When Aimee Lee’s face pops up on my Zoom screen for our interview, her head is framed by something I can’t quite comprehend. It appears to be a tapestry of bricks. The bricks—persimmon-colored, cream, ...

While Ma Biaobiao's success serves as an accidental triumph, the Chengdu Biennale, which opened on Feb 8 in Chengdu, Sichuan ...

Canal Cheong Jagerroos discusses her multi-layered rice-paper works, the philosophy of "in-between" spaces, and her 2026 Helsinki exhibition.

In “Little Monk Writes Rain,” “Yulu’s Linen” and “Lost in Peach Blossom Paradise,” spirited children meet Eastern visual traditions that have a life of their own.

In the 13th century, Sakya Pandita, a revered forefather of the school, met Godan, a grandson of Genghis Khan, in what is now ...

Woodblock New Year paintings, known as (muban) nianhua, are more than decoration. For centuries, they have been essential ritual objects for Chinese families during Spring Festival, acting as ...

A master carver transfers a drawn design onto a smooth, seasoned plank, traditionally pear wood for its fine, durable grain. Then, using chisels and knives, they meticulously carve away the negative ...

Malaysian contemporary artist Long Thein Shih has turned to traditional Chinese brush painting to capture the spirit of the fiery horse, this year’s zodiac animal. KUALA LUMPUR: What began as ...

FriendenArt’s Red Packet Series 2026, in collaboration with Hovid and Ho Yan Hor, features artists Branden Lim, Eugene Ngan, Kaye-Leigh, and Nurul Hikmah. Photo: The Star/Azman Ghani In Malaysia, the ...

For hundreds of years, paper horses have been a popular item used in Chinese folk life to communicate with the gods. The creations are a form of woodblock prints of folk gods on coloured paper which ...

A horse-themed paper-cutting artwork on display at the Chinese Traditional Culture Museum in Beijing, on Jan 30, 2026. [Photo/VCG] Chinese paper-cutting — UNESCO world intangible cultural heritage ...

Marrybrown has turned to the delicate art of Chinese paper cutting to tell a story about family, legacy and love in its 2026 Chinese New Year brand film, titled “纸为你”, which translates to “Crafted for ...