Asia Week arrives in New York City on March 19, bringing a wealth of art from the vast continent and its diaspora. For the next ten days, the focus will be on art history, antiquities, and cultural traditions from Persia to Japan. We’ve curated a selection of eight key events, including educational talks, exhibitions, auctions, and showcases of art and heritage from various regions and periods, such as miniature painting, Chinese porcelain, and Japanese woodblock printing. Visit the Asia Week New York website for a full schedule of activities.
Luminaries, Myth and Fantasy in Indian and Persian Painting will be available from March 19–27 at Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch, located at 67 East 80th Street, Suite 2, Upper East Side, Manhattan. This exhibition features over 40 paintings from the 17th to early 19th centuries, offering a glimpse into the Mughal and Mewar courts. Accompanying the paintings is a collection of Persian pottery, including 12th- to 13th-century star tiles and Kashan lustreware.
Sotheby’s presents a Zarina exhibition and sale from March 19–25 at the Breuer Building, 945 Madison Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan. This exhibition includes geometric prints and sculptures by the late Indian-American artist Zarina, highlighting themes of minimalism, migration, and memory. A focal point is “Flight Log” (1988), a rare bookbound cast paper work, alongside topographical woodcuts, sculptures, and prints exploring themes of family and home.
Art of Japan at the Mark Hotel, 25 E 77th Street, Suite 215, Upper East Side, Manhattan, will host 250 Years of Japanese Woodblock Prints from March 20–22. Washington-based dealers Richard Waldman and Doug Frazier present a selection of new acquisitions, showcasing works by master printers such as Hokusai, Eishi, and Hiroshige.
The Korean Cultural Center, located at 122 E 32nd Street, 2nd Floor, Rose Hill, Manhattan, is featuring In Transit, In Formation from March 5–April 18. This exhibition examines identity under uncertain conditions through the work of four contemporary Korean artists. The Frick Collection will host a lecture on Chinese porcelain on March 20, exploring the integration of these pieces into the museum’s European art collection. Christie’s South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art auction will take place from March 20–24, with a live auction on March 25.
The China Institute Gallery presents The Dancing Goddess: Mei Lanfang in America from March 12 to July 12, 2026, recounting the Peking opera star’s U.S. tour in 1930. Finally, Space 776 Gallery will open Genealogies of Time: Korean Modern and Contemporary Art on March 20, featuring abstract pieces by several Korean artists.
