Past Exhibitions

Amida Nyorai. Japan. Kamakura period, mid-to late 13th century.

The Art of Impermanence: Japanese Works from the John C. Weber Collection and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

11 Feb 2020 - 26 Apr 2020
Asia Society Museum and The Art of Impermanence are temporarily closed, to support New York City’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. Thank you to our supporters, funders, lenders, and audience for their patience and understanding.
Laksmi detail

In Focus: Lakshmi

10 Sep 2019 - 05 Jan 2020
This exhibition explores the importance and worship of Lakshmi, a beloved goddess who is part of the complex Hindu culture that originated in India.
Wang Dongling: Ink In Motion

Wang Dongling: Ink in Motion

10 Sep 2019 - 05 Jan 2020
First public presentation of Wang Dongling’s 'Laozi, Dao De Jing, Chapter I & II', a large-scale calligraphy work created for Asia Society Museum by one of the most celebrated living calligraphers from China.
Xiaoze Xie. Chinese Library No. 62, 2017

Xiaoze Xie: Objects of Evidence

10 Sep 2019 - 05 Jan 2020
Xiaoze Xie’s most recent work focuses on banned books across mediums to examine the subjectivity of censorship in relation to shifting sociopolitical and religious ideologies.
Inspired by Modern Indian Art

Inspired by Modern Indian Art: Works by New York City Students

21 May 2019 - 04 Aug 2019
The work of New York City students created in response to the great artistic traditions of Asia.
Lightning (detail)

M.F. Husain: Art and the Nation

20 Mar 2019 - 04 Aug 2019
An exhibition focused on M.F. Husain's mural-sized painting Lightning, created for then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s Congress Party public rally in 1975.
Nonomura Ninsei (Japanese, active ca. 1646–77). Tea Leaf Jar. Edo period (1615–1868), 1670s. Japan, Kyoto Prefecture.

Masterpieces from the Asia Society Museum Collection

05 Mar 2019 - 04 Aug 2019
This exhibition features a selection of the finest artworks from the renowned Asia Society Museum Collection.
Action 132:  Saigon, 5 August 1963 (detail)

Reza Aramesh: 12 noon, Monday 5 August, 1963

05 Mar 2019 - 04 Aug 2019
Reza Aramesh examines the power imbalance between captor and captive and the aestheticization of violence in media coverage of wartime atrocities.
Snuff Box

In Focus: A Complete Map of the World—The Eighteenth-century Convergence of China and Europe

05 Feb 2019 - 05 May 2019
This exhibition takes Ma Junliang’s Complete Map of the World as a starting point to consider interactions between China and Europe during the eighteenth century.

M. F. Husain. Peasant Couple, 1950.

The Progressive Revolution: Modern Art for a New India

14 Sep 2018 - 20 Jan 2019
A landmark exhibition of works by members of the Progressive Artists’ Group, formed in India following independence from the British Empire.