Asian Art Resource Room

Bengal Gallery opens

The Bengal Foundation establishes Bengal Gallery.

Group Ruangrupa established

Ruangrupa, an artist collective, is formed in Jakarta.

Group Theertha established

Theertha, an artist-led nonprofit initiative, is established in Colombo.

Green Papaya Art Projects established

Green Papaya Art Projects is established by Norberto Roldan and Donna Miranda.

Exhibition of moving images from Asia

Serendipity: Photography, Video, Experimental Film and Multimedia Installation from Asia (Jan. 15–Feb. 19 at The Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo) is held, curated by Minato Chihiro.

Exhibition of two Taiwanese artists

Contemporary Taiwanese Art Exhibition: The New Identity Part 4: Digital Edge Yuan Goangming and Chen Chiehjen (May 11–28 at Mitsubishi-Jisho Artium, Fukuoka) is held. The exhibition is organized by MOMA Contemporary.

The first exhibition of Asian woman artists

Text & Subtext: Contemporary Asian Women Artists (Jun. 15–Jul. 30 at Earl Lu Gallery, June 15–July 9 at Far East Square, and July 11–30 at Sculpture Square, Singapore) is held, curated by Binghui Huangfu.

Media Art Biennale begins

The first Media City Seoul, Seoul International Media Art Biennale 2000: Escape (present-day Seoul Mediacity Biennale) is held (Sept. 2–Oct. 31 at Seoul Museum of Art, screens in public spaces, and station).

Heri Dono solo exhibition

Asian Contemporary Artist Solo Exhibition Series I, Heri Dono: Dancing Demons and Drunken Deities (Oct. 14–Nov. 18 at Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo) is held.

Radical art exhibition alongside Shanghai Biennale

The exhibition Fuck Off is held curated by Ai Weiwei and Feng Boyi (Nov. 4–20 at Eastlink Gallery) alongside the Shanghai Biennale.

Vasl established

The Vasl Artists Association is founded in Karachi.

Atul Dodiya solo exhibition

Asian Contemporary Artist Solo Exhibition Series Ⅱ, Atul Dodiya─Bombay: Labyrinth/Laboratory is held (Jun. 30–Aug. 4 at The Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo).

Yokohama Triennale begins

Yokohama Triennale 2001, Mega-wave: Towards a New Synthesis (Sep. 2–Nov. 11 at the Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall and Warehouse No. 1) is held.

Asia Art Archive established

A nonprofit organization, Asia Art Archive, is established as the first research center specializing in Asian contemporary art. Its library is opened to the public starting in March 2003.

Cai Guoqiang’s large-scale fireworks at APEC Conference

Cai Guoqiang conducts an explosion event at the opening of the APEC Conference. At the event, 200,000 rocket fireworks are launched in 20 minutes.

Long March Project founded

The Long March Project is founded by Qiu Zhijie and Lu Jie. The project retraces the historical Long March—the 100,000 km retreat of China’s Red Army from Ruijin, Jiangxi Province, to Yan’an, Shaanxi Province, while performing various art activities. The group moves its base to Beijing in 2003.

Britto Arts Trust established

The Britto Arts Trust, an artist-led nonprofit organization, is established.

Exhibition of Korean Popular Culture

Seoul Pop 2002: Korean Popular Culture (Feb 8–Apr 7 at Niitsu Art Museum) is held and tours to Setagaya Art Museum (May 25–Jul 14), Takamatsu Art Museum (Aug 2–Sep 1), and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Nov 21–Feb 2, 2003).

The 2nd Fukuoka Triennale focuses on handmade works and collaboration

The 2nd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale 2002: Imagined Workshop (Mar. 21–Jun. 23 at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum) is held.

Rirkrit Tiravanija solo exhibition

Rirkrit Tiravanija: Untitled, 2002 (the raw and the cooked) is held from May 25 to August 15 at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery.

