Nishizawa also manages a gallery-cum-tachinomiya (standing bar) called Shinbun-onna (newspaper lady) in Nanba, Osaka, where visitors can appreciate art and drink at the same time. For Nishizawa's works and upcoming projects visit her website at ...full story

A PRESTIGIOUS art gallery has broken off its representation of a popular Sydney photo artist and cancelled his exhibition - which was due to open this week - after revelations he used photos taken by others without acknowledgement to make his work.Artist says stock photosfull story

This fall, London's Hayward Gallery will gather the work of nine Chinese artists for the UK's first major exhibition of contemporary Chinese installation and performance art. Organized by Hayward Gallery's chief curator, Stephanie Rosenthal, Art of ...full story

The German graphic artist Christiane Baumgartner has been granted a scholarship by the Cultural Foundation of Saxony and the Goethe Institute in Vietnam. Accordingly, she will travel to the capital for three months from September 1 to carry out her ...full story

Nowhere else can you find so many Japanese art forms in one place as in the ancient capital of Kyoto. Meet six people working to pass on its artistic heritage, in new ways and old. Related slideshow: Meet the artists of Kyoto. Calligraphy Japan learnt ...full story

Saudi Arabia is making its mark on the global contemporary art scene: works by Middle Eastern artists such as Talal Al Zeid and Mohammed Farea are available at Lam Art Gallery in Riyadh, the Empty Quarter photography gallery in Dubai was founded by the ...full story

Exploring themes of dimensions and time, Japan's contemporary art scene is a cosmos of its own. By MATTHEW LARKING. Special to The Japan Times. "The Cosmos as Metaphor' at Taka Ishii Gallery and Hotel Anteroom Kyoto is almost entirely engaging.full story

Sotheby's chairman Geoffrey Smith was shocked by the tremendous results achieved by the sale of conservatively priced works by lesser-known artists in last week's Melbourne auction. To Smith's surprise, the paintings by Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Brett ...full story

"Organising an exhibition is a meaningful activity to encourage coast guards and residents living at border regions to contribute to protecting the nation's sovereignty," said Pham Kim Binh, chairwoman of the Ha Noi Fine Arts Association. "I ...full story

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said demand on the city to support arts and culture was likely to grow because of uncertainty about the federal government's NCP. "Given the concern in the cultural community about the federal government not progressing ...full story