8 1/2 in, H49 x W21.5 x D21.5 cm, (C28584NP)

Design Miami 2025
Kekkai: The Space Between
December 2 – 7, 2025
Convention Center Drive & 19th Street, Miami Beach

Ippodo Gallery is delighted to present Kekkai: The Space Between at Design Miami, December 2-7, 2025. The exhibition investigates the Japanese concept of kekkai—a boundary, threshold, or interface. Rather than a mere division, they explore it as a critical site of interaction: a porous plane where materials, forms, and ideas encounter one another, creating a dynamic and transformative dialogue.

The curated selection of works examines the tangible and conceptual boundaries that structure our experience: between nature and artifice, tradition and innovation, solid and void. Featuring an international roster of Japanese and European artists, including Agnes Husz, KAKU, Kan Yasuda, Ken Matsubara, Kenta Hirai, Kodai Ujiie, Laura de Santillana, Lee Jae Hyo, Masahiro Maeda, Midori Tsukada, Mitsukuni Misaki, Shihoko Fukumoto, Ymer & Malta, and Yukiya Izumita.

Through a masterful and conscious engagement with materiality, each piece acts as a contemporary kekkai, framing the profound and poetic moments that occur in the liminal space where one state transitions to another. In response to a world saturated with noise and information, this exhibition constructs a necessary domain for contemplation, the essential “space between”. The collection invites a closer look at the boundaries—both visible and implied—that define, separate, and ultimately, connect.

They look forward to welcoming you soon to Miami Beach!

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A Voyage to the South Seas
December 1 – 5, 2025
16-17 Pall Mall, London

Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd. is pleased to present their upcoming exhibition, A Voyage to the South Seas on view from December 1–5. Discover an exceptional selection of artifacts from Melanesia and Polynesia, thoughtfully curated to highlight the rich artistic traditions of the region. Their online catalogue offers an in-depth look at these remarkable works.

To explore them all, click here.

Jar, 1522 – 1566. Chinese. Porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze. h. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); w. 15 in. (38.1 cm). San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown, 2004.20.15.

First Tuesday: Friends of Winter Calligraphy
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 5-7pm
Great Hall
Free with Museum Admission

Join the San Antonio Museum of Art for a welcoming community gathering inspired by the beloved story of the Three Friends of Winter—the pine, bamboo, and plum blossom, enduring symbols of resilience, renewal, and hope. Enjoy creating your own work of Chinese calligraphy, and contribute your wishes for the year ahead by writing a hope, intention, or affirmation to add to a large, lighted plum tree installation. As your messages join others among the glowing branches, they’ll form a collective display of light, connection, and shared spirit.

Tuesdays at SAMA are free to Bexar County residents and packed with programming for visitors of all ages. Check the calendar for a full schedule of performances, artmaking, tours, lectures, and more.

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History Walk: Asian Americans and the Downtown Arts Scene, 1980–2000
Monday, December 1, 2025, 1-3pm

On World AIDS Day, join the China Institute Gallery for a meaningful walking tour through downtown New York. Many talented artists of Asian descent helped shape the city’s dynamic art scene in downtown New York in the last decades of the 20th century, including some in their current exhibition, Metamorphosis: Chinese Imagination and Transformation. This guided walk will honor their creative legacies and remember those lost during the AIDS crisis, tracing their footsteps through the iconic streets of the Lower East Side and East Village. Artists highlighted in this walk may include Ching Ho Cheng, Chuang Che, David Diao, Ming Fay, Tehching Hsieh, Ma Hao, Anna Sui, Tan Dun, Tseng Kwong Chi, Muna Tseng, and Martin Wong. The sites to be visited include where they exhibited, worked, and hung out with peers.

Whether you are a local who knows these neighborhoods well or just visiting the city, join them for this unique art historian’s perspective on downtown New York, a chance to see its streets not just as they are today, but as the vibrant canvas for a generation of transformative artists.

The tour begins from the Lower East Side, inside the Delancey St – Essex St subway station on the downtown F-Train platform at 1 PM. Run time is approximately 2 hours. The tour totals 3 miles of walking on uneven terrain on the Lower East Side, East Village, SoHo, Tribeca, and Chinatown, making brief standing stops at each selected site. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. The tour will proceed rain or shine; in the event of extreme weather that requires a tour cancellation, we will contact registered guests in advance.

The tour is limited to a maximum of 20 people. Reservations close two hours before the scheduled start time. For more information, please contact Tracy Jiao at [email protected].

To learn more and register, click here.

Takahashi Asaya 高橋朝也, Wajima lacquer natsume (tea caddy), with signed wood box, lacquer, wood, gold, mother of pearl inlay, H7.1 × W6.8 cm

Ritual and Renewal: Modern Japanese tea caddies and incense implements
November 20 – December 19, 2025
18 East 64th Street, Ste 1F
Currently open by appointment

From the vast material cultures and traditions of the Japanese tea ceremony, Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd. is delighted to present Ritual and Renewal: Modern Japanese tea caddies and incense implements, an intimate winter-season showcase of small works by master Japanese ceramicists. This collection highlights exquisite ceramic tea caddies (Chaire) and incense ceramics (Koro & Kogo), inviting viewers to slow down and meditate alongside beloved and thoughtful forms.

These pieces—whether cherished as objets d’art or used in traditional tea settings—offer quiet moments of reflection and connect us to the rich material culture of tea.

