International art and antique auctioneers Christie’s and Sotheby’s are expected to put 2 masterpieces under the hammers respectively next month. One would be the 1932 portrait
The recently concluded Arts Exchange 2012 proved to be a resounding success where a platform was built for artists from both the local and international front
The Quai Branly Museum in Paris is holding ‘The Source of Aborigine Painting’ which will be displaying the largest collection of aboriginal paintings outside of Australia.
Richard Lim is perhaps one of the lesser known advocator and educator of the arts. After all, he is an art teacher in Sabah who had
Everyone would have known the new artsy public mall called the Publika Shopping Gallery by now. This is because since opening its doors to shoppers and
The Seattle Art Museum is set to follow the example of the Pompidou Centre in Paris where it is dedicated its downtown building to women artists.
An art exhibition dedicated to the punk rock band Pussy Riot in Moscow was met with protests by supported of the Russian Orthodox Church recently. The
Francois Hollande, the president of France has reportedly moved to try and stop a wealth tax to extend to artworks. The policy was sought by a
The Creative Arts Centre was recently launched by the Malaysian National Autism Society of Malaysia or Nasom. This came from the RM675,500 sponsorship from Yayasan Sime
Dr Izmer Ahmad was a renowned Malaysian artist who has been quiet for about a decade now. He is currently the deputy dean of Univeristi Sains
Ramli Ibrahim, Malaysia’s most renowned Indian classical dancer and choreographer was recently given international recognition when he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2011. This would
For Malaysian artist Benedict Chong, Mount Kinabalu is one place which he will not get tired of painting. The highest peak in Southeast Asia in Kota
The Malaysian Tourism Board recently brought the country o London at the widely publicized Malaysia Week 2012 Festival in the United Kingdom. It was a week
Sand T Kalloch reached a new milestone not only for her as an artist but also for Malaysia art when she held her solo exhibition at
Not many people know it but there has been initiatives that encourages Malaysians to be comic artists. Such is the effort put up by Drawlaahh which
The Asian League of Institutes of the Arts was recently established and it was a joint effort by art schools from 15 countries. The educational body
Avid fans of the Pop Art movement would be delighted to know that the National Art Gallery in Washington is holding a retrospective art exhibition of
Zunar, one of Malaysia’s well known cartoonists recently called on Muslims and most particularly Muslim artists around the world to make works about the Prophet Mohamad
Controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei got his show at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C in the United States recently. The show involved a collection of
Whether you make paintings or sculptures, it is important your art is priced reasonably so that the collectors are able to buy them and you might
The Malaysian and Indonesian Modern Contemporary Art Auction 2012 organized by KL Lifestyle Art Space took place recently at the Nusantara Ballroom in Sheraton Imperial hotel.
An exhibition was recently held at the National Library of Hanoi in Vietnam which honours one of the most remarkable inventors of the century, the late
The beautiful woman that was painted by the late Datuk Mohd Hossein Enas is actually Zoebaidah Hoessein, the artist’s daughter. The painting was completed more than
The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) in Singapore is currently holding 2 very unique exhibitions which are somehow connected to Malaysia in many ways. The first one
The Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Museum and Galeri Tuanku Fauziah recently held an exhibition entitled ‘Reminiscing the 60s and 70s’. The show exhibited 54 works of
It was perhaps one of the arts festival that was least publicised but the 9th Johor Baru Arts Festival 2012 or JB Arts Fest took place
As a build-up to the upcoming art auction on October 28 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, the Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers held
Benny Lim, the Head of School of Communication and Creative Arts of KDU University College found that the recent JB Arts Festival was an ideal platform
Seen recently at the CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) in Makuhari near Tokyo in Japan is a robot which was able to copy the brush
The Penang Municipal Park or more fondly known as Youth Park is one of the places that are buzzing with culture and art these days. This
Kumari Nahappan recently made the headlines when her chilli inspired sculptures and artwork. It became the main inspiration for the artist who was once immersed in
One of the highlights of the week in the art circle was the cancellation of a Renoir painting form being auctioned off at the Potomack Co,
As announced recently, prominent Malaysian art gallery Valentine Willie Fine Art will be scaling down its events and shows for 2013. Hence, for next year VWFA
Boutique hotels in travel destinations today are very common and among one of the latest additions to the list is the 23LoveLane which started operations late
The old saying that art is universal surely has its elements. It has been reported that the contemporary art market of the world is staying strong
2 new art museums was opened earlier this week in Shanghai which was part of the efforts of the commercial city of China to become premier
Some 50 participants took part in the National Day Artistic Painting and Calligraphy Competition 2012 organized by University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) recently. The event was
The Kuching Art School is currently in an introduction run which involves 35 of the students in the recently-launched art school with 4 teachers. According to
The Art of Time Exhibition is currently being held by the Swiss Watch Gallery. This is a very interesting show which will offer the public a
Wei-Ling Gallery recently celebrated a decade of art by a series of events and among them was the ‘Bright Young Things’ exhibition that showcased several up
Amandawati Zulkifli, is perhaps one of the most exciting artists in Malaysia today. This is because while the Malaysian art scene is buzzing with artists from
The third Culture Communication Forum in Korea brought together some of the major industry practitioners of the arts around the region and took them for a
Tatzu Nishi, a renowned Japanese artist has built a sculpture of Christopher Columbus in a penthouse around Columbus Circle of New York. The project was undertaken
Come next May, the Museum of Modern Art or MoMA in New York will be opened every day. This followed the recent announcement that the Metropolitan
Digital art is surely one of the most contemporary art forms today and Petronas Lubricants International or PLI is riding on this wave as part of
The regional art scene has been buzzing with excitement with the launch of the new Gillman Barracks in Singapore. According to reports, the new Gillman Barracks
International art and antiques auction house Sotheby’s is set to expand their horizons and market opportunities and will be doing so through its Joint-Venture effort with
The current ‘FIGURE OUT’ show at Galeri Petronas has more than achieved its objective in instilling a stronger sense of pride and patriotism among Malaysians. Held
The government of Malaysia and Indonesia is set to cultivate better relations through culture and arts. According to Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim, the Minister of
For the love of the arts, head down to Malacca where the Mapfest 2012 or Melaka Art and Performance Festival is being held. What better place
It seems that art auctions have become quite a common practice in recent years not only within the region but also fast becoming very popular
The government is looking to boost the tourism industry through contemporary art. Judging by the recent initiatives and programmes that were carried out by the government,
Quite recently, a group of people had a dialogue session organized by the Universiti Malaya Art Gallery. This was held at the new building in the
If you have been wondering where the world’s most expensive artwork ever auctioned off, Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ had gone to, then wonder no more because
An art competition will be held this coming October 7th at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (L) Methodist in Georgetown. The event is organized by the Rotary
As ironic as it may sound, Ch’ng Huck Theng’s recently ‘Anak Malaysia bronze sculptures was recently auctioned off in Singapore at the 33 Auction for $21,000.
5 young and emerging artists were honoured recently to have won the bi-annual MEAA 2011 (Malaysian Emerging Artist Award). The artists are Chong Ai Lei, Sun
Professor Dr Zakaria Ali, one of the most prominent art historians of Malaysia said that the older generation should learn to appreciate and accept the work
A lot of talk has been going on recently about positioning Malaysia as a central urban hub for the arts. After all, Malaysia do have thriving
HONG KONG.- Today at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Spring Sale 2010, Lee Man Fong’s seminal work Bali Life commanded HK$25,300,000/ US$3,243,590,