Restoration of the Yadam Temple in Mongolia. Profile: Raqib Shaw talks about his work for the Venice Biennale. The Korean artist Young-se Lee discusses his life and art in France. Indian Textiles in Washington DC. Zen Buddhist art and the monasteries of medieval Japan. The history of Zen and strolling gardens in Japan. The Danish East India Companies and the village of Tranquebar. From the Archives: The Flamboyant Mr Chinnery (1774-1852), An English Artist in India and China. The Chinese sculptor Wang Keping in Paris. Stories of Paper, on show in Abu Dhabi. Exhibitions in Paris, Berlin, Adelaide, London, NYC, and Cologne. Gallery shows and fairs. Islamic Arts Diary.
The Rodin Museum invited Wang Keping to take over the sculpture garden as his studio during May and early June. The project is a perfect fit for the museum, as like Rodin, Wang Keping is also close to, and influenced… Continue reading
The Indian subcontinent is home to some of the world’s most ancient and illustrious textile traditions. This exhibition looks at the development of design and its history in Indian tethrough the use of pattern. On show are works from the… Continue reading
The National Asian Art Museum’s medieval Zen collections are currently on show at the Freer Gallery in an exhibition that brings together works from Japan and China to illustrate the visual, spiritual, and philosophical power of Zen in Japan. Chan… Continue reading
Stories of Paper explores the rich artistic legacy of this fragile material that not only became indispensable for record keeping and trade but has also proved essential to cultural interaction and intellectual exchange for two millennia. The exhibition showcases about… Continue reading