On 15 September 2011 Sotheby's New York will present Modern and Contemporary South Asian Artincluding Indian Miniature Paintings as part of the week of Asian art auctions. The sale offers approximately 90 works dating from 18th century miniatures to ...full story

Established in 2008, the awards are named after painter Bui Xuan Phai (1920-1988), the founder of modern art in Vietnam. He is known for his paintings of Hanoi's old quarter, landscapes and young woman. His works are displayed in several national and ...full story

Nospace Gallery presents "Nerds Against Girls", a mixed-media exhibition by New York artist Daniel Sewell who is now based in Bangkok. He combines digital art, spraying and printing techniques to narrate the story of science's stranglehold on Mother ...full story

Inside the storage box, in which the armor is contained, is an inscription written by San Ko Shoeki, the founder of the Kyushoin temple in Kyoto where the armor is thought to be located. In the closing of his inscription, he states, “When I look at ...full story

The cabinet features a design of a famous boating excursion on the Oi River in Saga Arashiyama, the western outskirts of the Heian capital (modern Kyoto). The chest was designed by a painter and signed by lacquer artists: Kawanobe Itcho, ...full story

Pattnaik, who is a maverick of sand art and known for coming up with new themes with his creation on each and every occasion is of the view that, nothing happens without the will of the almighty. “No doubt, Anna Hazare is doing a great job to make this ...full story

To pass on India's intangible cultural heritage to youngsters, the society has set up resource centres in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Kotah in Rajasthan, and Kasargod in Kerala in the last three months. ...full story

The dollar dazzler, by Sydney artist Denis Beaubois, was funded through a $20000 Australia Council grant, converted into two bundles of unused $100 notes and called art. It is the first time the auction house has employed a guard for one of its works, ...full story

AN ARTIST has turned her weird and wonderful experience teaching art to intellectually disabled adults into a new book of graphic short stories. Characters in Hid-den, launched yesterday at the Melbourne Writers Festival by Mirranda Burton, ...full story

So why should performance art be any different? A cross-platform project called Portal is using social media to connect international artists and audiences -- both real world and online -- in Sydney, New York and Beijing during September. ...full story