THE LITERARY SLEUTH
The metal rattrap was large and sat on the cornice like an ornament. When I questioned the Indian porter about its use, he did not mince his words. ‘Rats,’ he said. I was in a temple town in Tamil Nadu… Continue reading
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CHINESE FURNITURE: MQJ COLLECTION
The MQJ Collection exhibition was first seen in Hong Kong in October during Sotheby’s autumn sale series. MQJ, short for Mu Qu Ju (The Lodge of Wood Delights), is the name chosen by the late Wang Shixiang, the renowned scholar… Continue reading
CHINESE FURNITURE
The MQJ Collection exhibition was first seen in Hong Kong in October during Sotheby’s autumn sale series. MQJ, short for Mu Qu Ju (The Lodge of Wood Delights), is the name chosen by the late Wang Shixiang, the renowned scholar… Continue reading
ASIAN ART BOOKS SURVEY 2017
Here is the round-up of the best Asian Art and Islamic World books in our annual Asian Art Books Survey for 2017. CHINA Chinese Ivory Carvings: The Sir Victor Sassoon Collection by Rose Kerr, Phillip Allen and Shih Ching-Fei, Scala… Continue reading
BOOKS 2017
CHINA Chinese Ivory Carvings: The Sir Victor Sassoon Collection by Rose Kerr, Phillip Allen and Shih Ching-Fei, Scala Arts & Heritage, ISBN 9781785510854, £60 Sir Victor Sassoon (1881-1961) lived an extraordinary and colourful life and left a remarkable legacy. He… Continue reading
Vietnamese Art and History
On my first morning in Hanoi I was woken by church bells from the nearby French Gothic Cathedral of St Joseph. The sensation of having awoken in France was heightened by a breakfast of strong, dark coffee made with a… Continue reading
Vietnam
On my first morning in Hanoi I was woken by church bells from the nearby French Gothic Cathedral of St Joseph. The sensation of having awoken in France was heightened by a breakfast of strong, dark coffee made with a… Continue reading
THE VENICE BIENNALE
In a crowded contemporary art world driven by gallery exhibitions, museum shows, art fairs, biennials and auctions are taking place all around the globe, the Venice Biennale generally serves as an excellent point of reference to pause and reflect upon… Continue reading
Takashi Murakami
Unfortunately, eccentrics are ofttimes underrated – or overlooked. Socially, they can be considered unstable and therefore, somehow, unacceptable – that is if one is under the thumb of bourgeois morality. In the American South, however, family eccentrics are a… Continue reading
Takashi Murakami in Boston
Unfortunately, eccentrics are ofttimes underrated – or overlooked. Socially, they can be considered unstable and therefore, somehow, unacceptable – that is if one is under the thumb of bourgeois morality. In the American South, however, family eccentrics are a point… Continue reading