Asian Art Newspaper

We're delighted to give you the chance to read our May issue for free. Featuring a wide range of articles and interactive links, the full digital issue can be found here: bit.ly/3cW5upk

We are excited to share that we are a @GoogleArts Partner! 🤝 Thanks to @Google, we are continuing to share online presentations of museum exhibitions and highlight some of our most compelling and beautiful artworks! go.asianart.org/GoogleArtsCult… #GoogleArtsAndCulture #APAHM

While Lee Mingwei's solo exhibition '禮 Li, Gifts and Rituals' at @gropiusbau remains closed, the artist has developed a new work - 'Invitation for Dawn' - for the digital realm. Sign up to experience a virtual live performance: berlinerfestspiele.de/en/gropiusbau/…

Today we’re telling the story of this beautiful 17th-century thangka – a Tibetan painting which has been treated by our conservation team ready for our upcoming #TantraExhibition ow.ly/Szto30qoKDE #BSW20

🎉Kimono: #KyotoToCatwalk opens this Saturday! Explore the sartorial and social significance of this dynamic and constantly evolving icon of fashion. 👘 Book now: vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/ki… Sponsored by @mufgbk_official

New blogpost on #BLJapanese pattern books by Hamish Todd, Head of East Asian Collections at @britishlibrary. Some of the images are exhibited in 'Exquisite patterns: Japanese Textile Design Books', a new free exhibition open until 17 May 2020 blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-afri…

'Buddhism', a major exhibition at the British Library, closes next month. Read our feature here: asianartnewspaper.com/buddhism/

Applications for the International Kogei Award in Toyama are open! The award offers £28,000 in prizes and the opportunity to collaborate with craftspeople in Japan. Deadline 27 January 2020. Find out more here: kogeiaward.jp/en/

Prints from three great Japanese artists, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Hasui, are now on show in Turin. Find out more here: asianartnewspaper.com/hokusai-hirosh…

In Japan, from ancient times, collecting beautiful shells and decorating them with poems has been an elegant pastime. This is a beautiful work featuring shells with art and poems by Kitagawa Utamaro. #ndldigital ndl.go.jp/en/publication…

Fantastic feature - thanks @Asianartpaper

Asian Art in London, now in its 22nd edition, will run from 31 October to 9 November in locations across London. Read our guide here: asianartnewspaper.com/asian-art-in-l…

Lost chapter of world's first novel found in Japanese storeroom #Echobox=1570704435" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/books/2019/oct…

'Crafted Japan: Aspects of Mingei in the Jeffrey Montgomery Collection' opens at Museo Vincenzo Vela on 13 October. Read our piece on the art of Mingei here: asianartnewspaper.com/japanese-minge…

"Autumn is a second Spring when every leaf is a flower" – Albert Camus. This detail from a screen with autumn and winter flowers is by the samurai artist Watanabe Shikō (1683–1755) #autumnequinox

The depiction of America in 19th century Japanese prints is explored in a new exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. Find out more: asianartnewspaper.com/yokohama-print…

Happy birthday, Ai Weiwei! We wrote about his life and work in 2016: ow.ly/VgsP50vrBa9

Another of our super long scrolls (7.6 metres) is the 'Agra Scroll' which illustrates the river front palaces, mansions & tombs along the Yamuna River, c.1830. My favourite building is the 'China Tomb' (BL Or 16805) #Agra #mapping blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-afri…

‘Cai Guo-Qiang: Cuyahoga River Lightning’ at @ClevelandArt features three monumental gunpowder paintings. Find out more here: asianartnewspaper.com/cai-guo-qiang-…

Davinder Toor in @Asianartpaper on the passion which led him to become the world's leading collector of #Sikh #art, and his new book In Pursuit of Empire: Treasures from the Toor Collection of Sikh Art. @KashiHouse @FMcMAssociates bit.ly/2JKbkj7