Photo by Filip Wolak, Courtesy the Rubin

This Sunday, October 6, the Rubin will close the building at 150 West 17th Street and adopt a new global museum model. They aim to redefine what it means to be a museum through an innovative and borderless program of partnerships, exhibitions, and digital initiatives, as well as grants, collection sharing, and research.

From Thursday, October 3, through Sunday, October 6, they invite you to join them at the Museum to celebrate 20 years of exhibitions and programming in their New York City space and toast their future as a museum without walls!

Don’t miss your last chance to visit the galleries at 150 West 17th Street—admission is free all weekend long!

FAREWELL EVENTS:

17th Street Farewell Weekend
Thursday, Oct 3 – Sunday, Oct 6, 2024
11am-5pm
Free Admission (reserve tickets here)

17th Street Farewell Party with Cocktails, DJ & More
Friday, Oct 4, 2024
6-10pm
Tickets Sold Out; Limited tickets will be available onsite on a first-come, first-served basis

17th Street Farewell Ceremony Flag Project 2024
Sunday, Oct 6, 2024
5-5:30pm
Free Event Outdoors in Front of Building, No Reservation Required

To learn more about these final programs, click here.

Installation view, Transcultural Dialogues: The Journey of East Asian Art to the West, Fu Qiumeng Fine Art

We are delighted to feature New York-based Fu Qiumeng Fine Art in this week’s Gallery Spotlight. Founded in 2016 by Fu Qiumeng, this namesake gallery works at the intersection of East and West, contemporary and traditional. They are committed to exploring the visual and geographic globalization of contemporary Asian art, while documenting works that reflect classical Asian philosophy, aesthetics, and culture.

Through scholarly exhibitions, in-depth interviews, critical analysis, and forums for intellectual exchange, FQM has earned a reputation as a respected educational venue, where visual pleasure is intertwined with intellectual rigor. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving contemporary art scene, the gallery’s program emphasizes the wide-reaching impact of globalization, while also exploring transnational and diaspora experiences.

A prime example is their current group exhibition, Transcultural Dialogues: The Journey of East Asian Art to the West, which examines the artistic evolution of East Asian traditions as they spread to the Western art milieu. On view through October 19th, the exhibit showcases the captivating exchange and interaction of visual language and conceptual frameworks between traditional ink art and modern American art.  Primarily focused on Chinese art, the show spans from the early 17th through the 20th centuries and into contemporary times, highlighting the early modernity and abstract quality of traditional ink masters alongside the reinterpretation of literati painting by diasporic Chinese artists who engaged with American Abstract Expressionism and explored notions of abstraction.

Don’t miss the opportunity to experience these masterful works by artists who bridge the gap between tradition and the present, offering reflections on identity, cultural exchange, and the ongoing dialogue between East and West.

To learn more about this exhibit, click here.

Manjushri Siddhaikavira, Northeastern India, Bihar Pala Dynasty, 9th century, copper alloy with silver inlay, height: 7 in. (18 cm)

Fine Art Asia
October 4 – 7, 2024
VIP Preview: Thursday October 3 (by invitation only)
Booth A6/A10
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center

Carlton Rochell Asian Art is pleased to collaborate once again this year with Rossi & Rossi to present Masterworks from the Himalayas, an exhibition of over 30 sculptures, paintings, and ritual objects from Tibet, Nepal, and India drawn from private collections in Asia, Europe, and the United States, many of which have not been available to collectors in decades. Several of the pieces have been included in major museum exhibitions and published in important books and articles on Asian art.

Fine Art Asia is recognized by the international art world as Asia’s leading fine art fair. On show are museum-quality art works spanning over 5,000 years of cultural history, from ancient Chinese bronzes through to contemporary art. Since its inception in 2006, Fine Art Asia has attracted an increasing number of renowned international galleries. The fair coincides with major fine art auctions held in the same venue and attracts a high-profile, sophisticated audience of dealers, collectors, curators, connoisseurs, and art lovers from all over the world.

They look forward to welcoming you to their booth A6/A10 in Hong Kong soon!

To learn more and preview their works, click here.

