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


By Bharti Lalwani

06 May 2013

Indonesia at the Venice Biennale | In conversation with Carla Bianpoen and Rifky Effendy

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This June, the Indonesian Pavilion, under the banner of "Sakti"- in Sanskrit meaning cosmic energy - is all set to be a force to reckon with at the 55th Venice …

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 Judith Staines

14 Feb 2013

Asia-Europe | arts events 2013

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Here is the annual round up of some of the best visual, literary and other arts events in Asia and Europe in 2013 from culture360.org’s Editor Judith Staines.

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

14 Feb 2013

Turning Targets: 25 years of Cemeti Art House

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culture360.org writer Katerina Valdivia Bruch shares her artistic experiences in Indonesia and interviews the artists and founders of Cemeti Art House: Mella Jaarsma (MJ) and Nindityo Adipurnomo (NA).

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 …

By Kerrine Goh

28 Dec 2012

Wasteland Twinning | Nottingham UK - Yogyakarta Indonesia

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The Wasteland Twinning Network (WTN) hijacks the concept of ‘City Twinning’ and applies it to urban wastelands in order to generate a transdisciplinary network for parallel research and action. By …

By Atteqa

20 Dec 2012

Building curatorial knowledge in Pakistan

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The Curatorial Knowledge Forum held on 17 November 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan, was part of a two-week residency programme - the Asia-Europe Curatorial Knowledge Workshop.

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

11 Dec 2012

World Biennial Forum No. 1 | Interview with Sabina Santarossa, Director of Cultural Exchange, Asia-Europe Foundation

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The culture360.org contributor, Veeranganakumari Solanki interviews Sabina Santarossa, Director of Cultural Exchange at the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) to get her views on the role of biennials in connecting the two …

By Kerrine Goh

10 Dec 2012

Indonesian visual arts goes West… to France

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Indonesian contemporary art has started since a few years to be better known in France

By People / In Cities : Hong Kong

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As Hong Kong is about to open the 2012 edition of its Business of Design Week (BODW), culture360.org takes a closer look at the local design scene, including its most …