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Last Month to Visit The Rubin at 17th Street in NYC

September 8, 2024

Installation view of The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room

The Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th St, NYC

Next month, The Rubin will say farewell to the galleries at 150 West 17th Street in New York City and welcome in a new chapter as a global museum. In their next incarnation, they are continuing to present Himalayan art through traveling exhibitions, digital experiences, and collaborations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and beyond.

Their mission remains the same: to bring greater understanding and appreciation of Himalayan art to as large and diverse an audience as possible.

Before their final day at 17th Street on October 6, 2024, they invite you to join them at the Museum to celebrate 20 years of transformative exhibitions and programming, some of which are listed below:

Reimagine Durational Performances by:
YESHE
FORBIDDEN SONGS
Live performances on Sept 8, 15 & 22
and
Sonam Tshedzom Tingkhye
Per(sever)e
Live performances on Sept 5–8 & 12–15

Mindfulness Meditation
Every Thursdays through Sept 26; continuing on at New York Insight Meditation Center on W 29th Street starting Oct 10
1:00–1:45pm

Family Sundays
Sundays through Sept 29
1:00–3:00pm

K2 Friday Nights
Fridays through Sept 20
6:00–10:00pm

Weekend Public Tours
Saturdays and Sundays through Sept 29
2:00–2:45pm

To learn more about their final programs, click here.

To learn more about their exhibitions, click here.

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Newly Opened and Ongoing Exhibitions at The Philadelphia Museum of Art

Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), c. 1831, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849), 1958-49-5

Catch a wide selection of fantastic exhibitions, some newly opened and others ongoing, at The Philadelphia Museum of Art this Fall. From the serene landscapes of Japan’s Edo period to the varied animal imagery of South Asian art, this Asian Art season offers endless discoveries!

Visions of the Land in Edo Japan
Through January 13, 2025
Korman Galleries, 221-223

Pictorial representations of the land blossomed in Japan during the Edo period (1615–1868), an era of peace and prosperity. Landscape painters and printmakers created a large number of works with new ideas and techniques that had recently become available. Featuring recent acquisitions and choice examples from museum’s collection, this exhibition invites you to explore the three modes of landscape presented—poetic, iconic, and panoramic. Together, these visions of the land manifest the dynamism of Edo Japan.

To learn more, click here.

Firing the Imagination: Japanese Influence on French Ceramics, 1860-1910
August 31, 2024 – May 26, 2025

This exhibition brings together notable examples of French ceramics that demonstrate tremendous innovation in the field of artistic pottery from the 1860s to 1910s. European artists during this period were deeply influenced by Japanese art, including woodblock prints, ceramics, textiles, and lacquerwares, which poured into Europe following the forced reopening of Japan’s ports to foreign trade in the 1850s. The works on view come from the collection of Larry A. Simms, a retired New Jersey public schoolteacher who amassed one of the most important private collections of “Japonisme” ceramics in the United States, many of which he has now donated to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

To learn more, click here.

Mythical, Divine, Demonic: Animal Imagery in South Asian Art
Ongoing

Animals appear everywhere in the art of South Asia. One encounters them as gods with animal heads, powerful creatures that act as the mounts and companions of the gods, and fearsome beasts that spread destruction and chaos. Mythical, Divine, Demonic: Animal Imagery in South Asian Art, explores how single animals are interpreted in myriad ways across various regions and cultures. Different representations show how animals serve an array of artistic and symbolic functions. Through examining these objects, audiences will gain a deeper understanding of how animals play a complex role in world cultures.

To learn more, click here.

To view all the exhibitions on view at The Philadelphia Museum of Art, click here.

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September JASA Sponsored Events

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Kanagawa-oki nami-ura (Under the Wave off Kanagawa), commonly referred to as The Great Wave, circa 1830-1831, Courtesy Bonhams

Bonhams Japanese Galleries
Saturday, September 14 at 2pm
580 Madison Avenue

JASA members are invited to a connoisseurship event hosted by Bonhams auction house in New York during Asia Week New York Autumn 2024. The Japanese Galleries event will focus on the appreciation of fine ukiyo-e woodblock prints, with Bonhams expert consultant Gary Levine, Head of Department Jeff Olson and specialist Philip Hafferty.

They will share with event participants a fine impression of Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic masterpiece Kanazawa oki nami ura (Under the Wave of Kanazawa) and his Sanka haku-u (White Rain Below the Mountain), more commonly known as The Great Wave and Black Fuji.

Other prints in this collection come from famed ukiyo-e artists Tōshūsai Sharaku, Kitagawa Utamaro and Utagawa Hiroshige. A special feature are several watercolors by Kawase Hasui, where viewers can see similarities and differences between these original paintings and several of his famous print designs.

Participants are also welcome to explore other artworks being offered at auction in all of Bonhams New York Asian Art Week sales, on view before and after the event. No fee or registration is required.

To learn more, click here.

Paul Binnie Courtesy JASA

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

Join JASA online for a live Zoom presentation by Scottish multidisciplinary artist Paul Binnie, who works in the tradition of Japanese woodblock printing, particularly shin-hanga, later this month. Paul will speak about his early training as a painter in Scotland and then as a woodblock printmaker in Japan in the 1990s and expand upon the influences on his work and the direction his work has followed over a career of more than thirty years.

To register for the Zoom event, click here.

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Nihonga: Japanese Pre-War Paintings Opening at Thomsen Gallery

September 7, 2024

Girl with Flowering Plum Branches, Nihonga artist, 1920s, Japan, hanging scroll; ink and mineral colors on silk, overall size: 93¼ x 37 in.

