SOME people suffer for their art. Melbourne painter Mitchell McAuley changed his name for it. Mitch Dowd was just too closely tied to the successful boxer-short business that he and his brother built into a multimillion-dollar concern before selling it ...full story

ORIGINAL Rembrandt or Picasso artworks are unlikely to get pushed aside but video art is challenging static paintings for wall space in more Sydney homes. Kate Mills, a lawyer and art collector, regularly plays video art on a flat screen in her inner ...full story

LAKE FOREST — Shota Kawahara's art is making its American debut Aug. 17 through Sept. 29 at Re-invent, 202 E. Wisconsin Ave. From Osaka, Japan, by way of New Zealand and Australia, Shota (who typically goes by the one name) is also creating art ...full story

Comprising more than 120 books, periodicals, and catalogues, this sale presents a unique opportunity to acquire rare and important reference materials that are valuable tools for the study of Asian art and trace the history of collecting in the 20th ...full story

If the Metropole is beyond your budget, consider the Hanoi Art Hotel, which has clean, modern double rooms with en-suite bathrooms, and a simple breakfast included (0084 439 233663; hanoiarthotel.com; doubles from £24). Where to eat. There's plenty of ...full story

VietNamNet Bridge – A photo exhibition entitled “A Glimpse of Laos” has opened at the Exhibition Centre for Fine Art and Photography in Hanoi. The 99 photos on display were taken by journalist Tran Duy Ngoan, who is an executive board member of the ...full story

Fine art exhibitions open in HCMC and Mekong Delta. An exhibition featuring 146 artworks of oil paintings, silk paintings and sculptures on a variety of subjects by 118 artists opened at the Fine Arts Museum in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8.full story

Sotheby's is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Tao Wang as Head of the Chinese Works of Art Department in New York. A distinguished academic, Dr. Wang was previously a senior lecturer at The School of Oriental and African Studies in London ...full story

TOKYO -- Polka dots are Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama's lifelong inspiration, obsession... Middle school ... 3 inaugural flight between Ho Chi Minh City and the tourist center of Nha Trang, according to Australia's News.com.au. The ...full story

At the annual spring art auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's in New York and their branches around the globe, deep-pocketed bidders snapped up Braques and Bacons, Klimts and Kandinskys, often at record prices. Now with the global recession officially ...full story