カテゴリー: Art
This forest of intricately decorated statues was begun in secret by a man who never considered himself an artist but built what became India’s most visited tourist site after the Taj Mahal, the Rock Garden of ChandigarhA forest of curious cement statue…
Inspired by her own family, Singaporean artist Niceaunties puts aunties at the heart of the world she conjures upThere are high-rise living quarters built from stacks of Tupperware, spas where you can immerse yourself in a giant bowl of ramen and an al…
Themes of displacement and diaspora explored in collaborative textile project as part of The Spirits of Maritime Crossing exhibition in Venice and BangkokThe Koung Jor refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border is just three and half hours from Jakkai Sir…
Some artists have taken their work to Brussels, saying they no longer feel safe, yet the art market back home continues to boomFrom a rocky perch a larger-than-life rendition of a female protester, clad in a hard hat and a gas mask, gazes over a city i…
A new exhibition of intricate paintings opens up a wider debate about who gets to see them and howTowards the end of last year, Rishi Sunak went to a small amount of trouble to get a large degree of attention. The prime minister blew off a meeting with…
Musicians and artists are living in a state of terror. Can the country’s identity as a ‘crossroads of cultures’ survive a policy of strict repression?When the Taliban moved closer to Kabul in the early days of August 2021, a series of unusual advertise…
Ali Salman Anchan and his team of artists travelled to meet some of the people affected by last year’s devastating monsoon rains in Sindh province. They set to work covering an aid truck with vibrant images to share people’s stories of resilience and r…
Badiucao calls for Australian support after Chinese government asked Poland to close Warsaw exhibitionA Chinese-Australian artist has called for more support from the Australian government after Chinese officials tried to shut down his latest show in P…
Apo Whang-Od appears on front of Philippine edition and is credited with keeping batok form of art alive An Indigenous tattooist in the Philippines credited with helping to keep alive a form of the art known as batok has become the oldest Vogue cover s…
Freed from the shadow of 9/11, the country’s artists are building on a rich heritage – to international acclaimIn August, Pakistan’s three censor boards cleared Saim Sadiq’s award-winning film Joyland for release. Shot in Lahore, the film is about a yo…
The 76-year-old Indian artist reflects on the sectarian violence and misogyny that has inspired her work, including the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girlGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIndian artist Nalini Malani had been looking for…
French auction house tells of build-up to bidding war that led to an expert losing his job and a seller being left ‘traumatised’In the 41 years of wielding the gavel at his auction house a stone’s throw from the royal chateau at Fontainebleau, Jean-Pie…
Tianqiuping-style porcelain sells for nearly 4,000 times its estimated value after buyers are convinced it is a rare artefactAn “ordinary” Chinese vase put up for auction in France and valued at €2,000 (£1,745) has sold for almost €8m after a ferocious…
We should never take free speech for granted, especially if it concerns art, writes John FinlayI read with interest your editorial (The Guardian view on China’s censors: the sense of an (acceptable) ending, 24 August). In 2016, I was about to publish a…
For years Tsang Tsou-choi daubed his eccentric demands around Hong Kong, and the authorities raced to cover them up. But as the city’s protest movements bloomed, his words mysteriously reappearedThe secret message only appeared when the wall was drench…