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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Exhibition on view October 3, 2023 through January 7, 2024
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Nakamori comes to Asia Society from Tate, where, since 2018, he has served as the Senior Curator, International Art (Photography).
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Exhibition features masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, on view June 13 through August 27, 2023
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Swati Bhise, Tserin Sherpa, and Wu Man were honored at the sold-out event.
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This first of its kind U.S. exhibition explores portrayals of hell across the Asian religious traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Islam.
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An exhibition of 19 artworks by seven artists, born in mainland China in the 1980s, reflecting the dramatic economic, political, and cultural shifts the artists have experienced in China during their lifetimes.
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Six-week festival of events includes performances, workshops, panel discussions, and educational programs.
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Works by more than 20 Iranian-born artists and one German-born artist, spanning three generations, reflect a dynamic and thriving contemporary arts scene.
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The second installment of the Asia Society Triennial features new artist projects and commissions, and an outdoor sculpture installation on Park Avenue at 70th Street.
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New Digital Initiative Premiered on Korean Liberation Day, August 15, 2020
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The Asia Society Triennial is rescheduled for October 27, 2020, to June 27, 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Exhibition opening at New-York Historical Society in April includes selections from the Asia Society Museum collection.
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First citywide festival celebrating contemporary art from Asia will unfold at multiple venues across New York City.
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Masterpieces from two of America's greatest Japanese collections, the John C. Weber Collection and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, are on view from February 11 to April 26, 2020.
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Asia Society announces first group of artist commissions for its inaugural 2020 triennial.
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Exhibition of paintings, installation, photography, and video by Xiaoze Xie on view at Asia Society Museum from Sept 10, 2019 through Jan 5, 2020.
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Multi-venue exhibition, policy discussions, forums, and performances launch in Spring 2020.
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Exhibition features rarely seen mural-sized painting created during a tumultuous period of India's history.
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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.