Yang Fudong presents his first fim work at documenta 11

At Dokumenta 11(Jun. 8–Sep. 15, Kassel), Yang Fudong exhibits the 76 minute film, An Estranged Paradise (later collected by Fukuoka Asian Art Museum) and receives attention.

Exhibition of Mongolian modern art

Modern Paintings of Mongolia: Its Origin up to Today is held at Tokyo Station Gallery (Jul. 20–Sep. 8) and tours to Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Sep. 14–Nov. 11), Miyakonojo City Museum of Art (Nov. 16–Dec. 23), the Museum of Art, Kochi (Jan. 5–Feb. 23, 2003), and Niigata City Art Museum (Apr. 11–May 11, 2003).

Busan Biennale begins

The 1st Busan Biennale: Culture Meets Culture (Sep 15–Nov 22 at Busan Museum of Art) is held.

Alternative space Bandee opens in Busan

Alternative Space Bandee opens with Microcosmos Exhibition in Busan. The space continues until 2011.

Guangzhou Triennale begins

The 1st Guangzhou Triennale (Nov. 22–Jan. 20, 2003) is held. Participating artists include Huan Yongping, Zhang Xiaogang, and Fang Lijun.

Exhibition of Asian emerging artists co-curated by nine curators

Under Construction: New Dimensions of Asian Art is held （December 7 to March 2, 2003, at Japan Foundation Forum and Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo. The exhibition is co-curated by nine curators from the Philippines, Thailand, India, Indonesia, China, Korea, and Japan.

Lee Bul solo exhibition

Asian Contemporary Artist Solo Exhibition Series ⅢLee Bul: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Jun. 7 Jul. 13 at The Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo) is held and tours to Kojima Torajiro Memorial Hall, Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki (Aug. 2 Sept.15).

I Ketut Budiana solo exhibition

Illusory View from the Balinese Spiritual Cosmos: Exhibition of I Ketut Budiana (Jun.7 Jul. 21 at Tokyo Station Gallery) is held.

Exhibition of Southeast Asian artists by Singaporean curators

15 Tracks: Contemporary Southeast Asian Art is held (Jul. 11–Sep. 7 at Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo), and tours to Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Dec. 8–Mar. 7, 2004).

Beijing Biennale begins

The 1st Beijing International Art Biennale (Sep 20–Oct 20 at the National Art Museum of China) is held.

Exhibition of video art from China, South Korea and Japan, co-curated by three curators from these countries

Out the Window: Spaces of Distraction (Jan. 10 –Feb. 15 at The Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo) is held and tours to Project Space Zip, Seoul (Mar. 30–May 13). Curated by Li Zhenhua, Suh Jinsuk, and Sumitomo Fumihiko.

Exhibition of video art from India

Crossing Visions II Indian Video Art: History in Motion (Feb. 7–Mar. 21 at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum) is held. Curated bu Johan Pineapple.

China Dream: Another Flow of Chinese Modern Art

China Dream: Another Flow of Chinese Modern Art is held at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.

It tours to Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art (Jul. 24–Aug. 29) and Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum (Oct. 23–Dec. 5).

Exhibition of contemporary miniatures from Pakistan

Contemporary Asian Artist III: Contemporary Miniature Paintings from Pakistan (Dec. 2–Feb. 1 at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum) is held.

Exhibition of Asian artists co-curated by Indian, Indonesian, Thai and Japanese curators

Have We Met? (Dec. 11–Jan. 30, 2005, at the Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo) is held. The exhibition is co-curated by four curators from India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Japan. Along with the main exhibition, local exhibitions are held in Ashiya City Museum of Art and History and other Asian cities, including Seoul, Bandung, Manila, Bangkok, Mumbai, and Beijing.

Exhibition of East Asian artists in tradtional aesthetics

The Elegance of Silence: Contemporary Art from East Asia (Mar. 29–Jun. 19 at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) is held.

Exhibition of Asian art and craft

Asian Potential: Art Nursed by Sea and Islands (May 24–July 10 at Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya) is held.

