Mysterious Carving of Naked Man Discovered Near Hadrian's Wall
An ancient carving depicting a naked "mystery horseman" discovered at Vindolanda, a Roman fort near Hadrian's Wall, might be a depiction of a god, archeologists said.
The carving shows a man without clothes (except a hat) who is holding a spear and standing in front of either a horse or donkey. This roughly 6-inch-wide by 12-inch-long (16 by 31.5 centimeters) stone would have fit into a recess at the fort, according to archaeologists at Vindolanda Charitable Trust in the United Kingdom.
Jul 01, 2021
PM Modi Launches Japanese-style Zen Garden and Kaizen Academy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated a Zen Garden and Kaizen Academy at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) premises in Ahmedabad. These two new initiatives are part of PM's vision of creating a 'Mini-Japan' in Gujarat. The newly launched Zen garden in Ahmedabad will showcase several elements of Japanese art, culture, landscape and architecture.
The Zen garden features a statue of Lord Buddha. The garden is built in partnership with the Japan Information and Study Centre at AMA and Indo-Japan Friendship Association (IJFA), Gujarat, supported by the Hyogo International Association (HIA), Japan.
Sound Art Garden Coming to Blanton Museum of Art
The Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas is opening the first ever museum exhibition space dedicated exclusively to sound art. Named after the Austin-based arts philanthropists Ernest and Sara Butler, who made a $5m donation to the museum for the project, the Butler Sound Gallery will be a park-like outdoor space on the Blanton's roughly 200,000sq. ft campus. The sound garden is part of a campus-wide revitalisation project led by the Norweigan-based architecture firm Snøhetta and is expected to open to the public in 2022.