Installation view of Expanding Earth: New Works by Yukiya Izumita at Ippodo Gallery

Expanding Earth: New Works by Yukiya Izumita
Closing Thursday, October 3, 2024
32 East 67th St, 3rd Fl, NYC

This the final week to experience Expanding Earth: New Works by Yukiya Izumita, featuring 40 of the artist’s latest creations, including laminate-layered sculptures, flat-folded vases, and tea bowls at Ippodo Gallery.

From his studio in Iwate Prefecture in Japan’s north-east Tohoku region, Izumita hand-collects coastal clay and driftwood, incorporating materials washed ashore into his art. The sea-soaked elements add a rustic, salt-fired quality to his works, which are coated in rare manganese glaze. His sculptures achieve a delicate, weightless appearance, despite being made from heavy clay, shaped with precision on paper sheets. By blending salt-rich clay with Chamotte, he mimics the rugged textures and colors of Iwate’s coastal cliffs, evoking the passage of time.⁠ Izumita’s unseen sceneries of earthen formations demonstrate his capacity to push the physical constraints of hand-built ceramic and miraculously defy the laws of gravity withstanding the intensity of the anagama tunnel-kiln fire.

Izumita’s ceramics are held in the permeant collections of world-class collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, and Minneapolis Institute of Art. In Japan, Izumita is the recipient of accolades including the Excellence Award at the 20th Biennial Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition in 2009 and the Asahi Ceramic Exhibition Grand Prix in 2000 and 2002.

Ippodo Gallery and Yukiya Izumita welcome a collaboration with Bronze Craft Foundry to cast a limited edition of sculptures from the artist’s original ceramic forms, which will also be included in the exhibition.

Don’t miss the chance to see these marvelous sculptures in person before the exhibition closes on Thursday, October 3rd!

To learn more, click here.

Large Chinese Imperial Yellow Ground Nine Dragon Brocaded Silk Panel, overall: 94 x 59 1/2 in., Qing Dynasty ASW2T ASW2H, Lot: 6863817, (Estimate: $20,000-40,000), Chinese and Other Asian Works of Art, Oct 1-15, 2024

Chinese and Other Asian Works of Art
Presented by: Lark Mason Associates
Online Auction: October 1–15, 2024

Lark Mason Associates is delighted to announce that over 300 lots of Chinese and other works of Asian art treasures is open for bidding from October 1st through the 15th on iGavelAuctions.com.

One of the standout lots is this Rare Large Chinese Imperial Yellow Ground Nine Dragon Brocaded Silk Panel from the Qing Dynasty estimated between $20,000-40,000.  The nine dragons speak to imperial authority and this yellow color was reserved exclusively for the emperor. Tapestries of this type, large and impressive, were hung throughout the Forbidden City. An important factor in the history and use of the banner offered here is the padding. This indicates that this banner was likely used during the winter months.

Among the other highlights are a set of Eight Korean Painted Panels, late Joseon Dynasty (Estimate: $20,000-30,000), a Chinese Formal Court Robe, Chaofu, Qing Dynasty (Estimate: $10,000-15,000), a Chinese Gilt Lacquer Seated Lohan, and a set of five Qing Dynasty Cafe-au-Lait Triple Gourd Form Vases, Kangxi Period (Estimate: $5,000-8,000).

Other treasures include an Eight-Panel Japanese Flower Screen, Rimpa School, 17th/ 18th century (Estimate: $12,000-18,000), a Chinese Carved Pale Celadon Jade Archaistic Covered Vessel, Tulu, Qing Dynasty (Estimate: $4,000-6,000), a Chinese Gilt Bronze Figure of Guanyin, Ming Dyansty (Estimate: $4,000-6,000), and a Chinese Underglaze Blue Painted Porcelain Landscape Bowl, 17th/18th century (Estimate: $3,000-5,000).

Says Lark Mason: “This is a solid, highly appealing sale which offers a wide range of significant Asian works that span centuries and traditions at reasonable estimates. It’s a great opportunity for collectors, and we look forward to connecting Asian art enthusiasts with these extraordinary objects.”

To learn more and prepare for bidding, click here.