Exhibition of Chinese art

Follow Me! Chinese Art at the Threshold of the New Millennium (Jul. 2–Sep. 4 at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) is held.

Exhibition of Asian modern art

Cubism in Asia: Unbounded Dialogues (Aug. 9–Oct. 2 at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo) is held and tours to the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea (Nov. 11–Jan. 30, 2006), Singapore Art Museum (Feb. 18–Apr. 9, 2006), and Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris (May 16–Jul. 7, 2007). The exhibition is co-organized by the Japan Foundation.

Museum of Contemporary Art opens

The Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai opens.

Exhiition of traditinal and contemporary fashion in India

Fashoning India (Sept. 8–Dec. 6, National Museum of Ethnography), tours to Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Oct. 6–Nov. 25, 2007)

The 3rd Fukuoka Triennale includes art inspired by popular culture

The 3rd Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale 2005: Parallel Realities (Sep. 17–Nov. 27 at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum) is held and tours to the Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, UK (Jan. 21–Apr. 9, 2006).

Exhbition of Vietnamese modern paintings

50 Years of Modern Vietnamese Paintings: 1925–75 (Nov. 5–Dec. 11 at Tokyo Station Gallery) is held and tours to the Museum of Art, Kochi (Jan. 5–Mar 5, 2006), the Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama (Apr. 15–May 28), and Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Jun. 3–Jul. 23).

Open Space Bae opens

Open Space Bae opens in Busan.

Singapore Biennale begins

Singapore Biennale 2006: Belief (Sep. 4–Nov. 12) is held. Curator: Nanjo Fumio.

The Gyeonggi Museum opens.

The Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art opens.

Group LASANAA founded

Ashmina Ranjit founds LASANAA, the group for conceptual art activism.

Exhibition of Thai art focusing on exchanges with Japan

Contemporary Art Exhibition “Show Me Thai” On the 120th Anniversary of Japan–Thailand Diplomatic Relations (Apr. 18–May 20 at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo).

Indian artists in Venice Biennale

Nalini Malani and Riyas Komu participate in The 52 Venice Biennale (Jun. 10–Nov. 21). Despite the invitation from the Biennale Foundation, the government of India does not build the India Pavilion. Outside the Biennale, Subodh Gupta’s gigantic sculpture is exhibited as a part of Foundation Pinault’s collection exhibition.

National Art Gallery opens in Islamabad

The National Art Gallery, Pakistan, opens in Islamabad.

Sàn Art opens

Sàn Art opens in Ho Chi Minh City.

Exhibition of Korean realism art, as the first large-scale exhibition of People’s Art in Japan

Art toward the Society: Realism in Korean Art 1945-2005 (Oct 6–Nov 25 at the Niigata Bandaijima Art Museum) is held. The exhibition tours to Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Dec 2–Jan 22, 2008), Miyakonojo City Museum of Art (Feb 1–Mar 16), Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya (May 24–Jun 29), and Fuchu Art Museum (Jul 5–Aug 24). The exhibition is the first comprehensive introduction of Minjung Misul (People’s Art) in Japan.

Asia Art Biennale

The 2007 Asia Art Biennale: Have You Eaten Yet? (Oct. 13–Feb. 24, 2008) is held at National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art opens

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) opens in 798 Art Zoen, Beijing. Fei Dawei serves as the director.

Museum of Devi Art Foundation opens

Lekha and Anupam Poddar opens a private museum, Devi Art Foundation, in the suburbs of Delhi, for collection of avant-garde Indian art.

Jogja Art Fair begins

The 1st Jogja Art Fair (Pameran Biennale I Seni Lukis Yogyakarta) is held (Jun. 15–Jul. 7) at Taman Budaya Yogyakarta. The fair continues every year and is renamed to Artjog from 2010.

Bangkok Art and Culture Centre opens

Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) opens.

National Modern Art Gallery vandalized

Due to the riots after the election, the Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery is set on fire, and many works are destroyed or damaged.

