Iconic giant rubber ducks set afloat in Kaohsiung as festival opens
Kaohsiung, Jan. 27 (CNA) Two giant rubber ducks created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman were set afloat in Kaohsiung's Love River Bay on Saturday to mark the opening of the city's 2024 Wonderland festival.
Hofman's...
Three Taiwanese artists recognized by Japan’s International Manga Award
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced the winners of the 17th International Manga Award on Dec. 26. This year, Taiwanese manga artist Jason Chien’s (簡嘉誠) “Wind Chaser Under the Blue Sky (青空下的追風少年)”...
Asian Art Museum Sweeps Industry Awards
Critically-acclaimed exhibition The Rama Epic wins multiple prestigious accolades from Association of Art Museum Curators and American Alliance of Museums
San Francisco, May 12, 2017 — The Rama Epic: Hero, Heroine, Ally, Foe, an unprecedented...
“One-on-One With Don Bronto” at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center in Tampa
As a revival of its Pop Concert Series Program, the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. proudly presents “One-on-One With Don Bronto” on Friday, November 13, 2015 at 7:30PM at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center in Tampa,...
Taiwanese poets, writer highlighted in Tokyo shows
Two month-long exhibitions focusing on the works of Taiwanese poets and writers have opened in Tokyo, the Ministry of Culture announced on October 9.
The Taiwan Cultural Center in Tokyo, which has previously focused on...
The art of Cantonese Cuisine
“Cooking is a craft and food, an art, Cherry Garden’s advertisement campaign features a series of Chinese Characters: Joy, Heart, Thought etc – inspired by that belief. Subtle use of the traditional Chinese teapot, soup spoon and...
How they build the Asano Taiko?
They are called Taiko which means big drum in Japanese. The time and effort that goes into them is unreal and can take around 5 years. One that they are working on was carved...
Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s One-stroke Calligraphy Exhibition
On July 5, Venerable Master Hsing Yun's One Stroke Calligraphy Grand Opening Exhibition at the Orange County Administration Building. Exhibition will open to public till July 29th. This is a free event. For more...
Uproar of Taiko Drumming in San Francisco
San Francisco Taiko Dojo celebrated their 45th anniversary in 2013. Taiko is a traditional Japanese Drumming which has widely spread amongst United States in the past few decades. Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka, who established San Francisco Taiko Dojo, was...
Two Japanese Master Printmakers Go Head to Head in “Showdown! Kuniyoshi vs. Kunisada”
Exhibition of 100 Colorful Prints Poses Question: “Are you #TeamKuniyoshi or #TeamKunisada?”
AUGUST 11–DECEMBER 10, 2017
Rival artists Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) were the two best-selling designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. Featuring 100...