Freer and Sackler Asian Art Galleries – Fall / Winter 2014 Exhibitions

Japanese Artist Chiharu Shiota - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

As summer begins to wind down, the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery art museums have announced their Fall / Winter 2014 Exhibition schedule.

The Smithsonian Institution features two unique museums of Asian art. The Freer Gallery of Art first opened in 1923 and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery opened its doors in 1987.

Both Washington D.C. museums combined, represent the Smithsonian Institution’s national museums of Asian art here in the U.S. States. Although physically separated, the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery art museums are physically connected by an underground passageway.

Access to both art museums is a must for anybody who follows and adores Asian art. The Freer Gallery features an important collection of nineteenth century American art punctuated by James McNeill Whistler’s Peacock Room. It is likely one of the earliest art installations on record.

Below is a list of Fall / Winter 2014 Exhibitions at the Freer and Sackler Asian Art Galleries – The Smithsonian Institution:

Unearthing Arabia: The Archaeological Adventures of Wendell Phillips
October 11, 2014-June 7, 2015
Discover Wendell Phillips, who was a young, paleontologist and geologist, and led the largest archaeological expedition to South Arabia (which is actually now present-day Yemen) from 1949 to 1951.

Nasta’liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy
September 13, 2014-March 22, 2015
Nasta’liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy is the first exhibition to focus on nasta’liq, which is a calligraphic script that was first developed in Iran during the 14th century.

The Traveler’s Eye: Scenes of Asia
November 22, 2014-May 31, 2015
Featuring greater than 100 works or art that has been created over the past five centuries, The Traveler’s Eye: Scenes of Asia provides glimpses of travels across the Asian continent.

Fine Impressions: Whistler, Freer, and Venice
Opening October 18, 2014
Back in 1887, museum founder Charles Lang Freer bought the whole Second Venice Set, twenty-six atmospheric etchings by artist James McNeill Whistler.

Style in Chinese Landscape Painting: The Yuan Legacy
November 22, 2014-May 31, 2015
Key styles in this art genre came about during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) and are still followed today.

Oribe Ware: Color and Pattern Come to Japanese Ceramics
December 13, 2014-June 14, 2015
First invented in 1605 in Japan, Oribe ware introduced vivid pattern and color to a tradition of ceramic making that had previously favored more somber, monochrome designs.

Perspectives: Chiharu Shiota
August 30, 2014-June 7, 2015
Japanese performance and installation artist Chiharu Shiota installs an incredible, intimate work. (photo above)

Chinese Ceramics: 13th-14th Century
December 20, 2014-December 2015
Discover ceramic production during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) and how the art represents the strength of the international market demand for Chinese wares.

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