His first ambassadorial appointment, to Hanoi, began nearly 30 years earlier, and in the interim he has led diplomatic missions in Mexico City, Bangkok, ...full story

She was visiting a kimono shop in Tokyo where she was entranced by a basket made of pure spun silk. The merchant refused to sell it to her, but Joe David, ...full story

In the US, Christie's art sales have fallen by half, to $462.9 million, while sales at Christie's London salesroom on King Street totaled $337.5 million, ...full story

... economic recovery, is reviving interest in art purchases among wealthy Asians, said Misung Shim, managing director of Seoul Auction's Hong Kong office. ...full story

In his most recent solo show in India, "Earth Bodies," held in May at the India Habitat Centre Visual Arts Gallery in New Delhi, his palette favored burnt ...full story

Foreign artists aren't the only ones at Silla Seoul. In fact, there are more domestic names featured, including both indoor and outdoor art. ...full story

J. Keith Wilson, LACMA's former chief curator of Asian art, left in 2006 to take a prestigious position as director and curator of ancient Chinese art at ...full story

A group of five Vietnamese painters left Ho Chi Minh City on July 21 for Penang, Malaysia to take part in an international art exhibition from July 23-27. ...full story

... Milo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Thailand New Media Art Festival, Bangkok; Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art, University of Minnesota; ...full story

Manish Nai from Mumbai who specialises in mixed media on canvas art, feature no shapes, and very few lines in his art. His work is made from a variety of ...full story