East Asian Life
Including flower vessels, incense utensils, writing tools and accessories, this exhibition remembers the original functions of many objects in the collection
Events
Blanc de Chine, A Continuos Conversation
Featuring historic pieces from the V&A’s Asian and European ceramics collections, as well as new works by six contemporary makers.
The Burrell at Kelvingrove: Collecting Chinese Treasures
To showcase the Burrell’s Chinese collection, curator Dr Yupin Chung and guest curator Jorge Welsh have selected 60 objects. Explore how tastes in fashion influence where artistic masterpieces ‘wander’ to.
From Istanbul to Oxford: The Origins of Coffee Drinking in England
The first coffee house in England opened in Oxford in 1651, but the story of coffee began many years earlier in the Ottoman Empire. Discover how coffee made its way to England through an exploration of both Ottoman coffee-related objects and English adaptations, which illustrate the fascinating and complex relationship between the two powers at the time.
Inside/Out: Jiro Takamatsu and Keiji Uematsu in conversation
Organised by: Royal Society of Sculptors
Knifework – Traces on the Artist’s Block
With contemporary printmakers and experts in the field of woodblock printing This one-day symposium will explore aspects of modern woodblock printmaking in East Asia, with a special focus on connections between China and Japan. With curators Paul Bevan and Clare Pollard, artists Weimin He and Ralph Kiggell and other Asian print experts. See ashmolean.org/events for full programme of speakers.
The Annual Sir Michael Butler Memorial Lecture sponsored by Katherine and Charles Butler
Fragments of China: Destruction, Location and the Collecting of Chinese Architectural Remains in 19th century Britain.
Inspired by the east: how the Islamic world influenced Western art
Charting the fascinating history of cultural and artistic interactions between East and West, this exhibition explores the impact the Islamic world has had on Western art for centuries.
Artistic exchange between East and West has a long and intertwined history, and the exhibition picks these stories up from the 15th century, following cultural interactions that can still be felt today. Objects from Europe, North America, the Middle East and North Africa highlight a centuries-old tradition of influence and exchange from East to West. The diverse selection of objects includes ceramics, photography, glass, jewellery and clothing, as well as contemporary art, showcasing how artistic exchange influenced a variety of visual and decorative arts. The exhibition concludes with a 21st-century perspective, through the eyes of four female artists from the Middle East and North Africa who continue to question and subvert the idea of Orientalism in their work and explore the subject of Muslim female identity.
Organised with the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, this exhibition includes a generous number of loans from their extensive collection of Islamic and Orientalist art, alongside other important loans and objects from the British Museum collection.
The Social and Cultural History of the Coffee House in the Ottoman Empire With Professor Mehmet Kalpaklı, Bilkent University
Coffee houses in Istanbul were places of social gathering – conversations were had, backgammon and chess played, and books and poems read aloud. From here, coffee houses spread through Europe – opening in Venice, Paris, London and Vienna – but they never strayed far from the Istanbul model.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art Symposium
Join a discussion about the gunpowder artworks of Cai Guo-Qiang with experts from the Ashmolean, the University of Oxford, eminent art historians, as well as the artist himself. See ashmolean.org/events for full programme of speakers.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Gunpowder Art
Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang (b. 1957) is best-known for his gunpowder explosion events staged in public spaces worldwide and, in particular, for his firework display for the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. This exhibition focuses on the artist’s smaller-scale works, exploring the presence of Chinese culture in his art through the mediums of painting, drawing, and gunpowder on canvas, paper and silk. Learn about the significance behind the materials Cai Guo-Qiang chooses to work with, as well as the ways he adapts them to explore his own central themes of creation, destruction and chance.
May Beattie Lecture 2019 Anatolian Rugs in Transylvanian Churches: On the Footsteps of May Hamilton Beattie With Stefano Ionescu, scholar of Oriental carpets
This talk will explore the rich legacy of Anatolian rugs in Transylvania and the unique historical circumstances under which they came to be preserved in this region. Followed by a reception from 6pm.
Great State: China and the world
In this special lecture to coincide with the release of his new book Great State: China and the World, Timothy Brook examines China’s relationship with the world from the Yuan through to the present by following the stories of ordinary and extraordinary people navigating the spaces where China met and meets the world. Bureaucrats, horse traders, spiritual leaders, explorers, pirates, emperors, invaders, migrant workers, traitors, and visionaries: this is a history of China as no one has told it before.
Timothy Brook is professor of history at the University of British Columbia and the general editor of Harvard University Press’ History of Imperial China. He is the author of eight books on Chinese history, including Vermeer’s Hat and Mr Selden’s Map of China.
Shirley Mueller M.D, Inside the Head of the Collector: Neuropsychological Forces at Play.
Shirley Mueller’s an internationally known collector of Chinese export porcelain, and a neuroscientist which, she discovered, had broader applications for collecting.
Sacred Laos: The Buddhist Archive of Photography, Luang Prabang
A small display depicting day-to-day life of Buddhist monks and lay communities at the World Heritage Site of Luang Prabang.
Iridescent Blue: kingfisher feather jewellery from China
By Dr Yu-ping Luk The lecture considers the history and production of kingfisher feather jewellery and explores how it came to be collected in Europe.
Mandarin Guided Tour with Ivy Chan
Mandarin Guided Tour with Ivy Chan
Mitra Tabrizian: Gholam and other stories
With Ben Okri and introduced by Venetia Porter. In collaboration with Magic of Persia Foundation.
