Inside Lamqua's Western-style paintings of Chinese tumour patients in the 19th century


A look at two medical cases documented by the superstar painter Lamqua (1801-1860), who collaborated with the American missionary surgeon Dr. Peter Parker to depict patients before and after tumour removal in 1830s Guangdong – Warning: it really is warts and all.

Helen Kwong
April 16, 2023


6 More Modern Asian Women Artists You Should Know – Part II


Abstract art was the name of the game in the postwar years, and these 6 Asian women artists took global modernism in their stride: read more about Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Toko Shinoda, Park Re Hyun, Kim Lim, Bernice Bing, and Nasreen Mohamedi.

Helen Kwong
March 7, 2023


6 Modern Asian Women Artists You Should Know – Part I 


Modern societies called modern women, and in Asia, people everywhere proclaimed the it was the age of the ‘New Woman’. But who was she? Pan Yuliang, Georgette Chen, and Amrita Sher-gil are just a couple of the names you need to know.

Helen Kwong
March 5, 2023

                 
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