The world of contemporary Japanese ceramics is brimming with dynamic approaches to the medium of clay with the use of vibrant colours, textured surfaces, and gravity-defying shapes. The current exhibition of new Japanese ceramics at the Asian Art Museum in… Continue reading
The Rijksmuseum’s exhibition of Indian photography, Crossings, in the photography gallery is showing 19th-century British colonial photography and contemporary works by the French-Sri Lankan artist Vasantha Yogananthan in dialogue to consider links between past and present. The show is the… Continue reading
Daoism, one of China’s major belief systems, envisions a universe guided by harmony and natural order, and a heavenly paradise. Together with Confucianism and Buddhism, it is one of China’s three major belief systems. Emerging as an organised religion some… Continue reading
The Chater Legacy: A Selection of the Chater Collection was an exhibition of 46 works from the collection of Sir Paul Catchick Chater (1846-1926) featuring paintings of the landscape of South China trading ports in the 18th and 19th centuries… Continue reading
Gyeongbokgung in Seoul is the primary, most visited, and best-known of the five royal palaces in Seoul. It is the iconic symbol of power and the Joseon state (1392-1910), but it is the smaller, charming Changdeokgung that steals the show.… Continue reading
This exhibition explores Buddhism and Buddhist art around the globe, with a visit to the religion’s origins in India. It then travels through mainland and island Southeast Asia, including the Theravada countries of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, to… Continue reading
The Allen Memorial Museum has organised two concurrent Japanese prints and printmaker exhibitions over the summer to look at Japan’s rich literary heritage, showing how Japanese printmakers have visualised and reimagined classical texts across centuries: Shining Prints: The Tale of Genji… Continue reading
The Ottoman empire (1299-1923) was once considered one of the most important economic and cultural powers in the world. It ruled over a vast swath of the globe stretching from the Middle East and North Africa to Budapest in Hungary… Continue reading
The British Museum is currently celebrating the life, work, and legacy of Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), one of Japan’s most popular and prolific artists through a selection of prints, paintings, books, and sketches. The artist’s engaging way of depicting landscape, nature,… Continue reading
To mark the centenary of the death of Louis Delaporte (1842-1925), the explorer and artist who introduced France to the Angkor complex, this exhibition is showing a series of bronzes from the Khmer empire. Louis Delaporte was the French mission’s… Continue reading