In a trendy Tokyo neighborhood, customers browse the wares at Majerca, a shop stocked with handmade items from scarves to glassware, all produced by people with disabilities.

Nearly all of the 19th-century Bone kingdom artifacts on display at the Lapawawoi Museum in Bone regency, South Sulawesi, have been stolen.

Group revenues for 2021 reached 3.36 billion euros (US$3.8 billion), up 41 percent on 2020 and up eight percent on 2019, according to initial figures adjusted for exchange rate changes.

Micro tattoos have been growing in popularity over the last few years. They’re exactly what they sound like, small tattoos, and are generally favored for their simple and minimalist designs. Trends aside, be sure to have a long and hard think before getting one!

For one week, people can access a fully accurate replica of the Serpentine Gallery in the game, walk around with their avatar, and view the works.

The famed couturier died in December 2020 at the age of 98, having built a hugely profitable business empire by licensing his name around the world. 

The world's largest known cut diamond went on public display for the first time Monday ahead of its sale, when it is expected to reach 5 million dollars.

One of World War II's most enduring mysteries may have been solved after a cold-case investigation identified a Jewish notary as the prime suspect in the betrayal of diarist Anne Frank and her family.

Working as a ‘supernatural consultant’ for more than three decades, Gofur Purnomo has become one of Surabaya's legendary rain handlers. 

With a dislike for confrontation, Fandy Susanto uses simple and raw illustrations to criticize the social values of those around him, while also confronting his own psyche.

A video of an Egyptian mother-of-three dancing that went viral online prompting her husband to divorce her and her employers to sack her has reignited a fierce debate over women's rights.

For 15 years, Balinese artist Made Bayak has promoted a greener Bali through his 'Plasticology' artworks.

Indonesian fine and functional art are growing markets within the 21st-century global creative economy.  Functional art, where new design ideas combine with the artist’s technical expertise, is an under-utilized economic sector offering an enormous upside that has been lacking in supportive infrastructure until recently.

"Lol," Tolokonnikova, one of three members of Pussy Riot, said on Instagram.

Denmark is honouring its most famous writer, Hans Christian Andersen, with a revamped museum that aims to immerse visitors in the fantasy worlds he created.

A small Indonesian community is celebrating Christmas by performing traditional shadow puppet shows about the birth of Christ as the pandemic shutters most public performances.

When he is not hauling concrete blocks on a construction site in northern Iraq, Jamal Hussein devotes his time to preserving the gentle art of Arabic calligraphy.

Afghanistan's national museum is once again welcoming visitors and exhibiting pre-Islamic artefacts with the Taliban's blessing.

If you're still drawing a blank as 2021 wraps up, here's a short glossary:

It began as an outré dance subculture initiated by teens in the West Papuan highlands. Now, is wisisi set to become international dance music’s best kept secret?

While relations between Russia and France can often feel as frosty as the Siberian tundra, there is one area where diplomacy is working better than ever: art.

UNESCO on Tuesday added Arabic calligraphy, a key tradition in the Arab and Islamic worlds, to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Local gemologists, who have examined the sapphire, said it was one of the rarest gems in the world as it weighed more than 300 kilograms.

A Swiss museum said on Friday it would give up almost 40 works of art after a years-long investigation concluded they were either stolen by the Nazis or of doubtful origin.

Supomo’s modest style of illustration, its Chinese character hand-lettering, and his son Yulius’ witty captions, made him a household name. Along the way, a once-distant father and son relationship blossomed.

Young Arab women directors are making their mark with documentaries tackling subjects ranging from femicide to revolution.

"Putin and his administration have this dream that they can freeze politics while still having business or art develop," said art collector and government critic Marat Gelman.

Udeido brings to focus art inspired by cases of human rights violation, women’s rights and environmental issues in Papua.

One of Tunisia's rare female DJs, Fouchika Junior is helping other women break into a male-dominated world.

Baker, who left the US in 1925 to escape racial segregation and found fame in France, is buried in Monaco.