Track the latest arts and cultural events in and between Asia and Europe.
Viewing by date posted in order of most recent to earliest
“Synchronising Threads and Rhizome” is the first exhibition by Chiharu Shiota (Osaka, 1972) in Barcelona, presented by Casa Asia. The show includes installations, drawings and videos, which are integrated… Read More
The Wellcome Collection in London presents more than 300 works for the first major display of Japanese Outsider Art in the UK. The 46 artists represented in the Souzou… Read More
UB Ger Community Photo Studio is a collaborative photo project by photographer Laura Liverani. The works featuring local teens from Ulaanbaatar will be presented at the Open Show event,… Read More
Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2013 programme is packed with an assorted mix of International and Vietnamese artists focused on Audio and Visual. The two main festival events on April… Read More
Setouchi Art Triennale opens on March 20. The event continues in 2013 over 3 phases (Spring-Summer-Autumn) and finishes on November 4th. Spanning 12 islands in the scenic Seto Inland… Read More
The 16th Japan Media Arts Festival runs in Tokyo till 24th February with an exhibition of Award-winning Works in different media arts categories, selected from over 3,500 international entries…. Read More
For its 6th edition, the Made In Asia Festival in Toulouse, France investigates the planet Japan, a great country of culture. From 7-23 February, a series of French-Japanese creative… Read More
TPAM 2013 takes place in Yokohama, Japan 9-17 February. It is an international platform for performing arts professionals that anticipates participants who share interest in and passion for creation,… Read More
The Japan Foundation hosts a series of three exhibitions in Perth, New Delhi and Singapore in 2011 – 2013, co-curated by East Asian curators who had stayed in Japan… Read More
A major travelling exhibition – “The Essence of Finnish Design and Culture” – is currently touring Japan. You can see it in Nagasaki till 24 December and then in… Read More
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford presents the first exhibition devoted to the art of Meiji textiles ever held outside Japan. Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji… Read More
Luxembourg’s National Museum of History and Art exhibits a rare series of Japanese woodblock prints from Osaka, 1780-1880, in the exhibition ‘Treasures of Kamigata’ The work allows the public… Read More
Work It!, one of the selected projects from the first edition of the Creative Encounters – Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe, is a 10 days residency that is taking place in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from 8 to 17 November. Read More
Immerse yourself in the latest trends and content of Japanese anime and popular culture this November, as Anime Festival Asia 2012 returns to Singapore. Top tier anisong artistes, the… Read More
Hong Kong Photographic Culture Association presents the Hong Kong International Photo Festival 2012, which is held throughout October and November with the theme “From Like to Love, Live in… Read More
CONNECT-Asia presents a live stream broadcast from eight Asian countries on 1st November 2012, from UNESCO World Heritage sites, connecting viewers worldwide with Nepal, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, South… Read More
Singapore’s international da:ns festival celebrates the theme of Love with performers from Asia, Europe and beyond. In 2012, Esplanade commemorates its 10th Anniversary in service to the community with… Read More
“Mixed Bathing World 2012” is an international contemporary art triennale in Beppu (south of Japan), a famous natural place known for its hot springs. It focuses on eight projects… Read More
The fifth edition of Festival/Tokyo (F/T12) is be held in north Tokyo this autumn, from October 27th to November 25th. This year the Festival will once again make fundamental… Read More
Japan Weekend Madrid is a two-day event focused on the manga, anime, videogames world. Enjoy manga, anime, videogames, superheroes, mechas, expos, shows, japanese culture, lives, talks, etc. Check out the competitions and prizes. Schedule for the three stages and exhibitors list is available in Spanish. Read More
This exhibit pays tribute to Toshusai Sharaku, one of Japan’s great masters of ukiyo-e woodblock printing. The participation of contemporary graphic designers and visual artists, including Takashi Murakami, show the avant-garde quality and appeal of this unusual ukiyo-e artist and demonstrate the striking resonance between ukiyo-e, graphic design, and contemporary art. Read More
Action Parties is the brainchild of artist-curator Khairuddin Hori and was first held at The Substation in 2007. It’s a multi-disciplinary project that gives creative people a space to actualize their ideas over a specified duration, allowing them to use time as their medium. Back in Singapore for its third installment, this select group of creative heavy-hitters has turned a notch up on quirky. Read More
TO THE LIGHT, an exhibition of Yoko Ono’s work at the Serpentine Gallery, is her first in a London public institution for more than a decade, and includes new and existing installations, films and performances, as well as archive material relating to several key early works. Read More
The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo is currently hosting the first major exhibition of German photographer Thomas Demand, showcasing a range of his activities, from his earliest works to more recent film pieces. Read More
KLEX (Kuala Lumpur Experimental Film & Video Festival) is in George Town to present 2 international screening programmes, a single-channel video installation by Huvi Chan Seauhuvi and an audio-visual performance night, featuring artists and performers from Penang and Kuala Lumpur. Read More
Save the date! ResArtis worldwide network of artist residencies 2012 General Meeting in Tokyo, October 25-28 on theme: New Horizons for Creative Platforms, Constellation of Cultures-Asia, Middle East and… Read More
On Tuesday May 22 in Amsterdam, Trans Artists / Platform AiR NL organizes a meeting for artists and organizers of artist-in-residence programs about facing the unforeseen, with speakers from Japan and… Read More
East meets West: Art and Design Now, exhibits the work of 20 young artists and designers from Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan, Hong Kong and Macau – many currently working in London. The show reveals the stimulating variety of creative energy emanating from these countries, and which is increasingly impacting on the capitals – and indeed – the worlds, art scene. Read More
41 contemporary Japanese calligraphers are showcased at the Musée Guimet in Paris in an exhibition made possible by the support of the Mainichi Shodo Kai Foundation that organizes an annual calligraphy competition in Japan. Read More