ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


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


By Eva Pedersen

04 Jan 2021

Investing in Lasting Values

Last December, culture360 launched a series articles on how the arts are adapting to the "New Normal. Well over 10 months into the global pandemic, this series will present experiences …

By Angela Youngman

22 Apr 2020

#art&technology: Visiting Popular Exhibitions and Museums

#art&technology: Visiting popular exhibitions and museums

In culture360.ASEF.org’s series of articles on #art&technology, Angela Youngman highlights the sustainability and overtourism problem linked to museums and how museums are experimenting with virtual reality to alleviate this problem.

By Judith Staines

15 Apr 2020

#StayHome #iorestoacasa #Quedateacasa - virtual tours of museums, online performances, webcams and more

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Many of us are confined at home #StayHome during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across Europe and Asia, masses of arts events have sadly been cancelled – festivals, conferences, performances, exhibitions, biennales …

By Claire Wilson

06 Mar 2020

#art&technology: Making space for dialogue between art and science

#art&technology: Making space for dialogue between art and science

In culture360.ASEF.org’s new series of articles on #art&technology, making art in the nexus with scientific concepts requires time, dedicated research and a willingness for open dialogue. In this article, Claire …

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

03 Mar 2020

Interview with Farid Rakun from ruangrupa | Indonesia

Interview with Farid Rakun from ruangrupa, Indonesia

culture360.ASEF.org features the artists’ collective ruangrupa, from Jakarta. In this article, Katerina Valdivia Bruch interviewed Farid Rakun, one of the members of ruangrupa, on topics around collective practice, the role …

By culture360

26 Feb 2020

CultureCon 2020 | Interview

CultureCon 2020-Three Vital Questions

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As part of the media partnership between culture360.ASEF.org and The Art X Company, we interviewed Parmesh Shahani, Head, Godrej India Culture Lab and Rashmi Dhanwani, founder, ArtX Company to tell …

By Angela Youngman

02 Dec 2019

#peripheries: East Anglia Culture Feature | United Kingdom

#peripheries: East Anglia Culture Feature | United Kingdom

culture360.ASEF.org is featuring a series of articles on the topic of #peripheries. The #peripheries have been regarded as being in the geographical margin, distant from the capital cities and cultural …

By Elena Lombardo

19 Nov 2019

#peripheries: Culture-led urban regeneration in Sicily: The story of Farm Cultural Park and Favara | Italy

#peripheries: Culture-led urban regeneration in Sicily: The story of Farm Cultural Park and Favara | Italy

culture360.ASEF.org is featuring a series of articles on the topic of #peripheries. The #peripheries have been regarded as being in the geographical margin, distant from the capital cities and cultural …

By Andrew Ormston

11 Nov 2019

#peripheries: Turning Tides: cultural strategy at a distance | United Kingdom

Nunatak, the British Antarctic Survey scientist’s rock band

culture360.ASEF.org is featuring a series of articles on the topic of #peripheries. The #peripheries have been regarded as being in the geographical margin, distant from the capital cities and cultural …

By Andrada Coos

03 Nov 2019

#peripheries: Reinventing Industrial Heritage as Artistic Spaces in Transylvania | Romania

Reinventing Industrial Heritage as Artistic Spaces in Transylvania | Romania

culture360.ASEF.org is featuring a series of articles on the topic of #peripheries. The #peripheries have been regarded as being in the geographical margin, distant from the capital cities and cultural …

By Con Cabrera

22 Oct 2019

#peripheries: Tremors of Unease, Spurs of Shifts | Latvia

#peripheries: Tremors of Unease, Spurs of Shifts | Latvia

culture360.ASEF.org is featuring a new series of articles on the topic of #peripheries. The #peripheries have been regarded as being in the geographical margin, distant from the capital cities and …

By Laura Shen

06 Oct 2019

#peripheries: Yinchuan | China’s Northwest Art Hub

#peripheries: Yinchuan | China’s Northwest Art Hub

culture360.ASEF.org is featuring a new series of articles on the topic of #peripheries. The #peripheries have been regarded as being in the geographical margin, distant from the capital cities and …

By Chris Baldwin

19 Aug 2019

#peripheries: Deep Weather | Artistic Practice at the Periphery

Deep Weather - Sea, Louise Manifold

culture360.ASEF.org is featuring a new series of articles on the topic of #peripheries. The #peripheries have been regarded as being in the geographical margin, distant from the capital cities and …

By Bridget Tracy Tan

14 Aug 2019

#peripheries: Revitalising Krabi | Thailand Biennale 2018

Krabi Thailand Biennale

culture360.ASEF.org is featuring a new series of articles on the topic of #peripheries. The #peripheries have been regarded as being in the geographical margin, distant from the capital cities and …

By Bojana Panevska

29 Jul 2019

#peripheries: Reviving the peripheral areas through art | Sweden and Japan

Reviving the peripheral areas through art-Shiro Oni Studio

This month, culture360.ASEF.org is starting a new series of articles on the topic of #peripheries. The #peripheries have been regarded as being in the geographical margin, distant from the capital …