Keiji Onihira (b. 1973), Box with Design in Raised Maki-e, “Soaring Aurora”, 2020, dry lacquer and wood (base), gold-silver alloy, gold, abalone shell, South Sea abalone shell, tamamushi (jewel beetle), and pigment, 8 1/2  × 10 7/16  × 5 3/4 in. (21.7 × 26.4 × 14.5 cm)

The Spirit of Noto: Urushi Artists of Wajima and Waves of Resilience
Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 1, 6-8pm
October 1 – 25, 2024
16 E 79th Street, NYC

Onishi Gallery is excited to announce the opening of their new 1,200-square-foot location in the historic Sidney Ripley mansion, a Neo-Georgian building designed by Warren and Wetmore in 1905, situated on the Upper East Side. To celebrate the occasion, two concurrent exhibitions—The Spirit of Noto: Urushi Artists of Wajima and Waves of Resilience—will open with an evening reception on October 1st!

These exhibitions are presented in partnership with KOGEI USA, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Japanese art internationally. Additionally, in collaboration with the Wajima Lacquer in New York Executive Committee, the exhibitions will support earthquake recovery efforts in the Noto Peninsula, a historic center of high-quality lacquer production.

Curated by owner Nana Onishi, The Spirit of Noto: Urushi Artists of Wajima highlights three Living National Treasures—Yamagishi Kazuo, Komori Kunie, and Mae Fumio—alongside fourteen other artists, Ebata Toshio, Ebata Hiroyuki, Mizushiri Kota, Mizushiri Satomi, Mizushiri Seiho, Nakamuro Sōichirō, Ōkado Yūji, Onihira Keiji, Sakamoto, Yasunori, Sakashita Yoshiharu, Shiota Junji, Suzutani Toyoshi, Teranishi Shōta, and Urade Katsuhiko, all working with urushi, the sap of the Japanese lacquer tree.

Waves of Resilience features luxury tableware designed, curated, and directed by New York-based interior designer Melissa Bowers, in partnership with Senshudo, a renowned Wajima lacquerware company.  The eleven-piece luxury tabletop collection reflects Japan’s seas, skies, and journeys of healing, using the traditional art of lacquer to reflect the normally tranquil beauty of the earthquake-affected local landscape and the strength of its people. Featuring an incense holder, trays, cup, vase, and other vessels, it merges classical techniques with contemporary aesthetics.

For an exclusive preview, visit their online viewing room by clicking here.

To view their online catalog, click here and for more information, click here.

Myong Hi Kim, Butterfly Boy, 2006, oil pastel on chalkboard, 20.4 x 14.1 in. (52 x 36cm)

We are excited to resume our weekly Gallery Spotlight posts following a dynamic Asia Week this autumn, where our AWNY members showcased a captivating array of exhibitions, auction sales, and events, marking a vibrant start to New York’s fall Asian art season.

This week’s focus is on the highly respected HK Art and Antiques, LLC.  Based in New York since 2015, the gallery is one of the foremost sources of fine Korean art. Under the leadership of Director Heakyum Kim, HK Art and Antiques presents an exceptional and diverse range of exhibitions, from traditional artworks and ceramics to modern and contemporary paintings and sculptures.

Their latest show, Autumn Group Exhibition, opens this Friday, September 27th and will feature selected works by renowned contemporary Korean artists, including Yong-Ik Cho, Ouhi Cha, Sooyeon Hong, Myong Hi Kim, Su Kwak, Tchah Sub Kim, Elizabeth Keith, Geejo Lee, and Bohnchang Koo.

One of the highlights is Butterfly Boy, an oil pastel on chalkboard work by Myong Hi Kim.  Born in Seoul in 1949, Kim currently splits her time between New York and an abandoned schoolhouse in a tiny mountain village in Kangwon Province, South Korea. Her paintings on chalkboards are symbolist portraits and often fuse the Korean people’s nomadic history and her own experiences with keen insight on issues of displacement and migration both voluntary and forced. Observing the trajectory of Kim’s life with the figures in her paintings, art critic Eleanor Heartney notes: “But despite Kim’s awareness of the toll exacted by time and history, her ultimate message is one of hope…. Similarly, the figures in her paintings, however much burdened by outside forces, remain resilient and unbowed.”

Be sure to view this work and others through October 16th!

To learn more, click here.

Installation view, The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean at Americas Society in New York, photo by Arturo Sanchez, courtesy Americas Society

The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean
September 4 – December 14, 2024
680 Park Avenue, NYC

The Americas Society is proud to present its latest exhibition, The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean, which explores artistic production of the Asian diaspora in the regions from the 1940s to the present. On view until early December, the exhibition is complemented by a series of public programs, including panel discussions and a live artist performance throughout its duration. All events are free and open to the public with advance registration.

