The Barbican in London is presenting The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975-1998, the first exhibition of Indian contemporary art to explore and chart this period of significant cultural and political change in India. Featuring nearly 150 works of art… Continue reading
The British Museum’s new exhibition looks at the vast scope and influence of the Silk Roads by re-examining the notion of these routes as simple East-West trade exchange by looking at the interconnection and interlocking networks between different peoples and… Continue reading
In early modern Japan, cultural salons were creative spaces for people of all social levels to jointly pursue painting, poetry and other artistic endeavours, as serious but amateur practitioners. All these artists used a pen or art-name. Individuals were therefore… Continue reading
This exhibition looks at glass and fragrance in Asia through the millennia-long relationships between glass, perfumery, and the storage of scent – and the link between glass and fragrance in Asia. Presenting vessels from Ancient Egypt and Rome to those… Continue reading
This autumn, the Rijksmuseum is presenting 75 works spanning 4,000 years of Asian bronze art, Asian Bronzes, from statues of gods to objects for ritual and everyday use, with a focus on the forms and techniques that are often unique… Continue reading
A landmark exhibition of textiles of the Chin peoples, who traditional hale from western Myanmar (Burma), northeastern India, and eastern Bangladesh was held at The Textile Museum in its old location in Washington DC in 2006. The show included nearly… Continue reading
The former glory of the imperial garden-palace, Yuanming yuan, also known as the ‘Garden of All Gardens’ comes to life in this exhibition that explores the history of the Qing court alongside the life led by its inhabitants within the… Continue reading
The Yoshida family’s printmaking legacy stretches over three generations. It began in the mid-19th century with Yoshida Kasaburo (1861-1894), who taught Western-style painting. Kasaburo’s artistic legacy continued with his daughter, Yoshida Fujio (1887-1987), who married fellow artist Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950),… Continue reading
The Government College of Art in Calcutta was ‘established by a benevolent government for the purpose of revealing to the Indians the superiority of European art’, in the second half of the 19th century. At the dawn of the 20th… Continue reading
A new exhibition in London explores the life and legacy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), the founder of the Sikh Empire (1799-1849), and the Lion of Punjab, Sher-e-Punjab. In a period ridden with anarchy following decades of Afghan invasions, Ranjit… Continue reading