Museum Press
Asia Society Museum organizes groundbreaking exhibitions of traditional, modern and contemporary Asian art, as well as performances, films and artist talks.
Read press releases about our recent exhibitions and related cultural programming in New York below and on our press releases page. Watch videos related to our exhibitions and arts-related programming, including talks with artists and curators, on our video page here.
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Asia Society Museum, New York is known for its permanent collection which comprises masterpiece-quality traditional Asian art, and cutting-edge contemporary art videos and photographs by Asian and Asian American artists. Works from the permanent collection are on occasional view in New York, at our exhibition spaces in Hong Kong and Houston, and in loan exhibitions around the world.
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The artist examines the power imbalance between captor and captive and the aestheticization of violence in media coverage of wartime atrocities.
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Ties between China and Europe are explored through a rare Chinese map and a selection of decorative objects.
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More than 80 works created in the wake of India's independence in 1947—primarily oil paintings from the 1940s to 1990s—are on view at Asia Society Museum in New York from September 14, 2018 through January 20, 2019.
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Exhibition of contemporary art opening June 22 highlights new acquisitions of contemporary ink and calligraphic art
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Arpita Singh, Kochi Biennale Foundation (Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu), Sun Xun, and Benitha Perciyal To Be Honored February 8, 2018, in New Delhi.
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Asia Society Museum exhibition video work by artist FX Harsono to be featured at midnight in Times Square during the month of January
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Artworks from the Asia Society Museum Collection will be on view in conjunction with Miami Art Week 2017
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Thought provoking works by seven artists and one artist group from Indonesia, Myanmar, and Vietnam on view starting September 8, 2017
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Works by 19 contemporary South Asian artists will be view at Asia Society Museum in New York from June 27 through August 6, 2017.
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The first Asia Arts Awards will be presented to Abir Karmakar, Krishen Khanna and teamLab at a gala celebration in New Delhi on Feb. 1, 2017
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Exhibition celebrates flourishing exchange of goods, ideas, and culture among ancient China, Southeast Asia, and the Islamic Middle East.
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Chinese Museum Leaders visit NYC to meet with their U.S. counterparts
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Asia Society Museum in New York presents the first U.S. retrospective of the artist Zao Wou-Ki, a key figure within post-World War II abstraction.
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Commemorating Asia Society’s 60th anniversary, this exhibition of new media art honors the vision and generosity of the Newman family.
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Comprehensive report details actions to strengthen cultural heritage protection and global security.
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On view at Asia Society Museum in New York March 8, 2016 through January 8, 2017
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Four theatrical tales of paper making from Japanese history unfold in a world created by distinguished paper artist, Kyoko Ibe.
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Asia Society New York presents six exceptional Japanese films in 35 mm.
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On view at Asia Society Museum in New York February 9 through May 8, 2016
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'Season of Japan' will include talks, films, and performances, explores Japan’s past, present and future.