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Having fun with fans

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:43:47 GMT

In the old days, the hand fan was a cooling agent, a fashion accessory, a tool for flirtation and even a martial arts weapon. Design consultant Rachy Cuna is turning the old-fashioned folding fan int .....

Taking five in Yogyakarta

Tue, 15 May 2012 04:45:41 GMT

Batik with one of the subtle, russet motifs of Yogyakarta was flapping lazily on a clothesline, seen through the open window of the unassuming warung to the southeast of the city. Warung Sido Semi, b .....

Japanese director turns attention to Fukushima tragedy

Tue, 15 May 2012 02:37:19 GMT

For those used to seeing Iwai Shunjiâs sentimental romantic films such as Love Letter and Hana and Alice, his latest film may come as a surprise. The film, titled Friends after 3.11, is a documenta .....

Older is better

Mon, 14 May 2012 05:09:58 GMT

Sculptor Daniel de la Cruz has a precept in life: Older is better. Pushing 46, he looks younger after losing 40 lbs on an almost carb-free diet. He is also outdoing himself in his 10th solo exhibit .....

Wonder Girls to make Japan debut in July

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:29:03 GMT

K-pop group Wonder Girls will be hitting Japan with their album titled âNobody for Everybodyâ on July 25, Oricon reported Thursday. The Japanese version of their hit song âNobodyâ is expected .....

Vietnam's coal art at risk due to lack of funding

Fri, 11 May 2012 04:28:24 GMT

Nguyen Tuan Quyet's family has run a special profession for three generations: making sculptures from black coal, one of the most exploited minerals in northern Quang Ninh Province. Although the prof .....

Stuck on psychocandy

Fri, 11 May 2012 04:06:40 GMT

The Jesus and Mary Chain explored the essence of rock and roll with its first album, Psychocandy, in 1985. Decades later, the British band will provide more of the same on the second day of the China .....

They love and they bluff

Fri, 11 May 2012 03:44:59 GMT

Love in the Buff is a revelation on the sophistication of romantic relationships in urban Hong Kong and mainland China today. After a macabre and rather random opening chapter that serves mainly to .....

Arty business

Thu, 10 May 2012 05:26:43 GMT

The biggest art school in Malaysia must be Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM). After 45 years of educating thousands of artists and designers, it decided to start a commercial art gallery. Welcome to t .....

Vietnamese colours inspire Indian art

Thu, 10 May 2012 05:26:42 GMT

Indian artists were so inspired by Vietnamese landscapes and people that, after only a 10-day visit, they created beautiful artworks in honour of the Viet Nam-India fine arts exhibition held last week .....

Zeitgeist art on on display

Thu, 10 May 2012 04:32:03 GMT

A first-time collectorâs exhibition of Indonesian contemporary art is currently on display at the Gallery Kunstkring, in an exhibition titled "Zeitgeist". The gallery, on Jl Teuku Umar, Central .....

Search for local in Google

Thu, 10 May 2012 04:32:03 GMT

You can now take a very close look at artworks by the likes of Singapore pioneer artist Cheong Soo Pieng - without having to leave your computer. An eclectic selection of 150 artworks by 41 artists f .....

Film outfit sues Korean director over copyright

Wed, 09 May 2012 03:03:27 GMT

Production company JK Film on Monday filed a copyright lawsuit against director Lee Myeong-se, who dropped out of a big budget movie project last month. The lawsuit is aimed at regaining the copyrigh .....

Embroiderer to introduce Korean craftsmen overseas

Tue, 08 May 2012 02:58:33 GMT

A New York-based textile historian said she would introduce Korean craft overseas as part of her life-long efforts to introduce the beauty of relatively unknown Korean arts. Chung Young-yang, a Korea .....

Betawi: Between tradition and modernity

Fri, 04 May 2012 04:15:37 GMT

In this day and age, for some it might be hard not to view Betawi culture as a victim âclosed, fragile and pure but constantly ravaged by modern culture in its own land, the countryâs capital of J .....

Philippine bonsai art world-class, too

Wed, 02 May 2012 04:21:43 GMT

The first civilisation that practised the art of dwarfing plants was the Chinese. They call it âponsaiâ. In the beginning, according to Chinese history, there was this plant artist called a âma .....

Poetry in 3D

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:21:04 GMT

In the current exhibition at Galeria Duemila in Manila, avant-garde artist Cesare Syjuco presents an all-text exhibition in a show titled âA Life of the Mind: His Poems for Wallsâ. Showcasing wor .....

âThe King of Pigsâ becomes first Korean animation featured at Cannes

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:01:46 GMT

The King of Pigs, director Yeun Sang-hoâs feature debut from last year, has been invited to the upcoming Cannes film festival â becoming the first Korean animated film to be featured at the event. .....

The reign of K-pop

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:23:13 GMT

Before Hallyu, or the Korean Wave, washed over Singapore, there was Japanese mania. It hit Singapore hard in the 1980s and 1990s, first with singers and actors such as Seiko Matsuda and Momoe Yamaguc .....

From Hollywood, with expertise

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:40:31 GMT

Hollywood movies attract a huge amount of attention in China, but those Chinese who have worked inside the US system and are now setting up shop as part of the country's film industry have largely bee .....

Paint with gunpowder

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:35:45 GMT

It was another cold, windy, rainy afternoon on West Lake when artist Cai Guoqiang decided it was time to wrap up his four-day project - sketching the beauty of the lake. Then, at 4:30 pm on April 18, .....

Reclaiming through art

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:36:19 GMT

When Melani Setiawan, a central figure in the Indonesian art world, revealed her plan for the publication of her personal âarchivesâ, featuring herself with artists over three decades, she challen .....

Way off the beaten track

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:17:57 GMT

Since 2010 the Singapore Arts Festival has come up with an annual theme first and then searched the globe for shows to match it, even commissioning artists to create new shows to fit. The first year i .....

Make the manga dance

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:14:52 GMT

The Asian premiere of Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's "TeZukA", a homage to the late Osamu "God of Manga" Tezuka, was a highlight of the recent 40th Hong Kong Arts Festival and the Belgian choreographer's most .....

Comic art revives Bhutanese culture

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:38:14 GMT

To familiarise Bhutanese children with local folktales, myths and legends, two businesses are working on bringing to life popular local stories in an animated series, which will be aired on local tele .....