Phnom Penh Post - Arts & Culture
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- Doubted self-portrait of renowned artist van Gogh is real, say experts
- Getting to know local urban aesthetics at Sra’Art Gallery
- Dye workshop dips into traditional Cairo craft
Young artists show off their works at TorTim
Two young artists – a painting and a photography artist – share space at the TorTim contemporary art gallery to present their work in an exhibition The Flow that began from March 18 and will run until June 18.
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Aussie artist turning pagoda flowers into art
Publication date 22 March 2020 | 23:49 | ICTAustralian artist Morrison Polkinghorne has breathed new life into an old art form by utilising lotus plants to create a wide variety of pointillistic artwork.
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Chimvichet: Using weapons to create art
Publication date 15 March 2020 | 22:27 | ICTWith a heart-shaped body made of metal scraps and legs that resemble vases, the bird looks up to the sky.
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Pop-up market Cult celebrates Women’s Day
Publication date 08 March 2020 | 22:40 | ICTAiming to put the spotlight on the Kingdom’s best female entrepreneurs and designers, Cambodia’s Ultimate Lifestyle Trend (Cult) is holding a pop-up market this Saturday to mark International Women’s Day.
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Gallery exhibitions to mark Women’s Day
Publication date 05 March 2020 | 22:25 | ICTOn International Women’s Day, three art exhibitions will showcase at the KBach Gallery to celebrate and empower women and create positive discourse over gender equality in the Kingdom.
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Blockbuster Rome show marks 500 years since Raphael’s death
Publication date 05 March 2020 | 21:35 | ICTItaly is marking 500 years since the death of Renaissance master Raphael with a blockbuster exhibition whose preparations were marred by a row over a treasured portrait some feared was too fragile to move.
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Cambodian hearts sealed together in gift to last a lifetime
Publication date 01 March 2020 | 21:54 | ICTEncased in a glass dome filled with dried flowers and grass and decorated with beads, a pair of dolls clad in traditional wedding attire pose for a picture.
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Myanmar’s last generation of headhunters
Publication date 27 February 2020 | 21:37 | ICTNgon Pok remembers his father and grandfather returning triumphantly to his tribal village in Myanmar’s far north with a human head , and the agony of the tattoo he was given to celebrate their victory.
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Cambodian artists plan French takeover
Publication date 23 February 2020 | 21:29 | ICTVuthea, AGO and Srey Leak – three popular local artists from hip-hop label KlapYaHandz Records that have earned millions of views on YouTube – will showcase their talent alongside French artists in a concert in Paris later this mont
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Myanmar’s most isolated pray for upcoming harvest
Publication date 19 February 2020 | 21:47 | ICTA haunting refrain pierces the night as the tribeswomen of the Gongwang Bonyo, among the most isolated people in Myanmar, dance around a campfire to bless the harvest ahead.
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The New Apsaras: Exploring the social impact of Kingdom’s garment industry
Publication date 16 February 2020 | 21:47 | ICTJust as the mythical Apsaras bring thumb and index finger together in a gesture known as ‘falling fruit’, so do garment workers use the same fingers to pick up a needle that helps them earn an income to support their families.