New East Digital Archive

Painting

Wearable connections: the artists reclaiming Central Asia’s jewellery legacy

Wearable connections: the artists reclaiming Central Asia’s jewellery legacy

In praise of the monobrow: how a Uyghur Kazakh artist celebrates a coveted Central Asian beauty feature

In praise of the monobrow: how a Uyghur Kazakh artist celebrates a coveted Central Asian beauty feature

Uplifting, avant-garde children’s book illustrations from the USSR

Uplifting, avant-garde children’s book illustrations from the USSR

The Kosovan painter capturing Yugoslavia’s socialist architecture beyond time and space

The Kosovan painter capturing Yugoslavia’s socialist architecture beyond time and space

The diverse face of Europe: defining artworks since the fall of the Iron Curtain

The diverse face of Europe: defining artworks since the fall of the Iron Curtain

Vilnius gives 100 billboards to artists to sell work post-lockdown

Vilnius gives 100 billboards to artists to sell work post-lockdown

The Twitter bot bringing you non-stop socialist-era art

The Twitter bot bringing you non-stop socialist-era art

Bright and eclectic: Art-Pandemic is creating a new online gallery of Eastern European art

Bright and eclectic: Art-Pandemic is creating a new online gallery of Eastern European art

The dark glamour of Tamara de Lempicka’s paintings

The dark glamour of Tamara de Lempicka’s paintings

How one Romanian artist is reinventing Orthodox icons for the capitalist world

How one Romanian artist is reinventing Orthodox icons for the capitalist world

Half a century of Romanian history in 12 era-defining paintings

Half a century of Romanian history in 12 era-defining paintings

Toilet roll ruff, anyone? Russians recreate classic works of art at home

Toilet roll ruff, anyone? Russians recreate classic works of art at home

Get a glimpse of everyday Soviet life in a groundbreaking art exhibition in London

Get a glimpse of everyday Soviet life in a groundbreaking art exhibition in London

The art of attraction: meet the Kyrgyz women bringing the public back to galleries

The art of attraction: meet the Kyrgyz women bringing the public back to galleries

Time Can Space: explore California dreams with Romania's Marius Bercea

Time Can Space: explore California dreams with Romania’s Marius Bercea

Hungarian circus elephant's paintings sells for hundreds of dollars

Hungarian circus elephant’s paintings sells for hundreds of dollars

Dunya Zakharova — New East 100

Dunya Zakharova — New East 100

This Belarusian designer lets you become a masterpiece while you sleep

This Belarusian designer lets you become a masterpiece while you sleep