Daisuke Nakano (b. 1974), Cherry Blossom Folding Screen “Dancing Blossoms”, 2025, washi, gold leaf, ink, and mineral-based pigments, H70.9 x W70.9 in. (H180 x W180 cm); Courtesy Ippodo Gallery
Discover the official Asia Week New York Events Guide! Make the most of this extraordinary nine-day celebration with our comprehensive guide to the week’s exciting programs. Beyond the exceptional gallery and museum exhibitions and auction house sales, explore a vibrant lineup of events where you can tour remarkable works of art, hear from leading Asian art experts, attend book launches, and reconnect with friends—both old and new. From must-attend openings to engaging lectures, this essential guide ensures you won’t miss a moment of the festivities.
EXHIBITION RECEPTIONS:
Wednesday, March 18: Loewentheil Photography of China Collection and Japan Society
Thursday, March 19: Art Passages, Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd., Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd, Fu Qiumeng Fine Art, Ippodo Gallery, Onishi Gallery, Seizan Gallery, and TAI Modern
Friday, March 20: Sebastian Izzard Asian Art and Space 776
Tuesday, March 24: Thomsen Gallery
LECTURES AND EVENTS:
Japan Society: Curatorial Talk and Tea Ceremony on Thursday, March 19 at 10am, 11:30am, & 1pm (3 seatings)
China Institute Open House on Thursday, March 19 from 10am-8pm and Calligraphy, Music & Mandarin Meetup on Friday, March 20 at 6pm
Leo Bar Happy Hour at Asia Society: on Thursday, March 19 at 6pm
The Frick Collection: Looking East from Fifth Avenue: Chinese Porcelain at The Frick Collection by Yifu Liu, Curatorial Fellow on Friday, March 20 at 6pm and Sèvres Manufactory’s Vase Japon: An Extraordinary Exchange between France and China with Marie-Laure Buku Pongo, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, and Yifu Liu, Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow on Monday, March 23 at 6:30pm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Gods at the Gate of Modernity: Religious Arts in Colonial Calcutta by Richard H. Davis, Research Professor on Friday, March 20 at 6pm
The Korea Society: Ran Hwang Artist Talk on Friday, March 20 at 6pm and Korea in Transition on Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30pm
Ippodo Gallery: Daisuke Nakano Artist Talk on Saturday, March 21 at 1pm
Alisan Fine Arts: In Conversation: Wang Tiande and Einor Cervone, On Materiality on Saturday, March 21 at 2pm
Fu Qiumeng Fine Art: Gallery Book Launch | My Encounter with Qian Xuan’s Paintings by Kathleen Yang on Sunday, March 22 at 10:30am and Art Curator Walkthrough Guided Tour of Contemplation / Meditation: Concepts and Cultures with Fu Qiumeng and Jeffrey Wechsler on Wednesday, March 24 at 2:30pm
Japanese Art Society of America (JASA): We Do Not Work Alone: Kawai Kanjiro and Ceramics in Modern Kyoto on Sunday, March 22 at 11am at Japan Society Auditorium
Sotheby’s: Four lectures on Sunday, March 22 – Asian Art Lecture Series: Into the Studio: Huanghuali Furniture in Focus with Nicholas Grindley at 1pm; The Yuan Dynasty Stage-Granary: An Architectural and Historical Examination with Nancy S. Steinhardt, Professor of East Asian Art at University of Philadelphia, Curator of Chinese Art, PENN Museum at 2pm; From Private Passion to Public Legacy: Women Who Built the Art Institute of Chicago’s Chinese Art Collection with Seung Hee Oh, Assistant Curator of Chinese Art, Arts of Asia, Art Institute of Chicago at 3pm; Print Revolutions – China’s Gift to the World with Clarissa von Spee, James and Donna Reid Curator of Chinese Art, Interim Curator of Islamic Art, Chair of Asian Art, Cleveland Museum of Art at 4pm
Thomsen Gallery: Book Launch | JAPANESE BASKETS: Woven Art for an Endangered Planet on Tuesday, March 24 at 1:30pm
For more information and to stay-up-to-date with all new events, view our Calendar of Events.