Cover: High Prices for Islamic Art in London.
People: Davinder Toor and his passion for collecting Sikh art. Dominique and Sylvain Lévy, founders of the DSL Collection. Smita Prahbakar and the Ishara Foundation in Dubai. Cai Guo-Qiang’s Cuyahoga River Lightening on show in Cleveland. Exploring Manga at the British Museum in London. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art – on show in Washington DC. Spirit Houses in Phnom Penh – rescued from the White Building and now in Australia. Travel: a journey up the Chao Phraya river to Ayutthaya.
Paris Supplement: the second edition of Printemps Asiatique is in June. Paris auction previews and Paris summer exhibitions. The art of tattoo-ing in Japan, in San Francisco. Auction preview: Mughal jewellery in New York. Japanese contemporary ceramics in New York. The Sri Lankan artist Anoma Wijewardene in Venice. Miniature paintings from Pakistan on show in Zurich. Celebrating 50 years since landing on the moon – The Moon in Islamic Art – is on show in Toronto. Contemporary art: Leiko Ikemura in Basel and Yan Pei-Ming in Dijon. Listings and Islamic Arts Diary.
The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio is its ‘main industrial artery’ and has been critical to the city’s development following its founding in 1796. Cleveland’s rapid industrialisation in the mid-19th century, which led to much prosperity and wealth, was largely… Continue reading
The Washington DC exhibition is the first devoted to the subject of animals in Japanese art, real or imaginary, in the US with works spanning the 5th century to the present day. This large exhibition, with over 300 works of… Continue reading
Spirit houses are small ornate shrines that offer protection and shelter for a residences’ spirits who in return, watch over and project apartments and houses and often, open spaces. They are common throughout Southeast Asia. Many contain tiny carved deities,… Continue reading
Manga – often translated as ‘pictures run riot’ – are serialised Japanese stories, told through a combination of images and text. With an avid readership in Japan and beyond, manga has evolved into a multi-billion-pound industry. Its distinctive style of… Continue reading