Rome [ENA] The complex interweaving of different Western visions of China had a profound impact on artistic exchange between China and the West during the nineteenth century. Beyond Chinoiserie, Artistic Exchange between China and the West during the Late Qing Dynasty (1796-1911), is a precious volume just published by Brill in the Series:East and West, Volume: 4. It focuses on the complexity of this exchange.   [Full story...]

Rome/Spoleto [ENA] A Focus dedicated to Lithuania in the Spoleto Biennial of fiber art. Consequently, the last Focus event of this year is an astonishing and pleasant Italian look at Lithuanian textile art, which completes the cycle of this year’s cultural events and broadens it with beautiful metaphors. The Biennial of fiber art, curated by Maria Giuseppina Caldarola and Margherita Labbe takes place   [Full story...]