The exact date of the birth of Utamaro Kitagawa and strong details about his parents remain shrouded in mystery. It is known that this striking ukiyo-e artist was born in the middle of the eighteenth century and that he died in the early nineteenth ... full story
Strictly speaking, public art is often considered art displayed in public, and paid for by the public. In a city like Tokyo, most art displayed in public is in fact privately funded (such as through the public art law in which all new Tokyo ... full story
Members of the public will be able to can catch a glimpse of one of the world's most important private art collections at the National Museum of Singapore. PHOTOS. An artwork from the Princely Treasures from the House of Liechtenstein collection ... full story
Any visitor who traverses the manicured lawns and enters the grandiose entrance of the Singapore Art Museum this weekend will be met with one of the first exhibitions dedicated to artists from the Arab world ever to be hosted in South East Asia.full story
Western art fairs are looking East as more major fairs are making their way to Hong Kong and the mainland. After Art Basel made its debut in Hong Kong last month and The European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf) announced recently that it is planning a Beijing ... full story
“Work in Progress” brings together street art from 14 international and Hong Kong-based crews. In addition to the murals and stencils outside the building, an entire floor of vacant office space has been dedicated to the exhibition, with murals ... full story
Collectors who arrived for Art Basel early got a chance to rub shoulders with artists including Murakami, Zhang Xiaogang, I Nyoman Masriadi and Zeng Fanzhi at the Asia Society's inaugural Hong Kong Art Gala on May 20. The society honored Zeng, Masriadi ... full story
Cheng and his children were behind the Joint Painting Exhibition of the Three Generations of Cheng Chun-chi's Family (鄭春期三代聯展) held in Jhushan's Ko Ming Temple and an art center in Taipei. Few visitors to the exhibition know that the artist is a ... full story
Taipei, June 23 (CNA) The Taipei Fine Arts Museum on Saturday kicked off an exhibition featuring Taiwanese women artists' works from 1930 through 1983. The exhibition, titled "Women Adventurers: Five Eras of Taiwanese Art 1930-1983," highlights the ... full story
TEHRAN -- Iranian artists Abbas Akhavan and Kamruz Aram were selected as two of five winners of the 2014 Abraaj Group Art Prize held in Dubai annually, organizers of the prize announced on their website last week. Anup Mathew Thomas from India, ... full story
