Winning images

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Brunei Museums shows exhibits from the 1997 Asean Art Awards,including Masterpiece of Indonesia from Yuswantoro, which was awarded the Grand Prize. Twenty works from 35 that have been selected after judging in their home countries, have been purchased by Philip Morris, which has given them to Singapore Art Museum. They have been displayed in Singapore from Jan to Mar 1998, and then move to Brunei in April. The theme is communication, and works may communicate environmental, political and spiritual messages.

Criticism and interpretation, Art, Asian, Asian art, Art festivals

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Small brush, big splash: a retrospective in Hong Kong for a grand tradition

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Three exhibitions now at the Hong Kong Museum of Art explore Chinese ink painting in the 20th century. The major show, Twentieth Century Chinese Painting: Tradition and Innovation, presents the diversity of traditional painting from the Qing dynasty's decline to the 1990s. The other exhibitions show the work of Huang Binhong (1865-1955) and Wu Guanzhong (1919- ). The scope of Tradition and Innovation, which eschews Western-style painting, nevertheless encompasses subtle political content.

Painting, Chinese, Chinese painting, Hong Kong Museum of Art

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Treasure trove

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Shanghai's new museum houses a stunning collection of objects, supported by innovative displays, striking lighting schemes and impressive architecture. The major categories of objects on display in ten galleries include painting, calligraphy, sculpture and furniture. There is an outstanding collection of ceramics.

Art museums, Shanghai, China

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