A second lecture on Ch’an painting in China by the distinguished art historian James Cahill.
James Cahill on Ch’an Painting, 1: Liang Kai
In 2010 Professor Emeritus James Cahill, one of the leading and most eminent historians of Japanese and Chinese art, made a series of films, entitled A Pure and Remote View, examining the development of Chinese painting from its beginnings up and to the middle ages. The series of 12 lectures, often split into 2, 3…
Safeguarding Dunhuang for China and the World
Two talks by scholars involved in the conservation of one of the largest repositories of Buddhist art in the caves at Dunhuang in China.
Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures of the Silk Road
A talk by Fredrik Heibert at the Asian Art Museum on the Hidden Treasures of the Silk Road exhibition in the US, showing Afghani cultural artifacts.
Eternal Ancestors – Buddha’s Relics
Lecture at the Metropolitan Museum in New York about the importance of reliquaries in Buddhist culture
Bronze Technology in Cambodia
A very interesting talk given as part of the Aspects of Angkor series which traces the introduction of bronze work in SE Asia, and also the technologies that are involved in the work.
Reconstructing the Ruined Buddhist Complex of Banteay Chhmar
A presentation by Oliver Cunin on Banteay Chhmar, a Mahayana Temple, which is the largest of the Angkorian sites outside of the main complex itself.
Divine Dwellings: The Architectural Context of Khmer Sculpture
A very good overview of the development of Khmer architecture and statuary given by Helen Jessup as part of the Aspects of Angkor series of lectures at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington
Wangari Maathai: Environment, Democracy and Peace
Today is International Women’s Day, and Wangari Maathai is one of the most articulate women alive at present, for nearly 40 years her voice has been heard in support of women and women’s rights, the environment and sustainable development, and peace and reconciliation around the world.