FEDERAL Arts Minister George Brandis has signalled a significant shake-up of arts funding to avoid political "blackballing", in the wake of what he describes as the "shameful" decision by the Biennale of Sydney to reject private sponsorship from ... full story
Last summer the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam brought a small collection of the late Dutch painter's replicas to Hong Kong. It was a glimpse of a bold plan: an exhibition of the artist's post-Impressionist masterpieces to go on tour around China.and more »full story
A young graphic illustrator has earned international recognition by becoming the first Taiwanese to have his work featured on the cover of ImagineFX magazine, a leading monthly journal devoted to science fiction, fantasy and digital art. Yu Han-yuan ... full story
The 2014 preview of Tokyo Art Fair at the Tokyo International Forum was packed and bustling with 145 galleries and numerous designers, craftspeople and artists. Divided into two halls, most of the major galleries of Tokyo and the rest of Japan were ... full story
The Cleveland Museum of Art boasts a renowned collection of Japanese art, largely containing works from the centuries ago. A just-opened exhibition at CMA offers something different. “Remaking Tradition: Modern Art of Japan From the Tokyo National ... full story
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) adored Japanese ukiyo-e and many famous international artists also fell in love with this art form. Toulouse-Lautrec and his lifestyle would certainly have fit in well with the environment of Yoshiwara in Tokyo ... full story
As a contemporary artist who has dedicated his career to site-specific installations, Buren first produced public art in Tokyo in 1970. While participating in the 10th Tokyo Biennale, he contributed Affichages sauvages (1970) to Tokyo's public art ... full story
Colourful pictures of nature, plants and lifestyle is what 22 artists from the Singapore Art Society (SAS) have brought to the national capital through paintings depicting multicultural hues of Singapore's cosmopolitanism. In a cultural exchange, the ... full story
Beijing's most established art districts—798, Caochangdi and Songzhuang—sit far from the city center, but these days art lovers can explore a new crop of spaces in the capital's core. In addition to the Today Art Museum and Red Gate Gallery, both ... full story
Collaborating with veteran art collector and dealer Numthong Sae Tang of Numthong Gallery based in Bangkok, The Edge Auction's Thai highlight will be top artist Chatchai Puipia's oil-on-canvas portrait, Vasan. The 70x70cm painting by the 50-year-old ... full story