Cai Guoqiang and Ai Weiwei in Beijing Olympics

The Beijing Olympics (Aug. 8–24) is held. Cai Guoqiang serves as the artistic director while Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron designed the main stadium.

Exhibition of avant-garde art from China

Avant-garde China: Twenty Years of Chinese Contemporary Art (Aug. 20–Oct. 20 at The National Museum of Art, Osaka) is held and tours to the National Art Center, Tokyo (Dec. 9–Mar. 22, 2009) and Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art (Apr. 3–May 24).

Cai Guoqiang awarded Hiroshima Prize

The 7th Hiroshima Art Prize: Cai Guoqiang (Oct. 25–Jan. 12, 2009, at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art) is held.

Exhibition of Indian contemporary art

Chalo! India: A New Era of Indian Art (Nov. 22–Mar. 15, 2009, at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) is held.

Exhibition of Korean art

Double Fantasy: Korean Contemporary Art (Jul. 12–Oct. 12 at Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art) is held.

Ai Weiwei solo exhibition

Ai Weiwei: According to What? (Jul. 25–Nov. 8 at Mori Art Museum) is held.

The 4th Fukuoka Triennale includes internatinal artists along with emerging artists

The 4th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale 2009: Live and Let Live–Creators of Tomorrow (Sep. 5–Nov. 22 at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum) is held. As the 10th anniversary of the museum’s inauguration, the exhibition introduces both the emerging and internationally established artists.

Michael Lin solo exhibition

The exhibition by a Taiwanese artist, Michael Lin: room (Sep. 5–Oct. 11 at Mitsubishi-Jisho Artium, Fukuoka) is held. The exhibition is organized by MOMA Contemporary.

Colombo Biennale begins

Colombo Art Biennale: Imagining Peace (Sep. 10–14) is held.

Exhibition of Korean sculptor

Kwon Jin Kyu, a retrospoecctive of Korean sculptor, is held at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Oct. 10–Dec. 6) and Musashino Art University Museum & Library, Tokyo (Oct. 19–Dec. 5), which tours to Deoksugung, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea (Seoul, Dec. 22–Feb. 28, 2023).

International Art Festival begins in Kathmandu

The International Art Festival (Oct. 30–Nov. 10) is held by the Siddhartha Art Foundation. The festival continues as The 2nd Kathmandu International Art Festival (KIAF) in 2012.

Exhibition of realism art co-curated by Singaporean and Korean art museums

Realism in Asian Art is held (Apr. 9–Jul. 4) at Singapore Art Museum and tours to the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea, Deoksugung.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul awarded in the film festival

Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives wins the Palm D’Or at The 63rd International Festival of Film, Cannes.

Sa Sa Bassac opens

Sa Sa Art Project (Sa Sa Bassac) with a gallery and archive center opens in Phnom Penh.

Bhutan Film Festival begins

Bhutan Film Festival opens in Thimphu. The festival is held in 2013 and becomes an international festival from 2015.

Exhibition of conceptual art from Asia

Air Hole: Another Form of Conceptualism from Asia (Mar. 8–Jun. 5 at the National Museum of Art, Osaka) is held.

Exhibition of popular print art in India

Indian Popular Art: Encounter with European Modernity (Sep. 22–Nov. 29 at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka) is held.

Lee Bul solo exhibition

Lee Bul: From Me, Belongs to You Only (Feb. 4–May 27 at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) is held.

The first exhibition of Maldivian art with Japanese art

Breathing Atolls: Japan–Maldives Contemporary Art Exhibition is held from Mar. 20 to Apr. 19 at the National Museum, Malé, Maldives, and tours to Spiral Garden, Tokyo (May 24–Jun. 3).

Dhaka Art Summit begins

Dhaka Art Summit begins organized by Samdani Art Foundation. It showcases works of 249 Bangladeshi artists and 19 galleries.

Exhibition of Asian woman artists tours

Women In-Between: Asian Women Artists 1984–2012 is held at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Sep. 1–Oct. 21) and tours to Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum (Nov. 27–Jan. 6, 2013), Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Utsunomiya (Jan. 26–Mar. 24), and Mie Prefectural Art Museum (Apr. 13–Jun. 23).

