Unveiled as part of this year's fantastically curated Ideas at the House showcase, Tokyo-born performance artist Yoko Ono will appear on stage for the first time in Australia at the Sydney Opera House this November in conversation with MCA Chief ... full story
"I contacted Smiths and they were keen to be a part of the project so we will have that there and it will work like a normal vending machine with different slots containing different art and people can pay for what they want just like they would if ... full story
A city once stuck in artistic backwaters, Hong Kong is about to get a cultural boost. M+, a contemporary art and visual culture museum, will open its doors in 2017. The $642 million government-backed project hopes to rival London's Tate Modern and New ... full story
However, the contribution and experimentalism of the art scene in South China, in particular Guangzhou and Shenzhen, have generally been overlooked. Due in part to the proximity of Hong Kong, western ideas from translated books and articles as well as ... full story
Ms Wong said that the art scene in Hong Kong is alive throughout the year with an array of culture and art activities, such as Art Basel, the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Le French May, the International Arts Carnival, the New Vision Arts ... full story
With an investment estimated at US$ 8 billion, West Kowloon cultural district will be the most expensive infrastructure project to date in Hong Kong. It will include among others a new contemporary art museum, a concert hall as well as a Chinese Opera ... full story
Captivated by Japan's bewildering calligraphy, its art history and the Mars-like surface of Mount Aso, he left London's galleries for Tokyo in 2010. He currently teaches fine art and English in Shibuya, but spends his weekends stumbling across public ... full story
Edo (sometimes called City of Fires), was perhaps the most fire prone city in the world; there is a saying, “Fires and quarrels are the flowers of Edo, yet the greater essence is the fireman”. There were over five hundred major fires alone in the ... full story
New York, NY 10021 +212-288-6400. Asia Society is organizing a landmark exhibition, Iran Modern, that will focus on Iranian art created during the three decades leading up to the revolution of 1979. Asia Society's aim is to shed light on a period when ... full story
Editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar Indonesia Ria Lirungan said the event was only a small contribution to art development in Jakarta. She said it would require the commitment of the city administration, the public and private companies to raise the ... full story
