The Japanese artist Yokoyama Taikan (1868-1958) was born in the year of the Meiji Restoration which was meant to usher in a period of new dynamics related to modernity. It is factual that many major changes did occur during the Meiji period but ...full story

The latest solo exhibition by Thai artist Preecha Raksorn, "Why We Fight" is a series of paintings showcasing the perpetual struggle of survival through the unique combination of storytelling and comic art. The series begins with the picture of an old ...full story

born from a creative collaboration between architect ryue nishizawa and design office nendo, the small 'roof and mushrooms' pavilion overlooks the campus of kyoto university of art and design. a single, undulating roof contours down a steep hill along ...full story

The 2013 HUGO BOSS ASIA ART – Award for Emerging Chinese Artists has been awarded to Kwan Sheung Chi, announced Larys Frogier, Director of the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, together with Gareth Incledon, Managing Director of HUGO BOSS ... XXI (21st ...full story

DUBAI: The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate's dedicated Authority for culture, arts, and heritage, and Institut Français, a government agency in charge of promoting French culture abroad, have launched the second edition of ...full story

That's because it's the lavish accompaniment to its new exhibition, “Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art.” Almost every one of those hundreds of pictures, including some in glorious, meter-long fold-out, is an example of the titular Japanese ...full story

Various Iranian art pieces have fetched high prices at Dubai Christie's during its seasonal Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art sale. Parviz Tanavoli's a six foot tall sculpture titled “Oh Persepolis II” fetched $940,000 on first ...full story

Jokowi in art: A visitor takes a photo of a caricatured statue, created by Beby Charles, called "Jokowi" at the opening of the Sculpture and Installation Art Exhibition entitled "Attitude, Consistency, Challenge" at the Cipta 2 Gallery, Taman Ismail ...full story

That was when his father, late artist Dang Loi, was setting up the foundation for puppetry in Ho Chi Minh City after the Vietnam War, following a job he had done in Hanoi since 1959. “My father was my first teacher, the one who gave me the love for art ...full story

On his return from the New York sales, Sotheby's Impressionist and modern painting specialist Philip Hook will unveil his latest book, a potpourri of thoughts, facts and titbits, with something to dip into at any page. ... This is the 16th year of the ...full story