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08/02/2010 : As a material and as a symbol, bamboo is woven into the life of Asia. You find it in gardens and in creation myths, forming the scaffolds of skyscrapers and surrounding shrines and temples as barriers against evil. In a thousand ways bamboo remains central to the daily economic life of the continent, reincarnated as food and medicine, paper and fabrics, instruments and as a crucial building material. These same qualities that make bamboo so utilitarian _ its strength and versatility _ also make it an ideal medium for the craftsman, and nowhere does it reach a more refined form than in the Beppu basket work of Japan. TCDC's new exhibition, ``Japanese Bamboo: Tracing the legend of Beppu craftsmanship'', this month explores the wisdom, process and history behind this unique and little known art form.
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06/02/2010 : Inspired by the pioneers of ethno-photography during the Age of Exploration, Hamid Sardar-Afkhami made numerous expeditions in Mongolia for nearly a decade.

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20 years of Thai art
06/02/2010 : More than 200 art pieces by prominent Thai artists will be showcased in "The 2nd Decade of Bualuang Painting Exhibition" at the Queen's Gallery from February 12 to March 30.
Growing up in a climate of fear
05/02/2010 : When she was a young girl, Nurutna Hawae's school was set alight by insurgents.
WHAT'S ONTHIS WEEK AND BEYOND
Art Exhibitions
05/02/2010 : German jazz
Resisting Uniformity
04/02/2010 : 'I hear you're losing weight again Mary Jane/ Do you ever wonder who you're losing it for" - so sang Alanis Morissette in Mary Jane in 1995. Though a decade and a half have passed, the anxiety remains - the same insecurity of not belonging to the type valorised by society still drives us to do things, mostly unreasonable things, other people do.
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Round the World in 360 degrees
04/02/2010 : Hello readers. This is a night market in my neighbourhood. Illuminated with neon light, the market looks quite lively with lots of activities. One good thing about night markets is they let customers avoid the daytime heat.
Artists' Open House
04/02/2010 : Two signature sculptures Joy and Ecstasy by the late artist Misiem Yipintsoi will be the highlight of the charity tour programme, "Art from Inside", organised by Soroptimist International Dusit. The tour is a unique one-day trip to homes and studios of four celebrated artists in the heart of Bangkok.
8.1m pounds for Picasso work not seen since 1967
03/02/2010 : A Picasso masterpiece not seen in public for more than four decades has sold at auction for 8.1 million pounds (13 million dollars, 9.3 million euros) -- more than twice the expected price.
Open house art tour
03/02/2010 : Art lovers will be able to visit four celebrated artists for their annual fund-raising event titled, "Art from Inside", organised by the Soroptimist International Dusit Club.
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Inside the room
30/01/2010 : If art makes the invisible visible and music makes the non-audible audible, the colourless-mute space, the air, may come into being with the help of these mediums.
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Cosmopolitan of art performances
30/01/2010 : Theatre is a gift, not for sale. Today the Moradokmai Theatre Troupe kicks off its free "2nd Pathum Thani International Theatre Festival" in Pathum Thani.