Cover: Buddhist Paintings Return to Korea from US. Profile: the artist Karishma D’Souza. In conversation with multi-disciplinary artist Xu Zhen. Eastern Encounters: Indian paintings on show in Edinburgh. The art of Javanese shadow theatre, in Zurich. Restoration of Pha That Luang in Vientiane, Laos. Samurai, exploring the world of Japanese warriors, in Adelaide. From the Archives: The Dragon’s Gift, The Sacred Arts of Bhutan. The world of miniature paintings revealed in Istanbul. Exhibitions in Paris, Frankfurt, Toronto, Kansas City, and Salem. Gallery shows in New York, Paris, and New Delhi. Auction previews. Islamic Arts Diary
The image of the samurai, Japanese warriors, now extends beyond Japan and is well-known around the globe, in this latest exhibition of Japanese Art, Asian Art Newspaper looks into the world of samurai culture, from armour to the floating world… Continue reading
Asian Art Newspaper takes a look at the latest show in Istanbul that explores miniature painting in contemporary art that still references the traditional art form popular that has its roots in the court art of Mughal India, Persia, and… Continue reading
In wayang kulit, hand-crafted puppets are used to perform epic tales of good and evil, Asian Art Newspaper explores the world of Indonesia’s popular form of shadow theatre. The wayang kulit shadow play is one of the oldest existing theatre… Continue reading
The Dragon’s Gift, The Sacred Art of Bhutan exhibition explores Buddhist art, including the religious dances, cham, that are part of Bhutan’s tsechu, or festivals. In 2008, The Honolulu Academy of Arts (now called Honolulu Museum of Art organised a… Continue reading