The National Gallery of Modern Art (New Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore) has hardly any collection of modern Indian art. Major collections of Indian art are in private hands. Few of us, collectors, like Kiran Nadar and I [Devi Art Foundation], have made ... full story
In 2005 he moved to join other like-minded souls in setting up a studio on the outskirts of Beijing, in a community known as Songzhuang artist village. Back then, the area “did not even have a real modern road,” he recalls, and renting land from the ... full story
Organized by the Beijing Cultural Development Foundation, the forum on Dec 28 was held on the sidelines of an exhibition at the Beijing World Art Museum that showcased the latest calligraphy and ink-and-water paintings by artists from the four cities.full story
The talented Beijing artist condenses up to 20,000 sheets of flexible paper to create everything from rocks to people. "At first you don't think they could possibly move. But when you open it or provoke it, you discover a change. "My sculptures can ... full story
Under a cold Shanghai mizzle, the Chinese-Indonesian collector Budi Tek threw open the doors of his new Yuz Museum to curious art crowds on 7 January. The inauguration just launched the new building and a formal opening will follow in May, with a show ... full story
An intimate inauguration launched Shanghai's Yuz Museum on January 7 and will be followed by a formal opening to the public in May with a contemporary art show curated by University of Chicago professor Wu Hung, The Art Newspaper reports.full story
During a recent exhibition an university art student breathed in air from a plastic bag shipped from his countryside hometown atop a Shanghai building. The performance piece carried a poignant message as the city experienced record-breaking pollution ... full story
HANOI, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- "It was such an amazing performance, with unique cultural features of different ethnic groups in China," a Vietnamese audience praised. The China Ethnic Art Troupe on Friday evening presented a colorful cultural performance ... full story
... explored in 'Venus in Vietnam'. VietNamNet Bridge – Installation and sculptural works in the exhibition 'Venus in Vietnam' by Vu Dan Tan and Nguyen Nghia Cuon, focusing on the image of femininity, will open at HCMC Museum of Fine Arts on today ... full story
The future of art as we know it will unfold in Melbourne from 16 April - 11 May, 2014 as part of Next Wave Festival 2014: New Grand Narrative. A city-wide, month-long celebration of cutting-edge arts and culture from around Australia and the globe, in ... full story