Kochi-Muziris Biennale begins

The 1st Kochi-Muziris Biennale (Nov. 12–Mar. 17) is held.

Exhibition of Southeast Asia from the Collection of Singapore Art Museum

Welcome to the Jungle: Contemporary Art in Southeast Asia from the Collection of Singapore Art Museum (Apr. 13–Jun. 16 at Yokohama Museum of Art) is held. The exhibition tours to Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto (Oct. 5–Nov. 24) with additional works from the collection of Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art opens Seoul branch

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul opens.

Dhaka Art Summit begins to showcase South Asian artists

Exhibition of official art exhibitions in four East Asian cities, curated by Toshiko Rawanchaikul of Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.

Toward the Modernity: Image of Self & Other in East Asian Art Competitions (Feb. 13–March 18, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum) tours to Fuchu Art Musuem Art （May 14–June 8) and Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art (June 14–July 21).

The 5th Fukuoka Triennale with a special section of Mongolian painting

The 5th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale: Panorama of the Next World–Breaking Out into the Future (Sep. 6–Nov. 30 at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum) is held with the special section New Era of Mongolian Painting: From Tradition to Modernity.

Yuan Goang-Ming solo exhibition

Scanning Memories: Yuan Goang-Ming’s Video Art 1992–2014 (Sep. 6–Oct. 5 at Mitsubishi-Jisho Artium, Fukuoka) is held. The exhibition is organized by MOMA Contemporary.

Lee Mingwei solo exhibition

Lee Mingwei and His Relations (Sep. 20–Jan. 4, 2015, at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) is held.

Jung Yeon Doo (Jung Yeondoo) solo exhibition

Jung Yeon Doo: Just Like The Road Across The Earth (Nov. 8–Feb. 1, 2015) is held at Contemporary Art Gallery, Mito Art Tower.

Exhibition of Asian artists co-curated by young curators from Japan, Singapore, Australia

Time of Others (Apr. 11–Jun. 28, at Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo) is held, tours to National Museum of Art, Osaka (Jul. 25–Sep. 23), Singapore Art Museum (Nov. 19 Feb. 28, 2016), Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (Jun. 11–Sep. 18, 2016).

Archival exhibition of avant-garde art from East Asia

MAM Research 001: Great Crescent, Art and Agitation in the 1960s—Japan, South Korea, Taiwan (Apr. 25–Jul. 5 at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) is held.

Dinh Q. Le solo exhibition

Dinh Q. Le: Memory for Tomorrow (Jul. 25–Oct. 12 at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) is held, touring to Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art (March 19–May 15, 2016).

Archival exhibition of an influentiaal Philippine artist

MAM Research 002: Who Was Roberto Chabet?—Along with the Development of Contemporary Art in the Philippines (Jul. 25–Oct. 12 at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) is held.

Exhibition of Japanese and Korean artists

Artist File 2015, Next Door: Contemporary Art in Japan and Korea (Jul. 29–Oct. 12 at the National Art Center, Tokyo) is held and tours to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, Gwacheon (Nov. 10 to Feb. 14, 2016).

Asia Cultural Center opens

National Asia Cultural Center opens in Gwangju.

National Gallery Singapore opens

National Gallery Singapore opens.

Archival exhibition of an experimental exhibition in 1970s Indonesia

MAM Research 003: Fantasy World Supermarket—Approaches, Practice and Thinking Since the Indonesia New Art Movement in 1970s (Mar. 26–Jul. 10 at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) is held.

N. S. Harsha solo exhibition

N. S. Harsha: Charming Journey (Feb. 4–May 11 at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) is held.

Kathmandu Triennale begins

Kathmandu Triennale (Mar. 24–Apr. 9) is held.

The largest exhibition of Southeast Asian art

Sunshower : Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now (Jul. 5–Oct. 23 at the National Art Center and Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) is held. The selected works tour to Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (Nov. 3–Dec. 25).

