Murakami’s pop art on NFT trip
Takashi Murakami is known for blending pop art and Asian fine arts, but for his latest exhibition in New York, he is moving into the metaverse.
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Aceh’s Riandy Karuniawan creates epic sci-fi art
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 | 09:13Riandy does not like being the center of attention. Much like how Sathar – one character he created who later became a visual signature of his work – is only a part of the environment, Riandy uses his art to tackle universal themes: the human unconscious and the unknown.
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Artists show feminism is ‘Chinese characteristic’
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 | 08:48This year sees the third edition of curator Zhu Yujie’s group female art exhibition, a project hosted annually with the aim of offering more opportunities to women artists.
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Book honouring artist Vann Nath showcases nearly 100 iconic works
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 | 06:45The notorious S-21 or Tuol Sleng prison sits in the heart of Phnom Penh in an ordinary neighbourhood.
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Transgender outcasts become artists in India
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 | 06:20On a giant flyover in the sprawling Indian metropolis of Mumbai, a transgender art collective is trying to change attitudes as radically as it transforms the concrete pillars into brightly coloured murals.
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Pakistani truck artist gives sneakers colourful image
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 | 08:59Haider Ali dabs a brush with an iridescent glob of paint and gets to work on a pair of sparkling white trainers – his latest canvas for a carnival of colour celebrating Pakistani culture.
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Legendary traditional Khmer dance master Neak Kru Charya Burt
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 | 08:37Neak Kru Charya Burt survived the Khmer Rouge era despite the destruction of almost everything around her.
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Art sales hit all-time high in 2021
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 | 08:29Art auctions saw a record year in 2021 with $17.1 billion (15.6 billion euros) in sales as the market continued its rapid growth in Asia and recovered from its coronavirus slump, experts Artprice said Monday.
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Paris graffiti legend C215 on his Ukraine mural, influences
Tue, 15 Mar 2022 | 08:23The huge blue-and-yellow mural covering the side of a Paris apartment block is a reminder, says Paris-based artist C215, of the human cost of the war in Ukraine.
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NFT’s in spotlight as Dubai makes crypto hub bid
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 | 09:14Art Dubai, the Middle East’s largest annual contemporary art fair, has featured for the first time digital works, as the wealthy Gulf emirate seeks to position itself as a crypto-assets hub.
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Colourful forms meet high concepts
Wed, 9 Mar 2022 | 09:18Pen Robit is having a busy 2022. In January he did a solo exhibition at Silapak Trochaek Pneik (STP) gallery called Wings of Tomorrow.
