A Lugano ci sono 5 mostre dedicate all’Oriente da scoprire in giro per la città
Five exhibitions dedicated to East Asian art are currently on view across Lugano, Switzerland. Four are housed in the city's two major museums, MASI and MUSEC, while the fifth is presented by Primo Marella Gallery. The shows feature a range of works, from historical Japanese kakemono scrolls and screens to contemporary art by Chinese artists Zhang Hong Mei and He Wei, and a survey of video art from South Korea.
This concentrated focus on Eastern art highlights Lugano's growing significance as a hub for international collecting, despite not being a traditional art capital like Basel or Geneva. The exhibitions reflect two key trends: MUSEC's deepening specialization in Japanese art through prestigious private acquisitions, and a broader institutional recognition of contemporary Asian artists who are major figures in their home countries but less known in the West. It signals a conscious acknowledgment of the cultural and artistic influence moving from East to West.