Taking place every Autumn for more than two decades
Asian Art Week London aims to bring together leading international dealers and auction houses from the UK, Europe, USA and Asia in the UK capital, focusing on galleries and auction houses specialising in in a wide variety of ancient to modern Asian art, ranging from Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Islamic and Middle Eastern and Himalayan to Central Asian, Southeast Asian regions.
Exhibitions showcase and offer for sale important Asian artworks, and are often accompanied by academically researched publications, while the many receptions, lectures and special events create a unique occasion to engage with Asian art. The 27th edition of the event begins on 30th October. At auction, we are especially excited about Sotheby’s online sale (29 October – 5 November) Art of Japan showcasing rare masterpieces spanning the 12th Century to today, including 17th-Century screens, and Senju Hiroshi’s waterfall painting, a Shadow Painting by Takamatsu Jiro, as well as minimalist white ceramics by Kurado Taizo.
Elsewhere, among the gallery participants, be sure to head to specialist dealer Raquelle Arzan’s presentation of Vietnamese contemporary and Indochine Art, and don’t miss a visit to new gallery, Ming Gu, on New Bond Street, established last year by Guming Song, to exhibit emerging and mid-career artists of East Asian heritage, bringing artists who are steeped in traditions and yet to challenge it with their modern interpretation. The annual Asian Art in London Gala Party takes place on Wednesday, October 30 at the V&A.
