London (PTI): A 1960 painting by MF Husain fetched a whopping Rs 3.1 crore at Christie's South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art sale here which saw 76 lots of celebrated artists going under the hammer for Rs 18.98 crore. Pakistani artist Rashid Rana's ... full story
His 12-meter metal sculpture 'Sunburst' dwells in the lobby of the Peninsula Manila Hotel. His famous 'Transfiguration' brass and bronze sculpture leaps in the Eternal Garden Memorial Park. His sculpture of Tedoro Kalaw can be viewed in front of the ... full story
... that is a replica of a Binondo house; Balay Tsinoy, a museum of Chinese history in the country; the Department of Tourism's Museum of Philippine History; and the Archdiocese of Manila Museum, which displays a collection of ecclesiastical art. ... full story
Sounds recorded from the boat will be incorporated in an installation at the Liquid Architecture festival of sound art, in Sydney from June 24. Some of the rubbish that Shapley has turned into art has been in the river for years, despite the clean-up ... full story
SYDNEY.- This winter the Museum of Contemporary Art presents a major survey of photographic works by documentary photographer Ricky Maynard, encompassing more than two decades of the artist's practice. Portrait of a Distant Land features more than 60 ... full story
Slabs of orange Plexiglas set on a mirrored base taped off like a mosaic were used to suggest the structure of Wood/Marsh's Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Melbourne. Meanwhile, a sculptural piece of wood and resin, a model for the Chichu Art ... full story
... Seri Najib Tun Razak to Beijing. "What makes it special is the sharp observation of a foreign artist to transform the beauty and prosperity of Malaysia's rich culture and landscape into enthralling art pieces," he told Bernama as we walked along, ... full story
Though his unconventional streak was shown in 1963 in his decision to hitchhike from Singapore to Britain, his arrival in Sydney later that year was merely supposed to be a year's corporate posting before settling down to married life in Melbourne with ... full story
Some time later she had the fortune to meet painter Van Den, a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts, who encouraged Duoc to get involved in the arts. Since her graduation in 1990 she has worked as a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City ... full story
DUBAI — A Filipino visual artist, Darwin Guevarra, has an eye for beauty, even for worthless junks, which he turns into unique pieces of art. Japat, as he is known to friends and family members, says that anything he sees on the street and at any place ... full story
