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Antonius Kho stitches memory into mosaic world in Year of the Horse show

Balancing handcrafted traditions with contemporary abstraction, the 53-work exhibition explores memory, identity and emotional texture through richly tactile compositions.

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‘Unbound’: Quiet devastation woven through light and form

The exhibition pairs Allyson Jeong’s meditations on movement and release with Diane Tuft’s photographs of serene beauty, weaving a record of ecological loss. ...

1 week ago
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'IWA #4' affirms the position of Indonesian women artists

Marking its final chapter, Indonesian Women Artists #4 traces two decades of research and exhibition practice while presenting new works that reflect unease, memory and shifting social realities. ...

2 weeks ago

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Artist Citra Sasmita “hacks” patriarchal Balinese traditions

Growing up in a less privileged family from a low caste in Bali and being discriminated against as a woman, Citra Sasmita brings forth equality issues in her artworks.

4 years ago
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Iraq's National Museum reopens after three-year closure

Iraq's National Museum reopened Monday to visitors after a three-year closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic and political unrest.

4 years ago
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PROJECT ETERE: breathing new life into Bali’s ghost buildings

An artist creates art out of abandoned buildings.

4 years ago
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Javan myna: A story of birds on the run

Dutch-Spanish photographer Anaïs López celebrates an Indonesian bird in her latest work

4 years ago
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In Bolivia, miners sacrifice llamas to appease ‘Lord of the Underworld’

Once a year, miners from the Oruro region, on the high planes of western Bolivia, gather to offer sacrifices to appease El Tio, "Lord of the Underwold". 

4 years ago
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French art star Messager opens Tel Aviv retrospective

French artist Annette Messager, a global star whose retrospective opens in Israel on Tuesday, says her work has been changed by the Covid pandemic, "the masks we wear and all the death". 

4 years ago
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Iraq unveils restoration work at ancient city ravaged by IS

Iraq unveiled three monumental sculptures in the ancient city of Hatra on Thursday, newly restored after being vandalized by militants of the Islamic State group during their brief but brutal rule.

4 years ago
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9,000-year-old ritual complex found in Jordan desert

The Stone Age shrine site, excavated last year, was used by gazelle hunters and features carved stone figures, an altar and a miniature model of a large-scale hunting trap.

4 years ago
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Michelangelo's three 'pietas' united in historic first

That is why Florence's Opera del Duomo museum in Italy is putting on display together for the first time all three versions of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of her son Jesus Christ.

4 years ago
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Guggenheim gala exhibits encourage 'engagement'

Dior and the Guggenheim Foundation enliven the arts through a series of ongoing solo exhibits launched during the 2021 annual gala.

4 years ago
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Chile museum to return Easter Island 'head'

Chile's National Museum of Natural History said it will return to Easter Island an enormous stone statue taken from the Rapa Nui people and brought to the mainland 150 years ago.

4 years ago
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Chile museum to return Easter Island ‘head’

Chile's National Museum of Natural History said on Monday it would return to Easter Island an enormous stone statue taken from the Rapa Nui people and brought to the mainland 150 years ago.

4 years ago
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Istanbul skyline row erupts over new build near iconic mosque

The soaring minarets of Suleymaniye mosque paint the postcard image of Istanbul, but that is now blighted by rickety wooden scaffolding at a nearby construction site.

4 years ago
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'Little Prince' manuscript visits France for first time

The manuscript of The Little Prince travels to France for the first time this week as part of an exhibition about its legendary author Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

4 years ago
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Chainsaws, ice and a sauna in India's frozen north

Artists are chainsawing blocks of ice from a frozen river in the Indian Himalayas, creating what they hope will be the beginnings of India's answer to China's Harbin International Ice Festival.

4 years ago
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Art exhibition encourages visitors to reclaim history, call it their own

After a two-year hiatus, the National Gallery is holding an art exhibition titled "Para Sekutu yang Tidak Bisa Berkata Tidak" (The Acquiescent Allies), held by Goethe-Institute in collaboration with art institutions in Thailand, Singapore and Germany.

4 years ago
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Indonesia welcomes NFTs: Southeast Asia’s first physical NFT art gallery opens in Bali

Within months in the art world and beyond, NFTs went from an obscure acronym to a 24/7 obsession. Now they are taking over Bali.

4 years ago
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Artist channels 'nature's fury' against environmental destruction, broken promises

Bandung-born artist Arahmaiani is known for using her art and activism to fight for the environment, as well as in helping local communities to apply traditional methods and wisdoms to develop sustainable farms.

4 years ago
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Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar, 'the Nightingale', given state funeral

Mangeshkar, 92, made her name in the world of Bollywood and her voice has rung out on television sets, on crackly airwaves and from movie theatres for most of independent India's three quarters of a century, earning her the name "the Nightingale".

4 years ago
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Sculpture of Algerian hero vandalised in France

Vandals in central France attacked a sculpture of an Algerian military hero who resisted France's colonisation of the North African country.

4 years ago
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A year after it vanished, famed ‘Guernica’ tapestry returns to UN

One year after its sudden and disconcerting disappearance from a wall at the United Nations, a vast tapestry representing Picasso's iconic Guernica has been returned by owners the Rockefeller family to its prominent place at the global body.

4 years ago
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Indian singer and cultural icon Lata Mangeshkar dies at 92

She was 92 and is survived by her four siblings. Mangeshkar was hospitalised on Jan. 11 after she was detected with COVID-19, Indian media said.

4 years ago
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A year after it vanished, famed 'Guernica' tapestry returns to UN

The rehanging of the immense weaving was underway Saturday morning, a UN source said, as diplomats expressed relief about the return of the 25-foot-wide (7.5-meter) work which hung outside the Security Council chambers, where presidents, prime ministers and ambassadors would regularly pass.

4 years ago
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Hijab cosplayers broaden the definition of fandom

Devotion to your religion does not mean you should quit your passion for creativity. These hijab cosplayers breakthrough limitations without leaving their faith.

4 years ago
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New exhibition navigates memories to celebrate Indonesia’s geographic diversity

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara's (MACAN) latest exhibition "Present Continuous/Sekarang Seterusnya" is a platform where artistic communities can collaborate to celebrate diversity.

4 years ago
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Marrying into Chinese-Indonesian families: Stories of interethnic relationships

Marrying into a Chinese-Indonesian family can be like being initiated into a unique cultural tradition. However, it can also lead to a relationship fraught with historical trauma.

4 years ago
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Joni Mitchell says boycotting Spotify over Covid 'lies'

Singer Joni Mitchell said she was pulling her music from Spotify over "lies" on the streaming service about Covid-19, just days after fellow musical titan Neil Young did the same.

4 years ago
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Picasso family denies selling digital NFTs

The family of Pablo Picasso have denied widespread media reports that they plan to sell digital versions, or "NFTs", of his artwork.

4 years ago
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Neil Young-Spotify row underscores podcast disinformation issues

"I realized I could not continue to support SPOTIFY's life threatening misinformation to the music loving public," Young, a polio survivor, said in an open letter. 

4 years ago
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Isabel Allende: In Chile, the 'old fogeys' need to go

A new generation has taken power in Chile, and Allende, perhaps the most popular Spanish-language writer on the planet, is welcoming the dawning political era with open arms. 

4 years ago
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