Past Exhibitions

After Darkness: Southeast Asian Art in the Wake of History

08 Sep 2017 - 21 Jan 2018
At a time of social and political tension, how should art and artists respond to the challenges of the moment? Does art have the power to change the world or does the world shape the evolution of art?

Lucid Dreams and Distant Visions: South Asian Art in the Diaspora

27 Jun 2017 - 06 Aug 2017
June 30: The opening of 'Lucid Dreams and Distant Visions: South Asian Art in the Diaspora.'

Inspired by Zao Wou-Ki: Works by New York City Students

16 May 2017 - 06 Aug 2017
Discover the unique perspective of New York City public school students revealed through the works of art based on Asia Society’s fall 2016 exhibition, No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki.

Art of the Tang Dynasty (618–906): Selections from the Asia Society Museum Collection

07 Mar 2017 - 04 Jun 2017
Exquisite Tang Dynasty objects from the Asia Society Museum Collection

Secrets of the Sea: A Tang Shipwreck and Early Trade in Asia

07 Mar 2017 - 04 Jun 2017
This exhibition brings the precious contents of a shipwreck discovered off Belitung Island in the Java Sea to American audiences for the first time.

On Site: Eko Nugroho

07 Jan 2017 - 16 Apr 2017
Acclaimed Indonesian contemporary artist Eko Nugroho creates a new site-specific mural on the walls of the Visitor Center

Video Spotlight: Eko Nugroho

20 Dec 2016 - 07 May 2017
This exhibition features three single-channel video works by Eko Nugroho from the Asia Society Museum Collection

Zhang Peili: Continuous Reproduction

09 Sep 2016 - 04 Dec 2016
An exhibition of Continuous Reproduction, 1993, by Zhang Peili.

No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki

09 Sep 2016 - 08 Jan 2017
The first-ever retrospective of the work of Zao Wou-Ki (1920–2013) in the United States.

Rewind: Selections from the Harold and Ruth Newman New Media Collection, Asia Society Museum

09 Jun 2016 - 07 Aug 2016
This exhibition commemorates Asia Society’s 60th anniversary and honors the generosity and vision of the Newman family in their support of the Museum’s efforts to remain at the forefront of collecting Asian art into the 21st century.