 In July 2011 , a leading contemporary art gallery , Gagosian Gallery , announced their representation of Dylan 's paintings . An exhibition of Dylan 's art , The Asia Series , opened at the Gagosian Madison Avenue Gallery on September 20 , displaying Dylan 's paintings of scenes in China and the Far East . The New York Times reported that " some fans and <unk> have raised questions about whether some of these paintings are based on the singer 's own experiences and observations , or on photographs that are widely available and were not taken by Mr. Dylan . " The Times pointed to close <unk> between Dylan 's paintings and historic photos of Japan and China , and photos taken by <unk> <unk> and Henri <unk> @-@ <unk> . The Magnum photo agency confirmed that Dylan had licensed the reproduction rights of these photographs . 
