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Past Exhibitions

Stenciled Elegance: Ise Katagami and the Art of Textile Design

Stenciled Elegance: Ise Katagami and the Art of Textile Design

23 Jan 2025 - 27 Apr 2025
Peek into the elegant and precise art of using paper stencils in designing traditional kimono.
Binary Star by James Clar with text

Space City: Art in the Age of Artemis

17 Oct 2024 - 16 Mar 2025
'Space City: Art in the Age of Artemis' explores the mysteries and wonders of outer space through the work of 31 artists.
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Artists on Site Series 5

14 Aug 2024 - 22 Sep 2024
August 14 – September 22, 2024 — Asia Society Texas' series 'Artists on Site' returns for a fifth round showcasing artists Claire Elestwani, Loc Huynh, and Chayse Sampy, along with the residency’s first artist collective, Open MFA.
Installation view of ‘Xu Bing: Word Alchemy,’ Asia Society Texas, February 22 – July 14, 2024. © Alex Barber

Xu Bing: Word Alchemy

22 Feb 2024 - 14 Jul 2024
Asia Society Texas presents more than 50 of Xu Bing’s most important woodcut prints, videos, drawings, and installations.
'Rafael Domenech and Tomas Vu: Heat Silhouette' 3x2

Rafael Domenech and Tomas Vu: Heat Silhouette

11 Nov 2023 - 21 May 2024
Described by the artists as a form of “urban acupuncture,” Asia Society Texas is pleased to present 'Rafael Domenech and Tomas Vu: Heat Silhouette,' the organization’s first public art installation.
‘Spirits (Metamorphosis),’ 2019-20, Tsherin Sherpa (American, born Nepal, 1968), acrylic and ink on canvas. Private Collection.

Tsherin Sherpa: Spirits

21 Sep 2023 - 07 Jan 2024
Featuring more than 30 paintings, sculptures, and textiles, explore the captivating works of renowned artist Tsherin Sherpa in this thought-provoking and participatory art experience that contemplates the collisions of culture and identity.
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Artists on Site Series 4

26 Jul 2023 - 27 Aug 2023
Asia Society Texas' series 'Artists on Site' returns for a fourth round showcasing four featured artists Tatiana Escallón, Farima Fooladi, Naomi Kuo, and Alexis Pye.
Yun-Fei Ji, ‘The Three Gorges Dam Migration’ (detail), 2008, Ink and watercolor on xuan paper mounted on silk, Courtesy the artist and James Cohan Gallery

Summoning Memories: Art Beyond Chinese Traditions

10 Feb 2023 - 02 Jul 2023
'Summoning Memories: Art Beyond Chinese Traditions' highlights works by over 30 contemporary artists of Chinese descent who reinterpret traditions in dynamic and innovative ways across various art forms and mediums.
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Lain Singh Bangdel: Moon Over Kathmandu

30 Nov 2022 - 28 May 2023
'Lain Singh Bangdel: Moon Over Kathmandu' brings to life many of the notable contributions of Nepal’s preeminent modern artist, Lain Singh Bangdel, originally debuting at Yeh Art Gallery, St. John's University.
Yokai: Fox Fires

Yōkai: Scenes of the Supernatural in Japanese Woodblock Prints

30 Sep 2022 - 17 Dec 2022
'Yōkai: Scenes of the Supernatural in Japanese Woodblock Prints' brings together the art of Japan in this exhibition with over 80 works, featuring Edo period woodblock prints as well as printed books (e-hon) spanning over 250 years.