Mayors of 17 world cities to participate in Dushanbe Navruz festival; over 10,000 people to participate in Nurek show Herald Report Preparations are in full swing across Asia, Middle East and Balkans to celebrate Navruz which heralds the arrival of spring and the first day of the new year of Persian calendar.  Festivities have already kicked off in Hunza, Ghizer, …

Herald Report A Japanese architect and designer of the master plan of the University of Central Asia (UCA) has won the Pritzker Architecture Prize for 2019. Arata Isozaki is the 46th winner of the Pritzker prize which carries $100,000 cash, says a statement issued by the university. The prize will be awarded at a ceremony at the Chateau de Versailles …

Google has paid tribute to the “the Marilyn Monroe of Bollywood” with a doodle by Bengaluru-based artist Muhammed Sajid Legendary Bollywood actor Madhubala would have been 86-years-old had she been alive today. Google has paid tribute to the “the Marilyn Monroe of Bollywood” with a doodle by Bengaluru-based artist Muhammed Sajid. “While her breathtaking appearance earned comparisons to Venus, Madhubala …

The Moon: A Voyage Through Time explores wonder, knowledge, and beauty inspired by the moon through the ages The Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, 1969, was a transformative event for humanity, yet the moon has captivated cultures since the dawn of civilization. The Moon: A Voyage Through Time is a major new exhibition opening March 9 at the Aga …

HAH Report The 27th Faiz Amn Mela concluded Sunday at the Open Air Theatre of Baagh-i-Jinnah, Lahore, marking 108th birthday of the great revolutionary poet of the Suth Asian Subcontinent with a call for promoting his message of resistance against repression, exploitation, and struggle for social justice, love and peace in the South Asian region in particular and the world …

From the Romans’ wild parties to today’s modern romance, love has been celebrated in mid-February. Learn about Valentine’s Day past and present. Valentine’s Day is the day of love. More than any other day of the year, romantic couples shower their better half with gifts and tokens of appreciation. Much about Valentine’s Day is well known. The handwritten cards, chocolate …

Runyu Liang Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson placed twenty-four blocks of glacier ice outside of the Tate Modern in London. He placed another six blocks outside the European headquarters of Bloomberg, also in London. The installations, unveiled in December, are part of a series called Ice Watch, which Eliasson began in Copenhagen in 2014 at the release of IPCC’s fifth comprehensive report on …

This interview with Olzhas Suleimenov was initially published in 2015 in the book Art-Atmosphere of Alma-Ata, co-authored by Zitta Sultanbayeva and Asya Nuriyeva. This is a shortened version of the text. It employed the articles and interviews of A. Arischevsky, T. Nusipbekov, K. Maitrekov, and Z. Sultanbayeva, as well as a transcript of O. Suleimenov’s speech at the KazNU conference dedicated …

Dua Abbas Rizvi Nationalism in the arts can be seen as a contradiction in terms. Paying homage to the nation state requires acquiescence and acceptance whereas artists by their very nature are rebels and scrutinisers. Can the idea of a nation state still appeal to their sentimental and nostalgic sides? Can they see ‘nation’ as evoking the notion of ‘home’ …

Runyu Liang This week’s video features Himalayan rap set in New York City. The rap refers to the new generation of the land of snow and to classic items of Tibetan cuisine, specifically Tsampa, made from barley flour and mixed with Tibetan butter tea. Named after Tsampa, the rap is produced by Zurich-based Tibetan rapper Karma Emchi, also known as …