Waste and cultural wonders: Yogyakarta artists put the city’s landfill on the map
A collective of artists and activists are attempting to find a holistic solution to the trash crisis in Yogyakarta city.
Arts
Turning data into art
Known for his data and AI driven art, Anadol is good at using it creatively.
Global galleries reinvigorate Seoul showcases this summer
Two leading galleries are presenting exhibitions featuring artists from diverse artistic backgrounds.
Matisse’s first China exhibition takes Beijing by storm
The exhibition highlights the role of the master as a “curator”, who himself would tell the audience his work and life.
Wisdom prevails as martial arts drama boosts genre
The series comprises a total of 36 episodes, each discreetly representing one of the 36 strategies derived from The Art of War, written by Sun Tzu.
Final looks behind curtain of current National Theatre
It is allowing guests to take a behind-the-scenes tour of a sacred place for Japanese performing arts before it is closed for renovations.
Light-drawing artists in China set Guinness record
The artwork shows images of a lion's head, the emblem of the Communist Party of China, as well as hundreds of pentagrams.
Psy blows away sultry summer with ‘Summer Swag’
The song had everyone in the Jamsil Olympic Stadium on their feet, jumping to the beats.
The vanishing art of traditional Ph’av mat weaving
In Siem Reap’s historic Angkor Thom district, around 400 families in the three villages of Leang Dai commune still weave Ph’av palm into beautiful mats.
Nobel laureate Mo Yan publishes new drama Crocodile
The play, published by the Hangzhou-based Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House, is divided into four acts and nine scenes, consisting of about 100,000 Chinese words.