Nihonga: Japanese Pre-War Paintings
September 12 – 20, 2024
Opening hours: 11am-5pm, including Saturday September 14
9 East 63rd Street

Thomsen Gallery is pleased to present Nihonga: Japanese Pre-War Paintings during this season’s Asia Week New York Autumn 2024. The exhibition focuses on folding screens and hanging scroll paintings from the Taisho era (1912-26) and early Showa era (1926-1989), a time of great change for Japan and its arts. Superb works were created for the domestic market, in contrast to the export-oriented output during the preceding Meiji era (1868-1912). Though most painters of the Taisho and early Showa eras typically remained focused on traditional themes, they often experimented with new materials and perspectives. They shifted from stylized depictions of nature to naturalistic botanical studies. Making trips abroad, many painters incorporated foreign elements from their travels into their work.

Next to painting, bamboo baskets and intricate gold lacquer boxes from the Taisho and Showa eras will highlight the technical perfection in works of art that were executed in traditional formats and materials but explored new worlds of expression and design.

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Kaikodo LLC Online Exhibition Autumn’s Accessories Opens Soon

A Kosometsuke Dish with Rabbit Decor 青花(古染付)兔紋瓷盤, d: 8 1/4 in., h: 1 1/2 in., late Ming dynasty, 17th century

Autumn’s Accessories
Live online: September 10, 2024

Kaikodo LLC is pleased to present Autumn’s Accessories during Asia Week New York Autumn 2024. Focusing on a selection of Chinese ceramics along with Chinese and Japanese paintings, this online exhibition includes early pieces such as a massive spouted early celadon jar representing the dominance of Yue wares in the south during the Six Dynasties period along with later pieces produced a millennium later, such as a late Ming-dynasty underglaze-blue decorated dish created by Chinese potters for Japanese clients who would have greatly appreciated the novel “half” zone composition. Among the paintings is a robust yet harmonious image of pine and blossoming plum by the 17th-century Chinese painter Xu You, while a wistful 18th-century Japanese beauty eyeing her playful cat strikes one as a most timely addition to this Autumn roster.

These categories are but a few of the numerous areas in Asian art in which Kaikodo has been immersed well before 1996 when they established their New York gallery and launched their Kaikodo Journal. The Journal has been available exclusively online since 2016 and since moving all operations to Hawai’i in 2020, it has been the primary venue for disseminating their research and the exclusive forum for their sales exhibitions. Please visit them there for this latest show onward from September 10th!

To view their online exhibit, click here.

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Yarnscapes: Mulyana’s Environmental Tapestries Opening at Charles B. Wang Center

Courtesy Charles B. Wang Center

Yarnscapes: Mulyana’s Environmental Tapestries
September 14 – December 10, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, September 13 from 5-7pm (kindly RSVP)
Artist Lecture: October 23, 2024, 2-3pm
Charles B. Wang Center Skylight Gallery

The Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University proudly presents Yarnscapes: Mulyana’s Environmental Tapestries during this season of Asia Week New York Autumn 2024. This exhibit offers a unique opportunity for the public to engage with the immersive and thought-provoking works of renowned Indonesian artist Mulyana.

Yarnscapes delves into the imaginative and intricate world of Mulyana, celebrated for his distinctive use of knitting and crocheting to create large-scale installations. These works showcase human endurance, creativity, and a profound connection to the divine and nature. He transforms simple yarn into mesmerizing pieces of art, bringing to life colorful, whimsical installations through crochet, stitching, and knitting.

Mulyana’s passion for crochet was sparked when he attended Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. He experiments with various techniques, materials, and ideas. Using durable and affordable materials like acrylic and polyester, often sourced from factory surplus, he creates intricate, modular pieces that combine to form larger, astounding artworks. Experience the mesmerizing coral worlds of Mulyana, where each piece is a testament to the beauty and fragility of our marine environments.

Curated by Jinyoung Jin, Yarnscapes promises a thought-provoking journey into Mulyana’s visionary world. All works in this exhibition are on loan from Sapar Contemporary, New York.

The Charles B. Wang Center is also pleased to host a lecture with Mulyana on October 23rd at 2pm.

To learn more and RSVP to the opening, click here.

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Asia Week New York Autumn 2024 Auction Guide

September 6, 2024

Seven AWNY member auction houses bringing together an exquisite collection of masterpieces that celebrate the diversely, rich traditions of Asia are excited to present their Asian Art sales for this upcoming Autumn 2024 season!

Below is a schedule of previews and sales from Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Freeman’s|Hindman, Heritage, iGavel and Sotheby’s. For more information, please click on the link associated with each sale and to help plan out your days, click here for our handy map.

BONHAMS
Asia Week New York Auctions: Sept 16–18, 2024
580 Madison Ave, NYC

BonhamsAutumn2024
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Kanagawa-oki nami-ura (Under the Wave off Kanagawa), commonly referred to as The Great Wave, circa 1830-1831, Estimate: US$700,000–900,000, Lot 506, A Private Collection of Japanese Prints and Watercolors, September 18

Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Previews: September 11–15, 10am-5pm
Auction: Monday, September 16 at 9am
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The Robert and Florette Weiss Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles
Previews: September 11–15, 10am-5pm
Auction: Monday, September 16 at 3pm
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Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings
Previews: September 11–16, 10am-5pm
Auction: Tuesday, September 17 at 9am
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A Private Collection of Japanese Prints and Watercolors
Previews: September 11–16, 10am-5pm; Sept 17, 10am-3pm
Auction: Wednesday, September 18 at 10am
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Fine Japanese Art and Korean Art, including Japanese Art from the Collection of Alan Simone Hartman
Previews: September 11–16, 10am-5pm; Sept 17, 10am-3pm
Auction: Wednesday, September 18 at 12pm
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Chinese Works of Art and Paintings Online
Online Auction: September 20–30, 2024 at 12pm