Middle Eastern artwork sold for more than $14 million this week in Dubai, exceeding the $8.5 million estimate set by auction house Christie's. The auction of modern and contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish art amassed the highest sales in its ... full story
That is one of the reasons that Works on Paper: Hikayat, an exhibition that brings together more than 50 works on paper by modern Arab artists at Green Art Gallery in Dubai, is so significant. “People tend to underestimate the significance of drawing ... full story
Four Filipinos explore the theme of “Diaspora” at the forthcoming Asian Art in London 2014, from Oct. 30 to Nov. 9. They are Andres Barrioquinto, Mark Lewis Higgins, Renato Orara and Mark Valenzuela. The special exhibit of modern and contemporary ... full story
As part of the ongoing China Shanghai International Arts Festival, artistic directors from around the globe are gathering in the art hub to give suggestions to young artists. It's part of the week long "Rising Artists' Works" Program. The theater says ... full story
Does any street art or graffiti in Tokyo last for longer than a decade? Spray work usually gets a raw deal in the capital, with murals, shop fronts and wall pieces alike struggling to survive in a city where urban renewal starts almost as soon as ... full story
The same attention to detail will be there for visitors to the upcoming National Treasures of Japan exhibition at the Tokyo National Art Museum in Ueno this month. Clearly aware that visitors will want to dig up a national treasure of their own after ... full story
From 18 October until 23 December 2014, Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo, is hosting architect Zaha Hadid's first large-scale solo show in Japan. The show will span the entirety of Hadid's career, as divided into four sections. The exhibition will open ... full story
SINGAPORE — The Singapore Art Book Fair will be back next month. Organised by independent bookstore and publisher BooksActually and Singapore-based creative consultancy Hjgher, the annual book fair specialising in contemporary art and design ... full story
SINGAPORE: A new Art Connector and a Jubilee Walk are some highlights that Singaporeans can look forward to when the country celebrates its 50th birthday next year, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong announced at the ministry's ... full story
To mark Singapore's 50th anniversary, Art Stage Singapore, the top-end contemporary art fair, has unveiled details of three homegrown art works that will be showcased at the fair. It will be held at Marina Bay Sands from Jan 22 to 25, with a by-invite ... full story
