In the hills of East Tennessee, art vastly different from the familiar was on display in the Ewing Gallery. Hideki Kimura, contemporary printmaker and professor of printmaking at Kyoto City University of the Arts, gave an insightful lecture into the ...full story

By JUDE BAUTISTA MANILA, Philippines — While most class reunions happen through parties or other social activity, several batches from the UST Fine Arts program decided to get together via an art exhibit. The intimate gathering was jovial and warm at ...full story

The Katsura Rikyu garden at the Imperial Villa in the ancient capital of Kyoto again claimed second spot in the ranking, followed by Ritsurin Park in Kagawa Prefecture. Famed for its arched bridge and the excellence of the pruning of its pines, ...full story

As a result, Chinese contemporary art prices are skyrocketing. One of the most expensive paintings sold at auction in 2011 was not in London, Paris or New York, but in Beijing. In May, a traditional ink and brush painting by China's blue chip artist, ...full story

Across the greater region, Dubai hosts an art fair in March, Hong Kong in May, Shanghai in September, Singapore in October, and Abu Dhabi in November. While Art Basel is in its fifth decade, most of these fairs are in their first. ...full story

"Thank you for your energy, Sydney," Chao hollered (and "energy" was an understatement if ever there was one). There were a host of other activities taking place across the city that night, including Australian artist Brook Andrew's exhibition of ...full story

By PAUL BLANCO ZAFARALLA MANILA, Philippines — Third, descriptive. The artwork is described visually (painting), as well as visually and tactually (sculpture). Santiago Albano Pilar described Fausto Quiotan's 'San Jose With the Child Jesus,' thus: “St ...full story

But make no mistake, professionally they can be hard as nails when they need to be and they have used this determination to turn opening doors itself into an art form. Last year, when they were refused permission to film within the Dubai hotel where ...full story

Bangkok's art scene appears to be back on track despite last year's slowdown due to the floods. After postponement due to the 2011 crisis, the massive V64 Art Studio has rescheduled its grand opening to January 20. Meanwhile, having left its former ...full story

On the sales side we're doing well - the first time we took part in Art Dubai, we sold 50 works. "But my approach was always on a more curatorial side, whereas the business aspect of representing artists was a distraction. ...full story