Details are as follow:

Ghost Stories x Asia Art Archives in America: A conversation with the Asianish collective
Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 6-8pm

Join Art at Americas Society as the Asianish collective founders share their perspectives on community and their practice.

To learn more and register, click here.

The Appearance: A Conference presented by Americas Society and Asia Society
Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 2:30-8pm 

The two institutions host an afternoon-long program, which includes an artist spotlight, a roundtable, and a keynote presentation by Tao Leigh Goffe. Speakers include Mariola Alvarez, Howie Chen, Kolleen Ku, and Tao Leigh Goffe.

To learn more and register, click here.

Art at Americas Society’s Performance series: Dictée/Exilée by Suwon Lee
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 6-8pm

The Venezuelan-Korean artist will make their debut performance as part of the Art at Americas Society’s Performance Series.

To learn more and register, click here.

Paul Binnie (Scottish, b. 1967), Travels with the Master: Niagara Falls (Meishou to no tabi: Meishou To No Tabi: Naiagura bakufu), signed in kanji at lower right, Bin-ni, followed by red artist’s seal, Binnie, series title at upper left, Meisho to no tabi, the print title below in katakana and in kanji, Naiagura bakufu, and in penciled English on the bottom margin, Niagara Falls, embossed, Binnie, at the center of the bottom margin, and pencil signed at far right, Paul Binnie, from an edition of 100, 2009, obaiban tate-e 26 3/8 x 18 7/8 in. (67 x 48.1 cm), Courtesy Scholten Japanese Art

Paul Binnie: Pigments of the Imagination
Wednesday, September 25 at 5pm EDT
Zoom Webinar

Japanese Art Society of America (JASA) is pleased to host a live Zoom webinar with Scottish multidisciplinary artist, Paul Binnie, this week.

Binnie will be speaking about his early training as a painter in Scotland and then as a woodblock printmaker in Japan in the 1990s. He will discuss the influences on his work, the changes that have taken place and the direction his work has followed over a career of more than thirty years. There will be illustrations of many of his woodblock prints and a number of oil paintings to show the progress of his work from the 1990s until today.

To learn more and sign up for free, click here.

Scholten Japanese Art is proud to have a large collection of Binnie’s works available for purchase – including rare and previously sold out prints, unique drawings and paintings, as well as some brand new designs.

To view their full inventory of prints, click here.

Installation view of Toshiko Takaezu; Worlds Within at the Noguchi Museum, March 2024, courtesy Joan B Mirviss LTD

Zoom Webinar
Toshiko Takaezu: Her Journey
Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 5pm EDT

Joan B Mirviss LTD is proud to host the upcoming Zoom panel discussion, Toshiko Takaezu: Her Journey, focusing on the life and work of the incredible Japanese-American artist Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011).

Joan B Mirviss will be joined by scholars and curators who produced the current, major retrospective exhibition, Toshiko Takaezu; Worlds Within, now traveling the country and authored its accompanying thorough, scholarly publication. This fascinating discussion will delve into Takaezu’s celebrated career. As an innovative Hawaiian-American ceramic artist, she combined inspiration from her cultural heritage with Western contemporary art styles to create her unique, dynamic aesthetic. Initially, Takaezu produced utilitarian ceramics that evolved into her signature stacked, totemic standing, closed-vessel forms. She often displayed her powerful, boldly painted works together with her fiber hangings and paintings, artfully designing highly personal installations inviting conversations between the differing media.

During her lifetime, Takaezu was honored with multiple museum exhibitions and today her works can be found in the permanent collections of over 65 international museums including The Art Institute of Chicago; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; and the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park.

Panelists include:
Glenn Adamson, scholar and curator
Elisabeth Agro, Nancy M. McNeil Curator of Modern Contemporary Craft and Decorative Arts
Darlene Fukuji, Board Member, Toshiko Takaezu Foundation and grandniece of the artist
Carolyn Herrera-Perez, Curator of Glass and Ceramics, Chazen Museum of Art
Kathryn Goffnett, Associate Curator, Cranbrook Art Museum

Moderated by Joan B Mirviss

They look forward to your participation in this intriguing Zoom panel discussion.

To register, click here.