Cover: Qatar Museums Reveal Plans for Lusail Museum. Profile: the painter Tang Shuo. Angkor Complex, Cambodian art ancient and modern. The history of Ainu culture in Japan. Mingei, exploring Japanese folk art in London. So Distant So Far, art from the Land of the Morning Calm. Ranjit Singh, Sikh, Warrior, and King, in London. Zen paintings from The Gitter-Yelen Collection, at Japan Society, New York. Glamorous Women, beauties in Chinese art. Animals in Indian art, in Mumbai. Refik Anadol’s digital art in London. Exhibitions: Hallyu! Korean Wave, in Boston. Japanese Tastes inn Chinese Ceramics, in San Francisco, and Contemporary Monogatari in Italy. Washi Transformed, contemporary art from Japan. Night-time in Japanese print. Zao Wou-ki paintings. Tropical Modernism in London. HK and UK auction previews. Islamic Arts Diary.
A new exhibition in London explores the life and legacy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), the founder of the Sikh Empire (1799-1849), and the Lion of Punjab, Sher-e-Punjab. In a period ridden with anarchy following decades of Afghan invasions, Ranjit… Continue reading
As subjects, glamorous women in Chinese art appear in numerous guises, from deities and mothers to court ladies and courtesans. As early as 600 BC, Chinese women’s roles in society were primarily centred within the home. By the Tang dynasty… Continue reading
This thought-provoking exhibition considers the art of Cambodia, Angkor, and its diaspora through 80 works, created from the 12th century to the present day, to explore the distinct formal strategies and artistic innovations that emerged in the face of –… Continue reading
The Ainu are an indigenous people who have been living in northern Japan, especially on Hokkaido and the surrounding islands. In the past, members of this community were not able to fully express their distinct culture – a situation that… Continue reading