Dar Al Funoon opening reception April 2, 7pm

Dar Al Funoon exhibition opening reception Monday, April 2, 7pm


Dar Al Funoon Gallery : Karim Ghidinelli ExhibitionArtist Profile: Karim Ghidinelli | Dar Al Funoon

Exhibit of foreign artist living in Kuwait opens Sunday, December 4, 7pm

I have two artworks included in this exhibit, hope you can make it!

lecture at Milwaukee Art Museum: Emperor Qianlong & Tibetan Buddhism

The Qianlong Emperor as Manjusri,

the Bodhisattva of Wisdom,

 mid-18th century, Tibetan but 

face painted by Giuseppe

Castiglione (Lang Shining) ,

 (Italian, 1688-1766)

I am back in Milwaukee (Aug. 1-16) and I plan on going to this...  hope to see you there!

Lecture: Palace Tantra: Emperor Qianlong’s Fascination with Tibetan Buddhism

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2011, 6:15 PM

Lubar Auditorium of the Milwaukee Art Museum

Free with Museum admission (first Thursdays of the month  are FREE!!!)

Explore the emperor's interest in Buddhism, as reflected in his art collection, with John Johnston, Coates-Cowden-Brown Curator of Asian Art, San Antonio Museum of Art.

Sponsored by the Fine Arts Society

This lecture is presented in conjunction with the Museum's summer-long CHINA series, five exhibitions covering 3,000 years of Chinese art and culture.

John Johnston assumed the Coates-Cowden-Brown Curatorship of Asian Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) in February 2009. Mr. Johnston received his training at the University of Hawaii (MA, 1995) and the Honolulu Academy of Arts. He has conducted lengthy art historical fieldwork in Bhutan, China, Thailand, and Japan. Previous work includes university-level teaching and auction house experience. Mr. Johnston's research interests include the Buddhist art of Bhutan, Chinese porcelain and ceramics, jade, and the history of printing. Mr. Johnston speaks locally, nationally, and internationally on these and other topics.

Articles by Mr. Johnston have appeared in Orientations, Arts of Asia, Far Eastern Economic Review, and other publications. He is co-author and co-curator of the internationally acclaimed catalogue and exhibition The Dragon's Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan organized by the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Mr. Johnston is project director, curator, and catalogue co-author for the forthcoming international exhibition 5,000 Years of Chinese Jade Featuring Selections from the National Museum of History, Taiwan organized by SAMA (opens September 30, 2011). Exhibitions at SAMA curated by Mr. Johnston include Music in Medieval China, Seasons of Beauty: Yoshitoshi's Thirty-two Aspects of Daily Life, and the forthcoming exhibition Chinese Cricket Cages: The Ernest K.H. Lee Collection (opens December 9, 2011).

Exhibit at Kuwait Museum of Modern Arts

Art Exhibition of Italian artist Enzo Manara
Genesis: Informal Universe at the Museum of Modern Arts in Kuwait.
The Opening Ceremony is Tuesday 12th of April, 2011 at 7 - 7.30 PM
This event is under the Patronage of General Secretary of National Council of Culture, Arts and Letters Mr. Ali Al Yoha