The last show in 2013 of Japanese prints at the Toshidama Gallery is a collection of fine works from the nineteenth century. The first part of the exhibition is devoted to the fine series, A Comparison of The Ogura One Hundred Poets. That is followed ... full story
The well-known actor Yoshizumi Ishihara recently brought a silk screen print of Marilyn Monroe by the iconic artist Andy Warhol to the popular TV show, Nandemo Kanteidan (The Team That Appraises Everything), which appraises personal treasures that may ... full story
Among museums, grand institutions like the Museum of Modern Art in New York are seen as stuffier than the Kunsthallen, the not-for-profit municipal art galleries found in many German cities. Earlier this year the Ludwig Museum in Cologne opened a ... full story
The 14th edition of Melbourne Art Fair, one of the most important art fairs in Pacific Asia, is to take place from 13 to 17 August 2014 in the city's Royal Exhibition Building. Melbourne Art Fair is the first Australian event dedicated to visual art ... full story
In an earlier article about Yasui Sotaro in Modern Tokyo Times it was stated that “During his stay in Paris he became influenced by the art of Paul Cezanne, Jean-Francois Millet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It is stated that he was especially influenced ... full story
Beijing-based Wang Jianwei will be the first artist commissioned by the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative at the Guggenheim Museum, which is a collaboration between the Hong Kong-based foundation and the celebrated New York ... full story
Chinese photographer Wang Guofeng studied painting in the China Central Academy of Fine Arts but his professional genre sees him capturing scenes behind the lens rather than holding a paintbrush. For his first solo exhibition at Hong Kong's De Sarthe ... full story
Ysabelle Cheung rounds up a few of Hong Kong's cyber companies. In the bricks-and-mortar gallery days of yore, buying art was gloriously simple: you put your wad of cash down in return for a painting or a work of art authenticated by the artist ... full story
In conjunction with No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia, to contextualize the exhibition thesis as well as to enhance the exhibition experience, Asia Society Hong Kong Center will host a symposium on Saturday, November 16, 2013, ... full story
Yasui Sotaro (1888-1955) was born in Kyoto and he is famous for yoga (Western-style) portraiture. It is clear that this talented individual understood his vocation because he pursued a career in art despite his family desiring a more commercial career.full story
