Lui Shoukwan”s painting Beyond All Thoughts (1970) refers to the state of freeing one’s mind of thoughts while practicing Zen Buddhist-style meditation. CHINA DAILY A master painter and pioneer of the Hong Kong New Ink Movement, Lui Shou-kwan has a legacy that also includes a huge body of written work — be it inscriptions on
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Cultural Living Room. Iwan Baan before usage Inviting. That best describes the new Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, renamed and reopened in late April of 2023 following a four-year, $150-plus million renovation. The refreshed museum is bright, open and airy. Artworks on view are big, colorful and
The fine print of ownership New buyers beware: there are many logistical elements involved in the acquisition process. You might want to hire a lawyer to ensure loans taken out by the former owner of a piece of art are paid off. Some people take loans to finance their purchase while others might put the
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – It’s a big weekend at the Arts Center of Western Colorado as the organization hosts the 60th Annual Holiday Fine Art and Craft Fair. Hundreds of people are expected to stop by to support local artists, browse handmade gifts, and enjoy one of the community’s longest-running traditions. For six decades,
What is the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston? The Museum of Fine Arts is a cornucopia of visual arts ranging from prints and drawings to photography and decorative arts, crafts, and design. One of the top 10 largest museums in the nation and home to over 70,000 works of art from all over the world
Heffel Fine Art Auction House held its marquee autumn sales in Toronto’s swank Yorkville district on Wednesday (19 November) in a marathon series of four auctions that saw more than a dozen new records set and paintings from the collection of North America’s oldest company sold off. In all 16 artists’ secondary market records were
Art of the Ozarks returns to the Springfield Expo Center for its third year, offering an indoor fine art fair that features more than 60 artists from across the region. Event organizer and Formed Gallery owner Laura Ingalsbe says the idea grew out of conversations with local artists who wanted a winter market that could
Monet, Manet and Magritte; Renoir, Rubens, Rossetti and Rodin; Degas, Delacroix and Van Dyck- not to mention Botticelli, Poussin, Turner, Gainsborough, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Picasso, Hodgkin… You can see key works by all these- and many more- great artists in the galleries at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts. There’s also a stunning coin
A pair of hip hop and R&B icons graced the stage at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Wednesday. Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats were in Richmond to support the opening of their new exhibit at the museum called Giants. It includes works from the artists’ own collections, including some of the equipment used to
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has officially unveiled the theme for the highly anticipated 2026 Met Gala: Costume Art. The concept delves into the deep relationship between fashion and fine art, offering a fascinating exploration of fashion as an art form. The MET says costume and fashion are art; these designers prove it The Costume