Editorial

May to June 2017 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
This issue celebrates the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, renowned for housing one of the best ceramic collections in the world…

March to April 2017 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
A Visit to The Metropolitan Museum of Art is always at the top of my list when visiting New York. Like this magazine, the Met has over the years been a keen supporter of Asia Week New York…

January to February 2017 Editorial
BY BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
I would like to thank all of the authors, especially Ming Wilson and Rose Kerr, for their excellent articles. Ming and Rose are seen in the photograph above, taken at a luncheon that I had the pleasure of hosting during my recent visit to London…

November to December 2016 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
Arts of Asia is pleased to publish this special issue to bring attention to some of the great works in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston…

September to October 2016 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
I am particularly pleased to present this special issue focusing on Asian contemporary art. This subject is especially close to my heart, and it has been exciting watching its development and growth…

July to August 2016 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
I am commencing my Editorial with photographs of the imposing façade and main entrance of the Fitzwilliam. Housing more than half a million objects from all over the world, it is widely regarded as one of the finest museums in Europe…

May to June 2016 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
It was a pleasure to see Dr Thomas P. Campbell, director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Dr Maxwell K. Hearn, Douglas Dillon Chairman of the Department of Asian Art, at the Asia Week New York reception…

March to April 2016 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
This issue features an outstanding selection of articles from two important museums: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Linden Museum in Stuttgart, Germany…

January to February 2016 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
One of the highlights of my recent visit to Asian Art in London was “The Fabric of India” at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Curated by Rosemary Crill and Divia Patel, this fabulous exhibition is a feast for the eyes…

November to December 2015 Editorial
BY ROBIN MARKBREITER
It is indeed a privilege to complete the 45th anniversary year of Arts of Asia with this issue on the magnificent Florence and Herbert Irving Collection of East and South Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art…