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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.
1 month 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 agoA former teacher in Indramayu, West Java, uses puppet shows to raise awareness on rhinos and forest conservation among children.
3 years agoKazuki Takahashi, author of the popular "Yu-Gi-Oh!" manga series, has been found dead after an apparent snorkeling trip in Japan, a coast guard official said Thursday.
3 years agoSpain's famous bull-running festival, which dates back to medieval times, features concerts, religious processions, nightly fireworks, and round-the-clock drinking.
3 years agoPaleontologists said they had discovered a new giant carnivorous dinosaur species that had a massive head and tiny arms, just like Tyrannosaurus rex.
3 years agoThe anonymous face of a new arrival towered over Prince William at the unveiling of a national memorial to the "Windrush" generation of Caribbean migrants in London last month.
3 years agoFormer teacher Samsudin is educating the kids about the plight of the critically endangered Javan rhino –- the world's rarest –- using cardboard figures, comical expressions and exaggerated voices to spread his message of conservation one story at a time.
3 years agoHarumichi Shibasaki was nearly 70 when he began making YouTube art tutorials from his quiet home in the Japanese countryside. Five years on, he has 1.4 million subscribers.
3 years agoEight people found guilty by a French court on Thursday of stealing a mural by street artist Banksy from the famous Bataclan concert hall in Paris were handed prison sentences ranging from a few months to several years.
3 years agoArchery holds a special place in Islam. Prophet Muhammad was once recorded saying “verily, strength lies in archery”. Many Muslims today, including Habib Qori and his students, learn and practice archery to keep the prophetic tradition alive.
3 years agoHis family's creations would be despatched in a camel caravan to Islam's holiest site in western Saudi Arabia towards which Muslims across the world turn to pray.
3 years agoAs the Kremlin presses ahead with its military intervention in the pro-Western country, more and more Russians are turning to astrologers.
3 years agoR. Kelly on Friday sued the Brooklyn jail that has housed him since his racketeering and sex crimes conviction, saying it wrongly put him on suicide watch after he received a 30-year prison sentence despite knowing he was not suicidal.
3 years agoSports, film and music stars have all flocked to the NFT market to buy pictures of apes, endorse corporate partners or even launch their own art collections.
3 years agoIn Turkish mountains so high that the silver clouds almost touch the top of his head, a homesick Afghan shepherd prepares his baaing flock for a good shear.
3 years agoAn online exhibition held by Jakarta’s avant-garde Komunitas Salihara cultural center examines cyberspace’s intangible imprints on the real world.
3 years agoAlgeria marks 60 years of independence from France on Tuesday, but rival narratives over atrocities committed during more than a century of colonial rule still trigger bitter diplomatic tensions.
3 years agoParis-based UNESCO announced in a statement that it had placed borshch, a rich crimson soup packed with vegetables, on a list of cultural heritage in need of "urgent safeguarding" due to the risk posed to the soup's status as an element of Ukraine's cultural heritage by Moscow's invasion.
3 years agoMore than 40 years after the band shot to notoriety, an exhibition of Morris's classic photographs is revealing the mayhem and violence that surrounded the band to a new generation of fans.
3 years agoFor many LGBT Russian artists, the invasion of Ukraine and the accompanying political crackdown was the final straw. Helped by a Paris charity, they have found a new home in France.
3 years agoAnd it was one of the catalysts for the huge democracy protests in the finance hub three years ago, a movement initially triggered by an attempt to allow extraditions to China's mainland.
3 years agoBritain's most extensive exhibition of African fashion is set to open in London, showcasing designers past and present as well as the continent's diverse heritage and cultures.
3 years agoFor the soft opening of Taman Ismail Marzuki, the Jakarta Arts Council showcases some of its most notable archives and art collection.
3 years agoWith Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler, eager to rebrand conservative Saudi Arabia as a global arts destination, officials are heaping previously unheard-of opportunities on Mater and his peers.
3 years agoArmed robbers staged a brazen daylight raid on an international art fair in the Netherlands, smashing a jewellery case with a sledgehammer in front of terrified visitors.
3 years agoBoys scurry, duck and weave through crowds sheltering from the suffocating heat on Sunday, before upending buckets of cooling water on beefy bovines waiting to compete at the annual traditional Thai buffalo races in Chonburi.
3 years agoMenswear proved to be in reinvigorated form as Paris Fashion Week ended on Sunday, with spectacle, innovation and the return of big-name designers to the catwalk.
3 years agoThe Orlando Museum of Art said it had complied with a request for access to works at the show called "Heroes and Monsters: Jean-Michel Basquiat" and that the paintings are now in the hands of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
3 years agoVeterinarians are being called in to inspect sheep at an abattoir in Dubai, where the municipal administration is encouraging residents to use smart apps to order sacrificial animals ahead of one of Islam's major holidays.
3 years agoA French court on Thursday convicted eight men for the theft and handling of a Banksy painting paying homage to the victims of the 2015 attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris.
3 years agoOnce the world’s second-biggest producer of sugar, Indonesia’s love affair with this commodity is bittersweet.
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