Thailand Post launches stamps to mark 60 years of diplomatic ties with Singapore
The stamps are a collaborative project, designed by artists from both nations using a watercolor technique to depict historically significant architecture.
Arts
Asian Art Museum’s Lee So-young charts new vision for Asian diaspora
Ms Lee took office in April as the new director of the country's leading Asian art museum, having previously served as the chief curator at Harvard Art Museum.
Bangladesh’s dhak, dhol makers struggle to keep tradition alive
While demand rises during Hindu festivals such as Durga Puja, artisans often find little compensation. Once a regional attraction, the industry now struggles against modern…
Singapore artist Priscilla Tey wins top prize in World Illustration Awards 2025
Ms Tey is the first Singaporean to win in this category, but fellow Singaporean artist Esther Goh previously won in the Editorial Category in 2018 for Emojiworld, which was…
Bhutanese artist Pema ‘Tintin’ Tshering’s latest body of work, in between dreams, opens in New Delhi
Known simply as Tintin, he has emerged as one of the leading figures in Bhutan's contemporary art movement, blending Buddhist iconography with modern visual language.
Clay, colour, and devotion transform Old Dhaka’s lanes ahead of Durga Puja
Artisans have been busy crafting idols of Durga, Kartik, Ganesh, Lakshmi, and Saraswati, while traders report brisk sales of decorative items.
Meet the Islamabad artist turning old metal into beasts of (scrap) steel and hope
Scrap metal sculptor Ehtisham Jadoon wants to make Pakistan a better place, one massive statue at a time.
Acclaimed Chinese artist creates paintings of nature in miniature form, evoking philosophical reflections
At acclaimed ink artist Wang Mingming's ongoing exhibition at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, he combines two representative examples of classical Chinese…
The legends who dared: Modernists in Philippine art
From the ruins of war emerged a new movement of Philippine modernists—bold, experimental, and now, priceless at present
Songs, classic Chinese poetry and painting inspire a renowned former teacher’s comic
The Last Rose of Summer, a soothing piece inspired by the namesake poem of Irish poet Thomas Moore, is played in rotation.