Interview with the Chinese artist Lu Peng. Asian works at the Venice Biennale. The John C Weber Collection of Japanese art at the MFA, Boston. Guide to fall Asia Week, New York. Chinese Buddhist sculpture from 5^th to 9^th centuries at China Institute, New York. Shanghai Museum treasures on show in St. Petersberg, Russia. Chinese 19^th and 20^th century classical painting on show in Honolulu. Thermocline, New Asian Waves, contemporary art at ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany. Vietnamese Contemporary Art in London.