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Unlock South Asian Art History with The MAP Academy
2 months ago

Unlock South Asian Art History with The MAP Academy

Live Mint  

The MAP Academy is an open-access knowledge platform that focuses on the art and cultural histories of South Asia. The academy offers a wide range of courses and resources, including documentaries, artist talks, and courses on textiles and visual arts. The MAP Academy is designed to make cultural histories more accessible to the masses, and it is a valuable resource …

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Masterful Thangka Artist Shares Tradition and Innovation in Toronto Exhibition
2 months ago

Masterful Thangka Artist Shares Tradition and Innovation in Toronto Exhibition

China Daily  

A master of the art of thangka shares his passion and expertise at an exhibition in Toronto. Sangye Tsering, a young inheritor of the traditional Tibetan art form, showcases his intricate and traditional thangka paintings at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto. The exhibition, featuring over 50 pieces, highlights the rich heritage and contemporary expression of this unique art …

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US repatriates 77 looted artifacts to Yemen — but the Smithsonian will house them for now
1 year, 10 months ago

US repatriates 77 looted artifacts to Yemen — but the Smithsonian will house them for now

CNN  

CNN — The United States has repatriated 77 looted artifacts to Yemen, including dozens of ancient funerary stones linked to a disgraced New York art dealer and 11 folios from early Qurans. But this week’s ceremony marks the first time in almost two decades that the US has repatriated cultural artifacts to Yemen, with the last being a single funerary …

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Excerpt: The Long Arc of South Asian Art edited by Annapurna Garimella
1 year, 11 months ago

Excerpt: The Long Arc of South Asian Art edited by Annapurna Garimella

Hindustan Times  

In the late 13th century, a Tamil speaking community in southern China’s coastal city of Quanzhou built a temple devoted to the Hindu god, Shiva. The remains attest to the presence of a settled South Indian community in southern China during the late 13th century and indicate an even longer history of cross cultural exchange between China and India. Ultimately, …

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Kunqu Opera wins global award
2 years, 1 month ago

Kunqu Opera wins global award

China Daily  

Yang Fengyi, head of the Northern Kunqu Opera Theater, and Chris Wang, chairman of Asian Arts Award, at a Beijing ceremony to mark their cooperation for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Kunqu Opera, one of the oldest traditional Chinese art forms, with a history dating back about 600 years, has been recognized by the 2022 Global Art Promotion Award. Established by …

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How a Danish family built an extraordinary collection of modern Indian art
4 years, 2 months ago

How a Danish family built an extraordinary collection of modern Indian art

Live Mint  

The name of VS Gaitonde shot into prominence in the global art market in 2013, after an oil painting by the artist fetched ₹20.5 crore at a Christie’s auction in India. Apart from Gaitonde’s work, the auction features paintings by India’s other modernist masters such as Bhupen Khakhar, Krishen Khanna, Ram Kumar down to Arpita Singh, Nalini Malani and Mithu …

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