Kitao Masayoshi (1764–1824), Evening Cool at Ryōgoku in Edo (Edo Ryōgoku yūsuzumi no kei), color woodblock, print: dai-ōban yoko-e, 12¼ x 17½ in. (31.1 x 44.5 cm), ca. 1780, signed: Kitao Masayoshi ga, censor’s seal: kiwame (approved), publisher: Senkakudō (Tsuruya Kinsuke) of Tori-abura chō; Courtesy Sebastian Izzard LLC Asian Art
With Asia Week New York just around the corner, let us help you make the most of this extraordinary nine-day celebration with our comprehensive Events Guide. Beyond the stunning gallery, auction house, and museum exhibitions, explore a dynamic lineup of events where you can admire remarkable artworks, gain valuable insights, practice meditation, and reconnect with friends—both old and new. From must-attend openings and exclusive tours to engaging lectures and special programs, this essential guide ensures you won’t miss a moment of this vibrant cultural experience!
EXHIBITION RECEPTIONS:
Thursday, March 13: Alisan Fine Arts, Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd., Carole Davenport, Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd, Ippodo Gallery (by RSVP only), Onishi Gallery, Seizan Gallery, and TAI Modern
Friday, March 14: Fu Qiumeng Fine Art and China Institute Open House
Tuesday, March 18: Loewentheil Photography of China Collection
Thursday, March 20: Happy Hour at Asia Society
GALLERY TOURS:
Christie’s: Asian Art Week galleries, Robert D. Mowry, Friday, March 14 and Monday, March 17, both at 11am (meet at front counter)
LECTURES:
Japanese Art Society of America (JASA): Birds, Diplomacy, and Painting in 16th century Japan, Dr. Matthew McKelway, Tuesday, March 14 at 5pm at Japan Society Auditorium
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Annual Distinguished Lecture on the Arts of South and Southeast Asia—Sri Lanka and the Re-discovery of Knowledge: A.K. Coomaraswamy’s Medieval Sinhalese Art, Janice Leoshko, Tuesday, March 14 at 6pm
Christie’s: All on Saturday, March 15 – Ancient Chinese Ritual Bronzes from the Minneapolis Institute of Art with Dr Liu Yang at 10am and Landscapes by Arnold Chang: A Retrospective and Recent Acquisitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art with artist Arnold Chang at 1pm and Design in Dialogue: Ming/Modern Classical Chinese Furniture and Design in Contemporary Spaces with Susan Yun, Felix Ade, Penelope August; moderated by Michelle Cheng and Victoria Tudor at 3pm
Sotheby’s: Both on Sunday, March 16 – Gold, Jade, and Stone: Buddhist Art and Material Culture in Early China, Dr. Jin Xu at 1pm and A Room Within a Room, the Canopy Bed in Ming & Qing China, Nicholas Grindley at 2pm
Fu Qiumeng Fine Art: Ink Art: The Past in the Present, Tai Xiangzhou, Wang Mansheng, and Zhang Xiaoli, Monday, March 17 at 3pm and Tradition Across Borders: A Transcultural Exchange, Arnold Chang, Michael Cherney, and Brandon Sadler, Sunday, March 16 at 3pm
The Korean Society: The Flow of Ink and Color: A Journey of Korean Ink Painting by Sunglim Kim, Sunglim Kim, Tuesday, March 18 at 6:30pm
MEDITATION SESSIONS:
Rubin Museum: Mindful Meditation, Thursdays, March 13 & 20 at 1pm at New York Insight
MEETUPS:
China Institute: Calligraphy and Music Meetup, Friday, March 21 at 6pm
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