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Get in-depth perspectives through commissioned articles, interviews and reports on current topics for Asia-Europe cultural relations.


By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

13 Jan 2012

Beyond the East: A Eurocentric gaze on Indonesian contemporary art

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From October 2011 to February 2012, the city of Rome presents an extensive programme of events in the frame of the international cultural biennale Vie della seta (Silk Roads).

By Bharti Lalwani

16 Aug 2011

Rethinking Museums | Oei Hong Djien Museum in Indonesia

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In the fourth profile on Directors and Head Curators of Private Museums, Bharti Lalwani interviews Dr.Oei Hong Djien, a rare collector who has been consistently collecting Indonesian art during the …

By Bharti Lalwani

20 May 2011

Rethinking Museums | The Art Advisors - Part 2

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In the second part of her interview, Bharti Lalwani continues her discussion with Nicolai and Michael Frahm about what aspects make a private museum more meaningful.

By Bharti Lalwani

03 Dec 2010

Malaysia focuses on Islamic art from Southeast Asia

Bharti Lalwani has interviewed Lucien De Guise, Senior Curator at Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM)

By Bharti Lalwani

11 Oct 2010

Singapore: an important showcase for southeast Asian art

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Poised to open in 2013, The National Art Gallery, Singapore (TNAGS) aims to provide a regional and cultural framework with a strong Southeast Asian focus.

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

15 Apr 2008

Indonesia: performing arts operator reflects

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Amna Kusumo and three cultural activists founded Kelola, a national non-profit organisation that promotes Indonesian arts, through learning, access to funding and information.

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

15 Apr 2008

Asia-EU: 4 performing arts operators reflect

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What is 'contemporary' in performing arts today? What at first seems to be a very simple question actually has no straight or univocal answer at all.