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Asian Art Newspaper takes a look at the textiles and history of The Story of Indian Chintz, from the exhibition Cloth that Changed the World: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz organised by the Royal Ontario Museum The story… Continue reading
The exhibition, organised by Soyoung Lee, Curator in the Department of Asian Art, is part of a celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of The Met’s Arts of Korea Gallery and coincides with the 2018 Winter Olympics in… Continue reading
In 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu became the first of the Tokugawa family shogun, the military dictators of Japan. His ascension brought an end to almost 400 years of civil wars. To avoid the cauldron of plots, schemes and court intrigue in… Continue reading
A MONSTER tsunami uproots a city. Modern tough guys lock samurai-style in battle. Candy-coloured streams of animals and flowers hyper-pixilate. These dramatic visual moments are among those to be encountered in Garden of Unearthly Delights: Works by Ikeda, Tenmyouya & teamLab at… Continue reading
WHEN Colonel Robert Kyd proposed in 1786 that a botanic garden should be established in Calcutta (now Kolkata), he probably had little idea that it would still be on the same site and have the same essential form 230 years’… Continue reading
From the Alhambra to the Taj Mahal The Institut du Monde Arabe has designed a wonderful exhibition and garden that recreates the world of Arab/Islamic gardens at their base in Paris and explores the history and styles of these classic… Continue reading
HAVING LOOKED AT many gardens around the world and pottered about in my own for a decade or two, I have come to feel that those of Japan and the British Isles seem to best delight the eye and stimulate… Continue reading
IN 1998, an Arab dhow carrying goods from Tang-dynasty China was discovered in the Indian Ocean off Belitung Island, Indonesia. Dating from the 9th century, the shipwreck is the earliest Arab vessel of this period to be found with a… Continue reading