“Regarding poetry and painting there is none greater than me in Tibet. I am one who pleases . I am one who has come into this world to paint.”–10th Karmapa, Choying Dorje [1] “Superior to all of these [was] the Lord of the World practicing art, the glorious Karmapa Choying Dorje. This individual studied painting with… Continue reading THE FORTHCOMING SELLING OF “PRICELESS” BUDDHIST TREASURES TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER IN HONG KONG: Ancient Indian and Nepalese Buddhist statues, 10th...| Dakini Translations and Publications མཁའ་འགྲོ་མའི་...
Experts in Looted Art and Restitution; Calls for Transparency, Cites Moral Imperative January 8, 2014 — To assist in determining the extent and origin of Nazi-looted art in the collection discovered to be in the possession of Cornelius Gurlitt in Munich, Germany, the Claims Conference has recommended two experts in Holocaust-era art recovery to serve […] The post Claims Conference Recommends Two Appointees to Gurlitt Art Task Force appeared first on Claims Conference.| Claims Conference
Recently catalogued artworks This week I have spent some time cataloguing our visual material. Those who have visited our Reading Room would probably have consulted our physical catalogue entitled Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Engravings and Busts in the Collection of the Royal Asiatic Society by Raymond Head. The illustrated catalogue was published in 1991 and…| Royal Asiatic Society
The permanent Walnut Hills gallery will showcase works by ArtWorks’ artists-in-residence and participants in its emerging fellowship program.| Movers & Makers