Early in his three years of captivity, Private Steele, crippled by malaria, jaundice, blood poisoning and beriberi, became an invalid in a prisoner-of-war hospital in Manila. One day during his slow recovery, he pulled a burned stick from a cooking ... full story
... by a change of location – since 2002 Duong Thuy Duong has studied in Germany at the College of Art and Design Burg Giebichenstein in Halle on the Saale. The exhibition will open until May 27 at the Goethe-Institute Hanoi, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc street. full story
Prices of contemporary art at this auction were cut about 30 percent, said Tian Kai, a Beijing-based art dealer, who attended yesterday's sale. As with Sotheby's auction a month ago, works by Chinese masters fetched the highest prices. ... full story
Beijing/Lucerne dealer Urs Meile remarked that ART HK's ambition to become the Art Basel of the East is not out of reach. He compared Hong Kong to Switzerland (“Same population, very practical people, forced to become very international because they ... full story
According to him, the events are aimed to promote Indonesian art and culture to a wider audience in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and in the other emirates. "The success of the performances have shown us that more and more people have become familiarized with ... full story
In 2008, the group exhibited at the Creek Art Fair, a fringe event to Art Dubai. The event operates outside the normal gallery structure: participating artists find themselves a space and curate their own shows. In a blind alley, Tarazi strung up ... full story
Closer to home, in Dubai in the past few months there has also been increased interest in contemporary art from both India and Pakistan. The Third Line brought work from both countries together in its Lines of Control exhibition in January, Art Dubai ... full story
DACC was opened by Shaikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture). The first of its kind in the UAE, the centre aims to protect and authenticate the historical art of Arabic Islamic ... full story
... Italy, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Turkey, the Netherlands and Dubai. The artworks are displayed in more than 60 halls of the Faliro Pavilion, a former Olympic venue and an ideal place to re-connect with contemporary art, while reveling in one of ... full story
LONDON.- Bonhams first dedicated sale of Middle Eastern and South Asian Art to be held outside of Dubai features works of art by artists from no fewer than 13 countries. It takes place in Bonhams main saleroom in New Bond Street, London on 3rd June. ... full story
