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SILK ROADS

The British Museum’s new exhibition looks at the vast scope and influence of the Silk Roads by re-examining the notion of these routes as simple East-West trade exchange by looking at the interconnection and interlocking networks between different peoples and how these diverse often transitory populations, led their daily lives. As the focus goes beyond the traditional vision of trade…

 

INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART

The Barbican in London is presenting The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975-1998, the first exhibition of Indian contemporary art to explore and chart this period of significant cultural and political change in India. Featuring nearly 150 works of art across painting, sculpture, photography, installation and film, this landmark group show examines the ways in which 30 artists have distilled significant episodes of the late 20th century and reflected intimate moments of life during this time…

 

Speechless City (1975) by Gulammohammed Sheikh, courtesy of the artist and Vadehra Art Gallery Β© 2024 Gulammohammed Sheikh

The Music Lesson by Utagawa Kunisada,Β 1825, surimono, colour print from woodblocks, with metallic pigment and blind embossing

WOMEN IN JAPANESE PRINT

An exhibition exploring the diverse representation of women during a unique era of Japanese printmaking is currently on show in Cambridge.Β  Under the Kansei Reforms, (Kansei era, 1789-1801), in the late 1790s during the Edo period, the government became concerned about what they saw as excess, indulgence, and debauchery, and issued new rules for publishing,Β  including prints. Poor harvests in the mid- to late 1780s had led to rising food prices and subsequent riots…

 

MING GOLD: SPLENDOR AND BEAUTY

For the autumn, the Guimet is inviting visitors to experience the splendour of Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) gold jewellery and precious objects for the imperial court. The bulk of the exhibition is a loan of vases and ornaments from the Qujiang Museum of Fine Arts in Xian. Since ancient times, gold has been considered in China a symbol of wealth and social status, alongside bronze, jade and silk…

One of a pair of boxes with deer-figure decoration, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1573-1620), dated 1601, gold filigree set with rubies and sapphires, 13 x 14 x 9.5 x 10.5 cm, weight 270.6-282 g, Xi’an

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  • THE MAGIC OF EXPLORATION

    THE MAGIC OF EXPLORATION

    From biennials and triennials to art summits, fairs, and cultural tours  – countless art events now dot the globe and compete for attention and …Read More Β»
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  • Wang Keping

    Wang Keping

    The Rodin Museum invited Wang Keping to take over the sculpture garden as his studio during May and early June. The project is a …Read More Β»
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