Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860-1961), known by her nickname Grandma Moses, began painting in earnest in her 70s and produced over 1,600 works until her final year at the age of 101. Her paintings depict the natural beauty and rural…
The 60-year evolution of Tokyo: From gritty student activism to a glowing metropolis
“KING & QUEEN” brings 90 portraits of five dynasties of British royal families, from the House of Tudor to the current House of Windsor, from London’s National Portrait Gallery to Tokyo’s Ueno Royal Museum. Spanning four hundred tumultuous years of…
“Japanese Art: Deep and Deeper” at The Suntory Museum of Art explores the relationship between traditional Japanese aesthetics and art, everyday life and the modern household. It delves into the history of Japanese aesthetics with a collection that supersedes basic…
Art has always been used as means to display and maintain power. Portraits of powerful figures was sought to reinforce authority of the depicted, and was also commonly used as valuable gifts. Paintings by famous artists also played a significant role in…
A brief history of the royal family’s foreign language skills
