FOLLOWING THE opening of the Heisei-kan (lit. Hall of Spreading Peace) that was built for special seasonal exhibitions at the Tokyo National Museum some years ago, a new Heisei Chishinkan (Hall of Discovering the New) opens in the grounds of… Continue reading
THIS IS THE first major institutional exhibition of Nam June Paik’s work in New York in more than a decade. The exhibition explores the artist’s visionary use of new technologies, and the lasting impact his singular contributions have had on… Continue reading
IT IS LATE afternoon in early spring in Beijing and the trees still carry the dust of a polluted winter. I have arrived early at Wang Jianwei’s studio on the very outskirts of the city; it is so remote the… Continue reading
DURING THE LAST century, all the great art collectors in Japan faced wrenching decisions on how to preserve their treasures, accumulated through their lives with what had been very personal passion and dedication. In some cases a new generation of… Continue reading
MUQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN (1915–2011) is frequently dubbed ‘the Picasso of India’. It is quite a title to live up to, but one that, when confronted with the myriad colours, textures, themes and ideas of MF Husain’s Indian Civilisation series currently… Continue reading
A CITY OF silk and splendour, glory and decline – Murshidabad is the forgotten capital of Bengal. Eager to retell the city’s story, Indian book publishers, Marg, have recently published a 136-page, highly illustrated book that explores this great but… Continue reading
IN THE HEART of the Northern Village of Seoul in Bukchon, South Korea resides a fascinating private museum displaying all that glitters within an innovative design space. This is the World Jewellery Museum, the first museum in Asia devoted to… Continue reading
LAST YEAR, the Cultural Heritage Administration, based in Singapore, approached the Honolulu Museum of Art in Honolulu about applying for a grant to conserve the Korean artworks in its collection. Some of the Korean paintings in the museum’s collection have… Continue reading
NANJING IS THE hugely prosperous capital of Jiangsu Province. Surrounded by heavily wooded hills with luxurious vegetation, it still has many of its original high Ming walls, now crumbling with all the pleasure of ruins. The Yangtze, wide, swollen and… Continue reading
RATHER-LESS VISTED by foreign tourists than other major sites, Kenninji Temple is well-known for being the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto, even though it has been much re-built from time to time throughout its history. The temple was founded in… Continue reading