They warmly invite you to explore this thoughtful selection and experience the spirit of ritual and renewal this festive season.

To learn more and view the collection, click here.

Courtesy Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art

Are you a fan of Spiral magazine, the Rubin’s annual publication at the intersection of art, science, and Himalayan cultures? Sign up today to receive next year’s issue in the mail for free! They’re mailing the upcoming issue to the first 2,000 people who sign up by December 7, 2025.

Each year, Spiral magazine explores a different Buddhist concept from a variety of perspectives. At a time when anger and rage seem more present—and potent—than ever, the next issue delves into the concept of wrath.

In Buddhism, wrath is an energy wielded with intention, skill, and compassion to offer protection or remove obstacles. Wrathful deities, with their fearsome guises and gruesome appearance, embody this energy to aid all beings on the path to enlightenment. With greater knowledge of wrath comes the opportunity to transform this powerful force into fierce compassion and meaningful action.

To get your free issue, click here.

Architectural rendering of the new Mark Rothko Pavilion at dusk as seen from the west. Hennebery Eddy Architects and Vinci Hamp Architects.

Join the Portland Art Museum November 20–23 for four exciting free days celebrating the debut of its newly renovated 100,000 sq ft campus—a once-in-a-generation transformation that marks a bold new chapter of creativity and connection. The revitalized campus forms a vibrant “cultural commons” in the heart of downtown Portland, featuring expansive new and upgraded gallery and public spaces, improved access to exhibitions and programs, and inviting new amenities for visitors of all ages.

The celebration kicks off on November 20 with a noon ribbon-cutting and early access, followed by a lively Museum Open Late Night from 5–9 p.m., complete with DJs, festive food and drinks, and pop-up performances by local arts partners.

From November 21–23, enjoy free admission from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., plus gallery talks, live music, food trucks, happy hour at the new café Coquelico, and hands-on art-making workshops led by local artists.

Free admission will be offered for walk-up visitors throughout the four-day celebration on a first-come, first-served basis.

They look forward to welcoming you to the newly reimagined Museum!

To learn more and view the full schedule, click here.

Opening Night Reception with Fong Chung-Ray, October 29, 2025

Fong Chung-Ray: Meditations in Abstraction
October 29 – December 20, 2025
120 East 65th Street, NYC

Now on view at Alisan Fine Arts is Fong Chung-Ray: Meditations in Abstraction, the artist’s first New York exhibition, offering a six-decade survey of his distinctive synthesis of Western modernism and Asian aesthetics. A seminal figure in Chinese abstraction and a founding member of the Fifth Moon Group, Fong Chung-Ray (b. 1934) developed an experimental approach that merges the gestural energy of American painting with the contemplative sensibility of Chinese calligraphy.

His innovations—including a coarse palm-fiber brush created in the 1960s, the use of acrylic to emulate ink, and a unique “reverse rubbing” transfer technique—produce richly textured surfaces reminiscent of weathered walls and ancient manuscripts. Since the 1980s, Fong has incorporated Buddhist sutras into his compositions, transforming sacred text into meditations on form, formlessness, and impermanence. Having lived through profound cultural shifts, he has continually expanded the language of abstraction while remaining deeply rooted in Eastern heritage.

During his opening night speech on October 29, Fong reflected on how the textures of daily life, from old walls to ancient bronze vessels, shaped his artistic evolution from the influence of traditional Chinese landscape painting to his pursuit of abstraction:

“I find beauty in the worn and the weathered.”

Watch an excerpt here!

The National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C. is now open! Beginning November 17th, all Smithsonian museums, research centers, and the National Zoo will welcome visitors at their regular hours. Rediscover the museum’s extraordinary collections and programs, and experience the newly opened exhibition Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared, showcasing masterpieces that celebrate the enduring art of collecting and the preservation of Korea’s cultural heritage.

Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared
November 15, 2025 – February 1, 2026
Tours: Every Thursday-Sunday, beginning November 20 from 2–3pm
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery | Galleries 23, 24, 28

Collecting is a timeless passion—an enduring way to preserve memories, express one’s taste, and safeguard traditions for generations to come. Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared honors this practice by presenting a remarkable selection of masterpieces generously donated to the Korean nation by the family of Lee Kun-Hee, the late chairman of Samsung Group.

Spanning ancient times to the present, the works featured in this exhibition embody the depth and diversity of Korea’s artistic legacy. Once held in private, these treasures now belong to the public, reflecting the Lee family’s profound commitment to preserving Korea’s cultural heritage and making it accessible to all.

The objects on view were originally created for a range of settings, including royal palaces, Buddhist temples, Confucian academies, scholars’ studios, and modern art spaces. Together, the works trace the evolution of Korean innovation, revealing shifts in style, power, belief, and technology over time. In Korean Treasures, the voices of those who made, used, and collected paintings and objects are displayed through letters, inscriptions, and dedications—offering glimpses into their lives and insights into the meanings these objects held before and now.

After its premiere in Washington, DC, the exhibition will travel to Chicago and London. Each venue features a unique curatorial approach, highlighting different selections from the Lee Kun-Hee Collection. This exhibition, drawn from the National Bequest of Lee Kun-Hee’s Collection, is organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Museum of Korea, and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea. The presentation of the exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art is supplemented by loans generously offered by the Leeum Museum of Art.

To learn more, click here.