Lecture in Mandarin ‘Song Qingbai Ware Production and Society in Jingdezhen’ with May Huang, Director of Dongjiao Centre, Hingdezhen
Lecture in Mandarin ‘Song Qingbai Ware Production and Society in Jingdezhen’ with May Huang, Director of Dongjiao Centre, Hingdezhen
Lecture in English ‘Song Qingbai Ware Production and Society in Jingdezhen’ with May Huang, Director of Dongjiao Centre, Hingdezhen
Lecture in English ‘Song Qingbai Ware Production and Society in Jingdezhen’ with May Huang, Director of Dongjiao Centre, Hingdezhen
Central Asian Woodcarving
Join talented master woodcarver, Naseer Yasna Mansouri, as he discusses his journey of inspiration from apprentice as an Afghan refugee in Iran, to working on the restoration of historic buildings in the Old City of Kabul, to reinventing his craft at his London-based workshop, Lazo Studios. Based on examples in the V&A’s collection of carved wooden objects from Central Asia, especially modern-day Uzbekistan, Naseer will discuss and demonstrate different techniques and design approaches. These will range from simple chip-carving, to more complex geometric techniques, to the most complex style of all, floral motifs.
Asian Art Week Reception
Asian Art Week Reception
Lecture with Dr Malcolm McNeill on ‘Highlights from Christie’s Hong Kong Autumn Auctions of Fine Chinese Paintings’
Lecture with Dr Malcolm McNeill on ‘Highlights from Christie’s Hong Kong Autumn Auctions of Fine Chinese Paintings’
Worldbuilding for 2065
A critical dialogue between two Asian artists whose practice deals with questions of digital materiality, geopolitics and futurity. Speakers: Lawrence Lek and Wenny Teo.
Anthony du Boulay in conversation with Roger Keverne
Organised by Duke’s of Dorchester
Sussan Deyhim: Performance and Practice
Sussan Seyhim is an internationally known performance artist based in Los Angeles. Her work has been presented at The Carnegie Hall, BAM, Royce Hall, The Wallis and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Emperor Qianlong’s Hidden Treasure
Emperor Qianlong’s Hidden Treasure
The Annual Benjamin Zucker Lecture
The Annual Benjamin Zucker Lecture
The Japanese Gallery at the V&A
Tour of the Toshiba Gallery with a focus on the temporary displays of contemporary ceramics, posters and textiles. with curator Masami Yamada.
40th Annual Barlow Lecture The Missing Claw – and other Revelations from a Personal Casebook With Lars Tharp FSA, Historian, Lecturer and Presenter of BBC’s Antiques Roadshow
Lars Tharp presents detailed close-ups of some of his favourite Chinese ceramics, pieces whose tell-tale clues – forever locked in clay – reveal the minds and methods of potters long gone.
Najeon & Ottchil, Korean Crafts for Millennia
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Japanese Enamels: A Suggesion of Endless Patience
The Talk will focus on a new display of around 40 examples of Japanese enamels acquired since 2011. With Gregory Irvine, Senior Curator, Japan.
Myths, Memories and Miniatures: The Art of Shahzia Sikander
“Myths, Memories and Miniatures: The Art of Shahzia Sikander” by Shahzia Sikander (artist), Zehra Jumabhoy (art historian), Faisal Devji (historian)
New York-based Sikander will talk about her multi-media practice. Having trained at the National College of Art in Lahore in the 1980s, Sikander’s art draws on the miniature painting tradition prized there – only to subvert it. Sikander’s presentation will be followed by a panel discussion on the art and politics of South Asia with Zehra Jumabhoy (The Courtauld, London) and Faisal Devji (Oxford University).
Blanc de Chine in Modern Times: Industry, Tradition and Creativity
Taking visitors through the display Blanc de Chine, A Continuous Conversation, with a focus on modern production and artistic practiced.
Speaker: Xiaoxin Li
Sir Stamford Raffles’ collections: creating Indonesia’s Hindu-Buddhist past
This talk by Alexandra Green, Henry Ginsburg Curator for Southeast Asia, explores Sir Stamford Raffles’ collections of Hindu-Buddhist artefacts and drawings collected during his time as Lieutenant-Governor of the island of Java, now part of Indonesia.
Cai Guo-Qiang: Curator’s Tour
Join curator Shelagh Vainker for a tour of our Cai Guo-Qiang Gunpowder Art exhibition.
DMZ Revisited: Nikolaus Hirsch and Kyong Park in Conversation
In conjunction with the forthcoming exhibition on the Korean Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) at the Korean Cultural Centre UK, curators Nikolaus Hirsch and Kyong Park will discuss The Real DMZ Project and share their experiences of curating exhibitions on the DMZ.
Chinese Wallpaper: Global Histories and Material Culture
The social and cultural history of Chinese wallpapers in a global context.
Curator’s introduction to Inspired by the east: how the Islamic world influenced western art
Exhibition co-curator Julia Tugwell, British Museum, gives a 45-minute illustrated introduction to the exhibition Inspired by the east: how the Islamic world influenced western art.
Ding Cong and the Chinese Cartoon Talk by Paul Bevan
This talk explores the lives and work of a number of figures who dominated the world of the Chinese cartoon during the 1920s-1940s. This period saw the rise of the cartoon as a major part of Shanghai’s jazz-age, as well as its widespread use as a propaganda tool. The work of cartoonist Ding Cong is currently on display in Gallery 38.
Ding Cong: Curator’s Tour
Join Dr Paul Bevan, Christensen Fellow in Chinese Painting, for an introduction to the life and work of the Chinese cartoon artist Ding Cong (1916–2009). Linked to FREE display in gallery 38.
Visualising the Silk Road: Integrating Commerce and Aesthetics in Colonial Java
Visualising the Silk Road: Integrating Commerce and Aesthetics in Colonial Java with Dr. Laurie Margot Ross
