Tag Archives: Art

• Meet Techung, the man who opens for the Dalai Lama 18 May 2013 | Li Robbins This post has no comments yet

  Tibetan singer and multi-instrumentalist Techung has opened for the Dalai Lama before in Japan, Costa Rica and the US, and will open again on 18 May for a speech the Tibetan leader will make in New Orleans. ...

• Four-armed Tibetan goddess auctioned for 630 000 Swiss francs 14 May 2013 This post has no comments yet

  The highest final price went to a 14th/15th century four-armed goddess from Tibet, but the Thangkas and selected ceramics also reached high prices. ...

• Portraits of the Dalai Lama sold at Lisa Andrews 29 March 2013 This post has no comments yet

  Two portraits of Tenzin Gyaso, the 14th Dalai Lama, taken by figurative British artist Lisa Andrews were sold by the Buddhist Community Centre UK, with a total gain of £6,200. ...

• China bans Kraftwerk from festival over Tibet show 28 March 2013 This post has no comments yet

  China has forbidden German electronic band Kraftwerk from performing at a music festival there, because of past support for Tibet. ...

• Sacred Tibetan art at the Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent 20 March 2013 This post has no comments yet

  From 14 March to 21 July 2013, the Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent is offering an exhibition devoted to the sacred art of Tibet. ...

• A dream of performing at Norbulingka 18 March 2013 | Sonam Phuntsok This post has 5 comments

  Without the work of Norbu Tsering la, Tibetan opera would not even exist any more. His has been the biggest contribution by far, by anyone, to the preservation of Tibetan culture. ...

• Opera master Norbu Tsering passes away 15 March 2013 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 4 comments

  Tibetan opera master Norbu Tsering passed away at a hospital in McLeod Ganj on Thursday evening after a prolonged illness. He was 86. ...

• Chinese painter portrays Tibet self-immolators 13 January 2013 | Gillian Wong This post has no comments yet

  Beijing-based artist Liu Yi is working on a series of black-and-white portraits he knows will never be shown in a Chinese gallery. ...

• Exiled Tibetans take musical route to show solidarity with self-immolators 13 December 2012 This post has no comments yet

  Tibetan exiles in Dharamsala organised a 'Sing for Tibet' programme and used music to show solidarity to their compatriots who immolated themselves to protest against China. ...

• Karnataka to host 2013 Miss Tibet beauty pageant 27 November 2012 | Gautam Dheer This post has 2 comments

  The sole "Miss Tibet" beauty pageant will now be showcased before a much larger audience in Bylakuppe in Karnataka. ...