LuxArtAsia

22/07/2026

Art World Database (AWDB), founded by Tanya Amador and Sofia Coombe, began as an effort to solve the fragmented nature of research on Southeast Asian contemporary art by bringing artist biographies, exhibition histories and critical writing into a single accessible platform. Beyond compiling information, AWDB has expanded into commissioning research, developing a Southeast Asia-focused art glossary and documenting the region’s global artistic networks, helping build a more complete archive for future scholarship and visibility. Read the full story..

Founders of Art World Database (AWDB)

17/07/2026

Pretty Butterflies by

12/07/2026

Armadillo or cactus flower? The whimsical accessories of DIOR

09/07/2026

Couture week always brings a smile

Manish Malhotra embroideries

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02/07/2026

An afternoon at le 19M exhibition on Mains d'avenir

30/06/2026

Fashion in the 18th Century. A Fantasized Legacy.
Looking at three centuries of creation, the Palais Galliera examines the extent to which eighteenth-century fashion has been reinterpreted, between historical heritage, aesthetic fantasy, and creative freedom.

24/06/2026

To mark the centenary of the death of Claude Monet, MuMa in Le Havre presents an unprecedented exploration of the youth of the father of Impressionism. On display works rarely seen, like his caricatures.
In conjunction, two installations by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The monumental artworks, made up of 650,000 LEGO® bricks, revisit Monet’s Water Lilies.

Claude Monet's self portrait

His caricatures

Monet working in Giverny

03/06/2026

Seen a the National Portrait Gallery, Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait bringss together photographers and artists who each captured a different version of Monroe: Cecil Beaton, Richard Avedon, Eve Arnold, Philippe Halsman, Milton Greene, William de Morning, Andy Warhol and Pauline Boty, amongst others.
Marilyn was my childhood idol and I had posters and numerous books.. Amongst the well-known photographs, there are lesser known little gems of the woman not the actress, without make up, vulnerable, natural Mike's away from the papier glacé imagery.. A must see for any fans.