Obata, detained in a World War II internment camp for people of Japanese descent, urged turning to "Great Nature" to ...

Ever the trickster, Raven devised a plan to get inside the clan house and glimpse the daylight. He first decided to disguise himself as a speck of dirt in the river from which the old man’s daughter ...

Through stylised landscapes, scenes of everyday life and fantastical visions, Hokusai laid the foundations for a modern graphic touch still found in contemporary art far beyond the Nipponese shores.

This rehabilitation of man-made materials extends to found natural objects. Branches from the Singapore Botanic Gardens have been rustled together to create nests for digitally projected owls, in ...

Japanese incarceration interrupted these artists’ careers, but not their art Works by Hisako Hibi, Miné Okubo and Miki Hayakawa are featured in “Pictures of Belonging” at the Smithsonian ...

The British Museum’s exhibition on the Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) will include Van Gogh’s own copy of a print which he used in a painting in homage. Hiroshige ...

By Emily Nguyen 3/25/25 10:10pm This summer, Rice students are trading textbooks for passports as they prepare to study abroad. Beata Loch, director of the Study Abroad Office, said the summer is a ...

Bill Diller, a photographer living in Huron County, Mich., had never seen a snowy owl quite like this. In January, Mr. Diller’s neighbor told him about a “red-spotted snowy owl” in the area.

The National Gallery will stay open overnight on Friday, January 17, but night owls should act fast. Tickets for timed slots between 9 p.m. that evening and 10 a.m. the next day have been on sale ...

Some believe that spotting an owl is a good sign and can indicate a potential windfall is coming. According to Mind Body Green, people in Japan and China think that owls symbolize good luck and ...

Art & Exhibitions How Matisse’s Fascination With Japanese Woodcuts Influenced His Paintings The French artist was heavily influenced by the art of ukiyo-e.