Arts & Culture

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Arts & Culture

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The Mapo Oil Depot, located near the World Cup Park in Mapo, western Seoul, was once a level-one security facility that was off limits to the public for almost 40 years. The facility has recently been refurbished as a cultural space for citizens.
Remembering meditation master Luangphor Viriyang Sirintharo

The passing of mindfulness meditation master Luangphor Viriyang Sirintharo in December is a great loss to thousands of his students and followers.
Warin Lab all set to kick off trash-to-art exhibition

Warin Lab Contemporary is opening its first exhibition “Overflow – From Trash to Art” at its newly renovated art space in a 100-year-old residence-turned-art-space in the culturally rich area of Charoenkrung Road Soi 36, it announced in a press release.
Japan’s kabuki culture on screen at Iconsiam next week

Bangkok film and theatre fans are being treated to a rare double bill of Japanese classics next week, courtesy of the Japan Foundation.
Light up your home with these illuminating tips

What's Christmas without holiday lights? For starters . . . no worries that a hot bulb will melt your favorite plastic Snoopy ornament, or fears that adding one more string of lights will plunge your den into darkness. And maybe your heart won't skip a beat when you receive your December utility bill.

A photo of Luangphor Viriyang Sirintharo. The message on the board pays tribute to him with the words 'we miss venerable Luangphor Viriyang Sirintharo'.
Credit: Wat Dhammamongkol.

Remembering meditation master Luangphor Viriyang Sirintharo

Warin Lab all set to kick off trash-to-art exhibition

Japan’s kabuki culture on screen at Iconsiam next week

Colter Zimmer, 13, puts up Christmas lights with his mom, Julie Zimmer, at their home in Crofton, Md., on Nov. 22. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn Hockstein

Light up your home with these illuminating tips

When a Baltimore museum tried to raise money by selling three pricey artworks, it backfired stupendously

Iconsiam to light up New Year with epic firework extravaganza

Ever heard of a babysitter ghost? Every Thai child has one

Part of Ming Dynasty painter Wu Bin's long scroll entitled Ten Views of a Fantastic Rock. [Photo Credit: China Daily]

Chinese artwork sells for record price of $77m

Escaping the bad news cycle

A statue of Christopher Columbus is dumped into a lake in Richmond, Va. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by John McDonnell

Much of America has stopped celebrating Columbus Day, but the explorer remains revered in Italy

People sit on the steps at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Aug. 29, 2020. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Nina Westervelt.

Museums sell Picasso and Warhol, embrace diversity to survive

Nobel Prize in literature awarded to Louise Glück

Dovumentary, panel discussion on Oct 10 to reinforce EU campaign to end death penalty

Emily Jungmin Yoon (Yolimwon)

Connecting ‘comfort women’ and present-day experience through the eyes of a Korean immigrant

Mouawad to unveil Miss Universe Thailand’s Bt3.5m diamond crown

Participants look at the works on display at the Zaha Museum in Seoul during 2019 Korea Art Week.

2020 Korea Art Week to kick off Thursday

An exhibition marking the 600th anniversary of the completion of the construction of the Forbidden City opens in Beijing on Thursday. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily]

Forbidden City's 600 years focus of show

Exhibition offers insights into the renaissance works of princes Damrong and Narisara

James Seet - Sabi no.14, 2020, Ceramics, 31 x 17 x 29 cm

Zen and the art of clay in KL

Take in 80 years of Thailand Post history via a virtual exhibition

Somtow Sucharitkul, founder of Siam Sinfonietta

Mahler to bring light after Covid darkness at Thailand Cultural Centre

Cambodian makeup artist Apple (left) with Charli Hueston as the ‘Apsara Robot’. Courtesy of Dillon Morningstar

Cambodian artist finds Hollywood success

Photo: Screengrab via Matterport

An interactive virtual exhibition that reflects the diversity of Himalayan culture

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