Cover: The Malayasian painter Latiff Mohidin. Traditional and installation art from India, in San Francisco.
Rosetsu: Ferocious Brush, Japanese Edo-period painting in Zurich. The Jameel Prize, for Islamic World art, in London. An interview with the New Zealand painter Lisa Reihana. Oceania at the Royal Academy celebrates the 250th anniversary of the first voyage of Captain James Cook to the Pacific, as well as the founding of the Academy in London. The rise in popularity of Tribal art. Jakuchu: The Colourful Kingdom of Living Beings is on show in Paris for the first time in its entirety outside Japan. Parcours des Mondes and Paris exhibitions. New York Fall Asia Week: gallery shows, auction previews ,and museum exhibitions. The supernatural world of the Yokai, in Madrid. Fairs in London and Hong Kong. Sikh Art from the Punjab and vintage Indian postcards on show in London. Japanese prints in Washington DC. Listings. Islamic Arts Diary.
Ferocious Brush For eight weeks, Japan’s most famous tiger is on show in Zurich. The legend states that Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754–1799) painted this monumental tiger in a single night in the year 1786, together with its counterpart, a dragon, on… Continue reading
We live in times when culture matters, it seems, more than ever. Civilisations come and go, but what remains is their art, architecture and literature – their heritage. As a far-sighted and increasingly influential award for today’s art, design and… Continue reading
It is a busy year for Europe/ Japan relations. Another country celebrating is Spain with its 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Spain. This exhibition explores the world of Japanese demons. Yokai emerged from rich imagination of the… Continue reading
Oceania at the Royal Academy is the first ever major survey of Oceanic art to be held in the UK. This ambitious exhibition celebrates the art of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, including New Guinea to Easter Island, Hawaii to New… Continue reading