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While Javanese belief continues to shape the symbolism of Indonesian leadership, critics argue its deeper demands for restraint and moral balance are fading from political life.
3 weeks agoBringing focus to artworks made on and of paper, the exhibition reveals how artists continue to push the expressive limits of the humble, age-old material in an increasingly digital world. ...
1 month agoAn exhibition in Jakarta reunites 11 artists first championed in the late 2000s, tracing how their ideas, materials and methods have evolved amid shifting cultural and technological landscapes. ...
1 month agoIndonesia’s most prominent photography festival is back, exhibiting eponymous revival photos.
3 years agoA hidden jug holder and basket are found in Dutch master Johannes Vermeer's famous painting The Milkmaid.
3 years agoArt is helping refugees and locals understand each other.
3 years agoSoutheast Asia’s most prominent art event encapsulates a critical meeting point for international galleries, collectors and key art players.
3 years agoSouth African artist Blessing Ngobeni first picked up a paintbrush during a nine-year stint in prison, drawing fellow inmates and birthday cards to "kill time".
3 years agoThis year's New York Fashion Week will open with emerging designers from New York Men's Day and new collections from Proenza Schouler.
3 years agoThe BBC said Friday it had donated sales proceeds derived from a 1995 interview with Princess Diana to charity after it was found she was tricked into the bombshell expose.
3 years agoA new exhibition that celebrates the life of the late Princess Diana opens in Las Vegas on Friday, days after the 25th anniversary of her death in a car crash in Paris.
3 years agoIn a country with strong religious underpinnings, Indonesian ethnic artists face unique challenges in pursuing their craft and preserving their cultures.
3 years agoJust before it opens each afternoon, elderly residents gather outside one of Tokyo's last remaining old-style bath houses carrying flannels, soap and shampoo for their regular soak.
3 years agoTextiles designer Brigitte Singh lovingly lays out a piece of cloth embossed with a red poppy plant she says was probably designed for emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, four centuries ago.
3 years agoBandung’s Selasar Sunaryo Art Space’s annual collaborative exhibition titled Titicara offers an expansive discourse on methods through the eyes of women.
3 years agoIndonesian traditional children's games hold special meanings, traditions and origins associated with each of their respective cultures. Here are 20 traditional Indonesian children's games for a nostalgic journey.
3 years agoJakarta’s Salihara cultural center holds an exhibition of puppets in all shapes and sizes that will let one’s imagination wander.
3 years agoAs the Rose of Tralee beauty pageant concluded this week, the contestants in colourful ball gowns swayed as they sang the 19th-century ballad that inspired the competition.
3 years agoIt's an opening night like no other at Mykolaiv's theatre, with the audience ushered down into an underground shelter this week for the first performance since war broke out.
3 years agoNonbinary has always been part of our culture. It's time to recognize and embrace it.
3 years agoOver 20,000 people have flocked to an Iranian museum showcasing renowned Western artists' works, some for the first time -- part of a treasure trove amassed before the Islamic Revolution.
3 years agoLocal jewelry company Amero launches latest collection, inspired by the Borobudur Temple.
3 years agoA cross-cultural fashion exhibition with a diplomatic bent called Karpet Merah Jagantara, which brought new combinations of traditional local fabrics and international forms to South Jakarta, concluded on Tuesday.
3 years agoLight art and interdisciplinary artist Novan Effendy talks about his approach to preserving Damar Kurung lanterns and expanding the meaning of the cultural object native to Gresik, East Java.
3 years agoSix months on from the start of the war, writer Serhiy Zhadan believes that Ukraine will win against Russia thanks to the courage and extraordinary mobilization of its citizens.
3 years agoAlthough Indonesia is better known for its keris, kelewang, parang and other types of short daggers, many hobbyists find leisure in bow making.
3 years agoThe closest most people get to owning a world-famous artwork is to buy a cheap poster from a gallery, but art dealers are determined to harness technology to draw in new collectors.
3 years agoAt the very heart of Paris, former sailor Rachid Bouanou opens a large green wooden crate mounted on a wall overlooking the Seine, and carefully sets out the old second-hand books he keeps in there to sell to visitors strolling by.
3 years agoFrom the "leaning tower of pizza" to a fish slicing and cooking itself and a dragon emerging from a dragon fruit, Japanese artisans' quirky plastic food sculptures went on display this week at an exhibition in Tokyo.
3 years agoAnaida Schneider, a former banker based in Switzerland, is among those promoting new ownership schemes -- for a small fee, investors can buy a digital chunk of a painting and share in the profits when she sells.
3 years agoRegeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971, opening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, charts key moments in black film history that were either ignored by mainstream Hollywood studios and audiences in their day, or have been long forgotten.
3 years agoThe British artist of Balinese descent delves into the familial with her first solo exhibition in Jakarta.
3 years agoSwiss artist Francois Monthoux's annual project to build clay sculptures on the banks of Switzerland's Toleure river has sprawled into a captivating castle complex this year as the drought afflicting Europe allows him to extend his dream world.
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