Books Publications Le Cambodge, t1-part1
Seminal essay on Cambodia, the land, its people and its history. Then director of the Ecole Coloniale, Etienne Aymonier was the first to give an overview of the Angkor rediscovery in the 1800s. His…Books Studies on the Art of Ancient Cambodia
Ten articles by Jean Boissellier translated from the French offer a comprehensive and stimulating vision on Khmer statuary, its regional influences and its possible sources of inspiration.Books Art in Thailand: A Brief History
A reference summary of the history of art in Thailand, by a Thai educationist and archaeologist.Books Angkor Buddhist Treasures from Banteay Kdei | Preah Norodom Sihanouk Angkor Museum
The discovery of 274 discarded Buddhist statues at Prasat Banteay Kdei in March and August 2001 by a team of Sophia University and Cambodian archaeologists.Books Treasures of the Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur
Entirely renovated in July 2008, a one-of-a-kind museum showcasing heritage treasures from Rajasthan, India, and the world.Links Khmer Ruins in Thailand
A useful online platform on Khmer archaeological sites in modern Thailand.Publications Analyzing the Impact of Indian Architecture on the Architecture of Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia
A useful contribution for a better understanding of what was hastily called "Indianization" of Southeast Asia. Architectural point of view.Books The Measured Art: A Proportional Analysis of Early Khmer Sculpture
A proposed new periodization for pre-Angkorean sculptures.Books Tendances de l'Art Khmer | Trends in Khmer Art
'Commentaries on 24 Masterpieces at the National Museum of Phnom Penh'.Books Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad
Back to the intellectual and aesthetical origins of Hindu architecture and its Southeast Asian derivatives, particularly in the Khmer tradition.Books The Lotus Transcendent: Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection
A magnificent art collection, presented when 'provenance' only meant speculations about dates and styles, not how rightfully (or not) artworks were bought.Books Erotic Sculpture of India
The power-charged erotica of Indian iconography, or how "bringing beauty nearer" inspired Indian (and Khmer) sculptors.Themes Arts
Books Documents graphiques de la Conservation d'Angkor, 1963-1973
Guardian of artistic treasures from the Khmer Temples, the Angkor Conservation also produced and stored detailed blue prints and archaeological field reports.Archimages The Sculptors
Sculptures, bas-reliefs, frescoes, through archives and publications during Angkor's rediscovery.Publications Matching Statues and Pedestals
Truncated feet, arms and heads -- the sad pattern of looted artefacts worldwide. A study in sculptuarry art restoration challenges.Devata Khmer Devatas at Prasat Sikhopharum
Devatas are a distinctive element of this Khmer temple located in modern Thailand.Publications Khmer Stone Sculptures: A Collection Seen from a Material Point of View
A scientific analysis of the stone sculptures kept at the controversial MET collection of Khmer art.Devata "Devatas of the Shadows": the goddesses of Preah Khan
Sacred images of goddesses remain in the shadowed alcoves of Preah Khan temple.Books Looting in Angkor | Pillage a Angkor
25 years after its publication, still a reference in the effort for tracing and retrieving looted Khmer arts.Books L'Annam et le Cambodge, Voyages et récits historiques
With a map of "Indochina", an expanded version of Pere Bouillevaux's 1858 book.Publications Two Yoginis of Hevajra from Thailand
Two female dancers statuettes discovered in the 1950s and what they tell us about Khmer art and religion, Tantric Buddhism and the cult of Hevajra.Links Cambodian Art at the MET, New York
The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art currently holds some 250 artworks from Ancient Cambodia.Links German Apsara Conservation Project
The German Apsara Conservation Project (GACP) is a non-profit organisation initiated by the University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany, and dedicated to preserving the devatas, apsaras and…Publications The (Murky) Origin of the Tokyo National Museum Collection of Khmer Art
Ancient Khmer sculptures as "political gifting": the controversial case of cultural exchanges between Colonial France and Imperial Japan during World War II.Publications The Origins of the Sukhodaya (Sukhot'ai) Art
A well-balanced study on cultural and artistic exchanges around ancient Southeast Asia, summarizing the author's original view on the Indianization processPublications Хмерское искуство / Khmer Art
The first major study on Khmer arts and culture in the Russian language.Publications Le procédé des emprunts aux styles passés dans l'art khmer
The alternance of "bright" and "dull" periods in Khmer sculptuary art.Publications Angkorian Founders and Bronze Casting Skills
First technical investigation of the West Mebon ViṣṇuPublications Protecting the Protector of Phimai
Were the builders of Phimai following a "visual narrative program"?Publications Buddhist Art of Myanmar
Rich iconongraphy and historical background on Burmese Buddhist Art.Publications From “Originals” to Replicas: Diverse Significance of Khmer Statues
How Hindu or other objects of earlier periods have been worshipped as neak tā by the communities living nearby the Khmer temples.Publications Carving at the Capital: A Stone Workshop at Hariharālaya, Angkor
The builders, stone types and building techniques behind the Angkorean temples.Publications Une excursion au pays d'Angkor (Travel to the Land of Angkor)
A French traveler, Pierre Loti's close friend, recalls his visit to Angkor and Phnom PenhPublications Commodifying Culture: Ownership of Cambodia’s Archaeological Heritage
The controversial matter of Khmer antiquities appropriation by private collectors and foreign museums.Publications L'expression de la sensibilité dans l'art khmer/ Expressing Feelings in Khmer Ancient Arts
"Harmony, gentleness and endearment" in Khmer statuary and sculptural art.Publications Angkor Vogue: Sculpted Evidence of Imported Luxury Textiles in the Courts of Kings and Temples
Where did the elegant dames and gents of the Khmer Empire source the textiles for their garments?Publications Serpents in Angkor, Apotheosis of a Decorative Motif
The Ananta serpent of Hindi origin and the Khmer Naga motifs in Angkorian sculptures and ornaments.Publications Étude de la distribution des apsaras "avec ou sans diademe" (Apsaras and their ornaments in Angkor Wat)
A thorough study of the female figures "inhabiting" Angkor Wat leads the author to novel considerations about the symbolic and social roles of the Apsaras.Photos Five Ancient Khmer Art Pieces returned to Cambodia, September 2021
The first five statues and artwork from the Latchford Collection shipped back to CambodiaPhotos Devatas & Apsaras at Ta Som
An impressive collection of devatas and apsaras graces the small temple of Ta Som, north-east of Angkor Thom.Films Nectar in Stone | The India-Cambodia Artistic Connection
An Indian TV film devoted to Indian-Cambodian connection in visual artsDevata Thommanon Devatas near Victory Gate
Garments and hand gestures of devata (goddesses) as indicators for historians and archeologists.Books Buddhapāda: In the Buddha's Footprints
A quest for Buddha's footprint artworks from India and Sri Lanka to China to Japan, South Korea, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and CambodiaBooks André Maire, Peintre Voyageur (The Traveling Artist)
Paintings and sketches by a prolific artist who visited Angkor starting from 1919.Books Les gens d'Angkor (The People of Angkor)
Heartfelt portraits of Cambodian people living within the Angkorian territory in the 1990s.