Arts & Culture
“Everybody has stories to tell:” Creating art space for children at National Gallery Singapore
Children need space to grow and art plays a pivotal role in creating not just any space, but a creative and conducive space. Knowing...
Baku Forum: Time to find ‘magic formula’ for peaceful coexistence
I t is time to find that “magic formula” that will encourage people to live together in peace, the head of the United...
Artist and Empire: British Legacy in Singapore
Mr Low Sze Wee, Director, Curatorial, Collections & Education, National Gallery Singapore, shared with Rattana Lao (Modern Diplomacy) on the origin, expectation and reception...
Culture as a binding factor in our society- interview with Camilla Habsburg-Lothringen
W e need culture to know where we came from, says her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Tuscany...
The Baqee Organization to Washington to denounce cultural genocide
Civilizations are proud of traditions and construct relics to build heritage sites honoring revered personalities. The Saudi government defies normal traditions by destroying the...
The emergence of a new patrimonial art
Kovach Imre Barna* and Murray Hunter Metaphorically, new art trends are like volcanoes. They erupt along the tectonic fault lines of colliding and shifting...
Obituary for Ales
Poet, thinker, professor, father and husband Modern Diplomacy’s Advisory Board member and frequent contributor Ketch the Ray thoughts in slope beyond...
Violinist Tim Fain and Composers Concordance do it right with an all new concert in New York
Greetings from New York City, and welcome to my column! Here, I write about new music and media, and the people who create the...
Palmyra: ISIS-Wanton Destruction
On 4 October, 2015 Maamun Abdulkarim, the Syrian Director General of Antiquities and Museums, confirmed that the 2000 year old Arch of Triumph in...
The financialization of the art world and the cannibalization of creativity
Kovach Imre* and Murray Hunter For most people, the art world is an area of sophistication, finesse, and creativity, which takes a high moral...