Asian Art

This exhibition highlights recent acquisitions by artists from across Asia and the Asian diaspora in a range of media including paintings, prints, textiles, video, photography and multidisciplinary installation. The display illustrates the diversity of artistic practice in the region through a range of works dating from 1860 to 2016.

Featuring works by 27 artists drawn from the national collection, highlights include modern nihonga (Japanese paintings), ukiyo-e and shin-hanga (Japanese woodblock prints), contemporary photographs by Chinese and Korean artists, and batik and ikat textiles from Indonesia. Artists include Korakrit Arunanondchai (Thailand); Song Dong, Hong Hao, Yang Fudong, Wang Qingsong (China); Charles Lim (Singapore); Issey Miyake (Japan) with Cai Guo-Qiang (China); Yasamasa Morimura and Nobuyoshi Araki (Japan) and Tim Hawkinson (USA); Jangarh Singh Shyam (India); Nikki S. Lee, Jingjin Lee (South Korea); Togyu Okumura, Toichi Kato, Tamako Kataoka, Horin Fukuoji, Shinmei Kato, Toyohara Kunichika, Utagawa Kunisada I, Kiyotada Torii III, Yamamura Koka, Matsuda Seifu, Natori Shunsen, Yayoi Kusama (Japan); and Welmince Rede, Pacik, Kurampet, Warlik (Indonesia).

Curators: Carol Cains, Senior Curator, Asian and Pacific Art, and Shaune Lakin, Senior Curator, Photography and Moving Image