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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…

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.  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,  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…