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Taiwanese 'graffiti village' eases elderly loneliness

Nestled in the mist-covered foothills of Taiwan's central mountain range, Ruan Chiao village is virtually devoid of young people, but artist Wu Tsun-hsien is coaxing the Instagram generation back by transforming local homes into a canvas of colour.

18 Jul 2019

Apollo 11 Neil Armstrong's restored spacesuit goes on display

The spacesuit that Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong wore for that one small step on the moon is back on display in mint condition.

17 Jul 2019

Triveni's newest gallery displays children’s art

Triveni Kala Sangam, a major cultural hotspot in the national capital especially known for its terrace cafe, has added its list of galleries, a unique open-air gallery dedicated to children's art.

16 Jul 2019

Texan widow donates masterpieces to French gallery

A Texan widow who discovered a love for French art during a trip to Paris in the 1970s is to donate another part of her vast collection of 19th-century masterpieces to France.

13 Jul 2019

San Francisco exhibition sheds light on Ed Hardy as an artist and tattoo pioneer

Through 300 paintings, prints, drawings and objects, "Ed Hardy: Deeper than Skin" is the first retrospective of his work and shows how Hardy intertwined fine art with tattooing to push both forward.

13 Jul 2019

Former ceramics artist curates major collection of folk art near central Mexican arts center

If you step into Mayer Shacter's Galeria Atotonilco as a novice, you'll walk out an appreciator of fine Mexican folk art.

11 Jul 2019

Meet the Saudi woman whose travel to 80 nations ignited her passion for art

"There are a lot of things in this world that we cannot read in a book or watch a documentary about, it is best to go and see it."

10 Jul 2019

Artist recreates Icelandic nature in London's Tate Modern

With light, mist and rain, Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson brings nature into the Tate Modern for a new London exhibition that appeals to visitors' senses while, at points, disorientating them.

10 Jul 2019

Museum starts 'live' restoration of Rembrandt masterpiece

The biggest ever restoration of Rembrandt`s "The Night Watch" is to begin online at Amsterdam's famed Rijksmuseum.

08 Jul 2019

Chinese theatre struggles to keep the tradition alive

The legends of the past are the bedrock of shadow theatre — a tradition still popular in the countryside, though it has lost much ground in large cities over the last few decades.

08 Jul 2019

Art by Sudanese protestors displayed in London

Much of the revolutionary street-art done by Sudanese anti-government protesters were destroyed. With a few of the photographs that were left and a few other paintings, an exhibition was conducted in London.

07 Jul 2019