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


By Kerrine Goh

27 Jun 2024

CIMAM conference 2024 on Sustainable Futures | Interview with Suhanya Raffel

Suhanya Raffel Museum Director, M+

ASEF culture360 speaks with Director of M+ in Hong Kong and the President of CIMAM, Suhanya Raffel, to share about her journey and involvement with the museum community, the focus …

By Kerrine Goh

14 Dec 2023

Res Artis Conference "Mind the Gap: Designing residencies for everyone" | Interview with Josephine Mead and Lea O' Loughlin

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As part of culture360's Media Partnership with Acme for this year's ResArtis Conference, we interviewed Communication and Programme Coordinator at ResArtis, Josephine Mead and Co-Director of Acme, Lea O'Loughlin, to …

By Valentina Riccardi

14 Nov 2022

CIMAM conference on "attentive" museums | Interview with Mami Kataoka

An interview with the President and Director of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Mami Kataoka.

By SJ Armstrong

28 Jan 2021

Invisible Borders: How transnational artist residences are adapting to travel bans

Art transcends borders. Physical borders, mental boundaries, transnational highways that bind us in place. Travel has been savaged by the ‘new normal’.

By Anupama Sekhar

15 Nov 2016

7th World Summit on Arts & Culture, Malta I Key Messages

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The 7th World Summit on Arts & Culture, titled At the Crossroads? Cultural Leadership in the 21st Century took place from 18-21 October 2016 in the historic city of Valletta, …

By Valentina Riccardi

30 Jun 2015

Orde Baru OK.Video Festival | Interview with the Artistic Director Mahardika Yudha

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As part of the media partnership between ASEF culture360 and Orde Baru - OK.Video Festival, we have interviewed Mahardika Yudha, the Artistic Director of OK.Video

By Lai DEL ROSARIO

12 Jun 2015

On worldmaking, new empires, and Philippine art | One on one with Patrick Flores

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Art historian Patrick Flores takes us on a tour of the Philippine Pavilion, Tie A String Around the World, in this year’s Venice Biennale.

By Bharti Lalwani

18 Feb 2014

Singapore Biennale 2013 | In Conversation with Tan Boon Hui

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Bharti Lalwani speaks to Tan Boon Hui, SB2013 Project Director and Co-Curator and former director of the Singapore Art Museum, who initiated and spearheaded the biennale collaboration between 27 curators …

By Kerrine Goh

11 Mar 2013

Bridging Cultures through Comic Books | Budi Wijaya and the Lingua Comica programme

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Artist Budi Wijaya (Indonesia/Singapore) works across different media including comics. He tells culture360.org about his experience with the Lingua Comica programme, which was set up by the Asia-Europe Foundation to …

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

06 Mar 2013

World Biennial Forum No.1 | Diary: day 3 and 4

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culture360.org writer and correspondent Veeranganakumari Solanki shares her thoughts and impressions on the World Biennial Forum No. 1, which took place in Gwangju, South Korea.

By Judith Staines

14 Feb 2013

Beppu’s convivial creative spirit | artists' projects in southern Japan

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culture360.org Editor Judith Staines visits the southern Japanese city of Beppu and discovers a lively contemporary arts scene alongside the traditional hot springs culture.

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

08 Feb 2013

Kochi Muziris Biennale | review

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India’s first Biennale debuted on 12/12/12 in Fort Kochi after months of build up in the form of announcements, artists’ visits, talks, support and controversies.

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

06 Feb 2013

World Biennial Forum No.1 | Diary: day 1 and 2

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culture360.org writer and correspondant Veeranganakumari Solanki shares her thoughts and impressions from the World Biennial Forum No. 1, which took place in Gwangju, South Korea.

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

14 Jan 2013

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale | Interview with Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu

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The culture360.org correspondent Veerangana Solanki was in Kochi, India for the opening of the first ever Biennale in the country. She interviews here the initiators and curators Bose Krishnamachari and …

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

02 Jan 2013

World Biennial Forum No. 1 | Focus on case studies from ASEM countries | The future of biennials in Asia

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The history of Biennales and how they have developed in Asia is very young when compared to Biennales in other parts of the world. However, with this Shifting Gravity, there …