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After 40 years, women’s groups find home

FINDING affordable real estate in New York City can take forever. Just ask Gloria Steinem and other feminist activists who searched for decades before finding a building to house women’s groups. “We’ve ...

November 20, 2016, Sunday

‘Cathedral of design’ prepares to open doors

FROM Walkmans to iPhones and classic cars to robotic arms, London’s new Design Museum will offer a journey through the world of contemporary design when it opens its doors to the public next week. The ...

November 20, 2016, Sunday

Local ballet troupe performs in Canada

SHANGHAI Ballet recently toured to Ottawa, Canada from November 10 to 14. The ballet troupe established in 1979 staged the classic ballet “Giselle” at the National Arts Centre and the original ballet ...

November 20, 2016, Sunday

New way to experience the best of Italy

“panorama,” a 15-minute panoramic video that showcases the best of Made-in-Italy is currently on view at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. “Panorama,” made its debut in Milan and was then shown at Grand ...

November 20, 2016, Sunday

Sinan Mansions event showcases French flair

AN exhibition showcasing the French lifestyle and trends was staged at Sinan Mansions this week. More than 20 renowned French home products brands brought their latest designs in town, some of them even ...

October 30, 2016, Sunday

Passing on Chinese heritage

THE showroom of Shanghai Haute Couture Week opened to public this week in A-zenith Art Center, showcasing the art of Chinese traditional craftsmanship. Local brands like high-end qipao maker PLLC, Fangu ...

October 30, 2016, Sunday

Opening up the beauty of pastels

LIZ Haywood-Sullivan, chairwoman of the International Association of Pastel Societies, is standing in front of a pastel work in progress in a room in Suzhou Technology University. She’s thinking how to ...

October 30, 2016, Sunday

Intricate charm of lacquer can often take months to achieve

LACQUER art created by Fan Fuan and his students is on display at Tada Museum in Tianjin until the end of this month. One of the projects supported by China National Art Funds, this is the second stop ...

October 23, 2016, Sunday

Hockney likes operating on a huge and tiny backdrop

DAVID Hockney presented the largest book ever devoted to his art on Tuesday, a limited-edition volume costing US$2,500 that spans more than 60 years of work by one of the United Kingdom’s most influential ...

October 23, 2016, Sunday

Rome unveils cloud-inspired convention center

A new convention center in Rome that has been hailed as one of acclaimed architect Massimiliano Fuksas’s most ambitious buildings yet was unveiled to the international media on Wednesday, ahead of its ...

October 23, 2016, Sunday