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FEBRUARY 2012
A Fragile Heritage, China Counts its Lost Ruins
January 2012
A Chinese Conundrum: Hong Kong Sales Slow Down
NOVEMBER 2011
Hong Kong Autumn Sales: Reading the Mixed Messages
OCTOBER 2011
Museum der Kulturen Basel Opens After Refurbishment
September 2011
Cover: World Heritage List New Sites
JUNE 2011
Thai Border Clashes Continue Around Preah Vihear Temple
June 2006
India: Traditional and Contemporary
India: Traditional and Contemporary
THEMED HOLIDAYS have become the trend in recent years – spas, yoga, safaris, but I was pleased to experience India in another way – through art. We visited four cities, Mumbai, Udaipur, Jaipur and Delhi. Mumbai is a good place to start - you can gain a potted history of Indian art in this city in just one or two days. From visiting the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly The Prince of Wales Museum), which houses a superb collection of miniature paintings and other art, to the growing group of art galleries selling modern and contemporary art to the domestic and international markets.
Bella Tuscany Oriental
Bella Tuscany Oriental
TOURISTS IN TUSCANY and owners of villas in ‘Chiantishire’ do not as a rule associate Renaissance masterpieces with Middle and Far Eastern art. And yet, curiously, Tuscany is one of the Italian regions where those interested in exotica will discover, next to the better known monuments, a treasure throve to cater for their specialised interests: be it Chinese porcelain, rare Islamic objects or the best of contemporary Chinese and Japanese art.
Bella Tuscany Oriental
Bella Tuscany Oriental
TOURISTS IN TUSCANY and owners of villas in ‘Chiantishire’ do not as a rule associate Renaissance masterpieces with Middle and Far Eastern art. And yet, curiously, Tuscany is one of the Italian regions where those interested in exotica will discover, next to the better known monuments, a treasure throve to cater for their specialised interests: be it Chinese porcelain, rare Islamic objects or the best of contemporary Chinese and Japanese art.
A Curious Affair: The Fascination between East & West
A Curious Affair: The Fascination between East & West
EAST AND WEST. For centuries, the mysteries and mystique of these two regions of the world – at first largely unknown to each other – exerted a powerful spell on the artists and designers who sought to depict what travellers described or dreamers imagined. This exhibition (in San Francisco) features more than 75 examples of paintings, ceramics, furniture, and other decorative arts, revealing the legacies of the interaction – and the mutual fascination – between Asia and Europe over the past four centuries.