Exhibition of photography project in China

MAM Research 005: Laboratory for Chinese Contemporary Photography—Three Shadows Photography Art Centre is held (Jul. 5–Oct 23. at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo)

Karachi Biennale begins

Karachi Biennale 2017: Who We Are (Oct. 21–Nov. 5) is held.

Museum MACAN opens

Museum MACAN (Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara) opens.

Lahore Biennale begins

The Lahore Biennale 01 (Mar. 18–31) is held.

Museum of Contemporary Art opens

Museum of Contemporary Art, Busan, opens.

Qiu Zhijie solo exhibition

Qiu Zhijie Living Writing (Sep. 8–Mar. 3, 2019, at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa) is held.

Exhibition of Asian artists in Culture City of East Asia

Altering Home is held as a program of Culture City of East Asia 2018 Kanazawa (Sep. 15–Nov. 4).

Lee Kit solo exhibition

Lee Kit ‘We used to be more sensitive’ (Sep. 16–Dec. 24 at Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo) is held.

Exhibition of contemporary art in Shanghai

Shanghai Beat: The Dynamism of Contemporary Art Scene in Shanghai (Sep. 22–Nov. 25) is helf at Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto.

Exhibition of experimental art in Asia co-curated by three Asian museums

Awakenings: Art in Society in Asia 1960s–1990s is held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Oct. 10–Dec. 24), Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (Jan. 31–May 6, 2019), and National Gallery Singapore (Jun. 14–Sep. 15, 2019).

Bangkok Biennale begins

The 1st Bangkok Art Biennale: Beyond Bliss (Oct. 19–Feb. 3, 2019) is held.

Exhibition of woodcuts as political media in Asia

Blaze Carved in Darkness: Woodcut Movements in Asia 1930s–2020s (Nov. 23–Jan. 20, 2019, at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum) is held and tours to Arts Maebashi (Feb. 2–Mar. 24).

Exhibition of collection in tourism setting

Journey through Asian Art: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum 20th Anniversary Exhibition (Oct. 5–Nov. 26) is held.

Yokohama Triennale directed by Indian collective

Yokohama Triennale 2020 “Afterglow” is held (Jul. 17– to Oct. 11, Yokohama Museum of Art, PLOT 48, and NYK Martime Museum) under the COVID-19 pandemic. India-based artists’ collective Raqs Media Collective serves the artistic director.

Busan Biennale under Covid-19 crisis

Busan Biennale 2020: Words at an Exhibition, An Exhibition in Ten Chapters and Five Poems is held (Sep. 5–Nov. 8) under the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ho Tzu Nyen solo exhibition

Ho Tzu Nyen: Night March of Hundred Monsters (Apr. 3–Jul .4 at Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media) is held.

Ho Tzu Nyen solo exhibition

Ho Tzu Nyen: Night March of Hundred Monsters (Oct. 23–Jan. 23 at the Toyota Municipal Museum of Art) is held.

M+ opens

M+ opens in the West Kowloon Cultural District.

Archival exhibition of art spaces in Southeast Asia

MAM Research 008: Suddenly Turning Visible—Art and Architecture in Southeast Asia 1969–1989 (Feb. 18–May 29 at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo) is held.

Moon Kyungwon and Jeon Joonho exhibition

Moon Kyungwon and Jeon Joonho: News from Nowhere (May 3–Sep. 4 at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa) is held.

documeta directed by Ruangrupa

Ruangrupa, an Indonesian collective, serves as the artistic director of documeta 15 (Jun. 18–Sep. 25). A mural by Taring Padi is removed after the criticism of antisemitism.

Exhibition of Korean and Japanese art co-curated by two national art museums

A Second Talk: Contemporary Art from Korea and Japan (May 24–Jul. 14 at National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea) is held and tours to National Museum of Art, Osaka (Aug. 1–Sept. 10), commemoration the Japan-Korean National Exchange Year.