Michael Young talks to the multi-media Chinese artist Lu Yang in Shanghai, about animé, films, and neuroscience Lu Yang is a 38 year old multi-media artist based in Shanghai, who is known mostly for her startling video works that utilise… Continue reading
Asian Art Newspaper’s ‘From the Archives’ looks back at exhibitions that deserve a second chance to be discovered and enjoyed. In our December 2020 issue, we explore the World of Kubilai Khan in Yuan-dynasty China After the ground-breaking book by… Continue reading
The Phoenix Museum of Art is currently showing a collection of ancient artefacts and funerary sculptures to explore the understanding of burial practices in Asia – Seeking Immortality Since 1949 in China, scientifically controlled archaeological investigations have resulted in the… Continue reading
The city of Bengaluru in Southern India has a new private museum, the Museum of Art and Photography. Asian Art Newspaper looks at its mission and collections before its virtual opening this December. The new Museum of Art and Photography… Continue reading
Asian Art Newspaper looks at the culture of the Azuchi-Momoyama period and Sengoku period, when a taste for lavish gold screens of the Kano School appeared alongside the refinement of The Tea Ceremony The Azuchi-Momoyama (1573-1603) period refers to the… Continue reading
Asian Art Newspaper looks at Japanese Beauty Secrets through woodblock prints, to explore the fashion for hairstyles, make-up in 19th-century, Edo, Japan An unusual exhibition exploring beauty rituals of women during the Edo period (1603-1868) highlights practices and traditions that… Continue reading
Asian Art Newspaper talks to the Japanese contemporary artist Izumi Kato Izumi Kato’s practice is captivating and singular, echoing his vision of what art should be. Depicting human-like forms, he sets the stage for the story to be told, a… Continue reading
From the Jomon period of Japanese history, Dogu clay figures have fascinated the public, as seen in this exhibition, The Power of Dogu, held at the British Museum in 2009 Dogu are abstract clay figures with recognisably human or animal… Continue reading
Asian Art Newspaper explores the philosophy of Tantra, on show at the British Museum in Tantra Enlightenment to Revolution In Tantra, philosophy, ritual, symbolism and iconography are very closely connected. Tantric art is a means to spiritual development and realisation.… Continue reading
Make Me a Summary of the World is the first major survey of Rina Banerjee’s work in the US, which includes large-scale installations, sculptures, and paintings produced over two decades Altogether, the 33 works in the exhibition show Banerjee’s ongoing… Continue reading