Arts & Culture

Saturday, January 25, 2020

Arts & Culture

Famed Buddhist nun Pema Chodron resigns from Shambhala - cites community's lack of 'accountability' to alleged abuse victims

Sexual misconduct charges against its leader continued to roil the Shambhala Buddhist community this week, with famed nun and best-selling author Pema Chodron stepping down as a Shambhala teacher, saying adherents are "yearning for accountability."
The battle for Notre Dame: As the cathedral rises from the ashes, a tug-of-war is waged over its transformation

The battle for Notre Dame: As the cathedral rises from the ashes, a tug-of-war is waged over its transformation. PARIS - Earlier this month, the French general tasked with overseeing the restoration of Notre Dame confirmed some terrible news: Even now, nine months after a catastrophic fire in April destroyed the cathedral's spire, roof and some of its vaults, its fate remains uncertain. "The cathedral is still in a state of peril," Jean-Louis Georgelin told the French broadcaster CNews.
Guzheng adds magic to New Year in Bangkok show

An expert player of the venerable Chinese instrument the guzheng will be onstage on January 26 for a performance welcoming the Lunar New Year, presented by Mahidol University’s College of Music.
“Golden Hour” photography exhibition radiates beauty of transience.

A Melbourne-based artist, Cyrus Tang, is showing her artwork in Bangkok for the first time with her haunting and moving “Golden Hour” photography exhibition at Galerie Oasis, on Sukhumvit Soi 43 in Bangkok. The photography exhibition has now been extended until February 16 due to popular demand.
Beloved outsider artist Purvis Young left behind hundreds of paintings and a complicated legal case

Beloved outsider artist Purvis Young left behind hundreds of paintings and a complicated legal case. In December 2018, celebrities and collectors jetted into south Florida for Art Basel Miami Beach, the annual contemporary art fair. Hundreds of people in blazers and party dresses crowded into the Rubell Family Collection, a private museum, for the opening of an exhibit of work by the late Purvis Young.

Famed Buddhist nun Pema Chodron resigns from Shambhala - cites community's lack of 'accountability' to alleged abuse victims

On an island in the Seine, in the heart of the ancient city of Paris, the land where Notre Dame would be built had been devoted to religious worship for centuries. In 1160, Maurice de Sully, a brilliant administrator, was elected bishop of Paris and almost immediately began plans for a large cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. To clear space for Notre Dame, other structures, including the cathedral of Saint-Étienne, were gradually dismantled. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post illustration by Aaron Steckelberg

The battle for Notre Dame: As the cathedral rises from the ashes, a tug-of-war is waged over its transformation

Guzheng adds magic to New Year in Bangkok show

“Golden Hour” photography exhibition radiates beauty of transience.

Beloved outsider artist Purvis Young left behind hundreds of paintings and a complicated legal case

Somtow treads dangerous ground with love story in Nazi death camp

Kingtun’s Big-head girl to raise money for cancer ‘Again’

Heritage destroyed: why the ASA is trying to raise consciousness of preserving our history

Siam Sinfonietta

Beethoven X to kick off December 17 with “Reverse Flashmob”

The Lahu people pick tea leaves

Da Vinci’s scientific writings to unfold in Bangkok

Graffiti wall become the longest landmark in the northeast

Bangkok makes river the focus for Loy Krathong

Italian embassy to host meet on cultural identity and cross-cultural encounters

Building sustainability with the power of coffee

Make Yi Ping plans for Chiang Mai

Fabric, Crochet and Embroidery artwork

You, me, myself, yourself

Jimmy Liao's works are displayed in Museo ABC under the exhibition title

Taiwan illustrator Jimmy Liao showcased in Spain

Green Day set to rock Bangkok again in 2020

Royal Orchid prepares Lanna Loy Krathong

UOB Thai honours winners of annual painting competition

Snipe1 breaks the rules

HM in our hearts

Cool outings: Nonthaburi awash in floating markets

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