https://www.scmp.com/rss/501376/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Twenty-four intricate plastic replicas of Russian crown jewels pose uncomfortable questions about the theft of cultural and material heritage in war-torn societies. The original multimillion-dollar trove of Russian jewellery was owned by Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda before it was seized by US officials when the pair fled to Hawaii in 1986. Seeking to retain at least some of their ill-gotten wealth, the Marcos family took a number of the choicest artefacts in the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3052455/technology-gives-stolen-artefacts-lost-histories-new-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3052455/technology-gives-stolen-artefacts-lost-histories-new-life?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:30:05 +0000 When internationally acclaimed Indian photographer Sohrab Hura was invited to join a photographic road trip in the southern United States in 2016, he remembered a text message his father had sent him: “When you get the chance, tell me what’s beyond the levee.” Hura’s father had sent him the message from a cargo ship that was steaming north up the mighty Mississippi River from Pilottown in the far south of Louisiana to Belle Chasse in New Orleans, about 115km (72 miles) away. Working as a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3045964/indian-photographer-captures-stark-life-southern-us-magnum?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3045964/indian-photographer-captures-stark-life-southern-us-magnum?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Jan 2020 21:00:07 +0000 One fine morning, Sumona Chakravarty’s hometown of Kolkata fell off the grid: no working phones, no internet – a complete breakdown of news. The only way to get there from Mumbai was on an overbooked flight. Overnight, her home had become a prison, with deserted, barricaded roads that led nowhere. So begins the Kolkata artist’s imaginary account of “30 days of Curfew”, a series that inspires readers to play the game: what if it happened here? In a world dependent on access to information, how... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3032502/imagine-your-city-under-30-day-curfew-instagram-artist?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3032502/imagine-your-city-under-30-day-curfew-instagram-artist?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Oct 2019 23:30:11 +0000 “Do you know how to play Chinese rummy?” asks an elderly man who introduces himself as Mr Sun, flashing a grin. He continues stacking mahjong tiles neatly on the mosaic table. “It’s just like Indian rummy, but with pretty Chinese figures.” In the dim yellow light, four pairs of hands circle the upside-down tiles, their symbols hidden like dominoes, picking out a stack for themselves and then looking to see whether they have a matching sequence. Tumblers of milk tea appear. Around the room, teak... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3017650/chinese-indians-take-comfort-mahjong-kolkata-chinatown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3017650/chinese-indians-take-comfort-mahjong-kolkata-chinatown?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Jul 2019 11:00:07 +0000