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 Valentina Riccardi

13 Aug 2018

Creative Responses to Sustainability | New Guide for Australia launched!

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culture360.ASEF.org publishes a new Guide on Australia in the series Creative Responses to Sustainability, written by Claire Wilson.

By David Fernández

06 Jul 2018

By people / In cities: Bangkok Biennial

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ASEF culture360 contributor David Fernández interviews the founders of the upcoming Bangkok Biennial, a multidisciplinary art programme showcasing about 150 art projects as part of more than 70 self-organised pavilions, …

By Naima Morelli

02 Jul 2018

Contemporary art museums in Rome | The system and the anti-system

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The wind of change which has invested the Italian contemporary art scene has started with museums. Naima Morelli we look at the main actors of this change and the challenges …

By Naima Morelli

13 Jun 2018

Kartika Affandi: 9 Ways of Seeing | Interview with videomaker Christopher Basile

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A new documentary film tells the story of visionary artist Kartika Affandi, daughter of Indonesia's most celebrated painter, and a groundbreaking personality in her own right.

By David Fernández

14 May 2018

Independent Hubs: Interview with Liza Ho | OUR ArtProjects | Kuala Lumpur 

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This month culture360.org unveils a new series of articles and interviews titled ‘Independent Hubs / Creative Entrepreneurs’. This series takes into account the emergence of independent hubs and creative entrepreneurs …

By David Fernández

07 May 2018

Independent Hubs: The Zhongshan Building in Kuala Lumpur

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This month culture360.ASEF.org unveils a new series of articles and interviews titled ‘Independent Hubs / Creative Entrepreneurs’. This series takes into account the emergence of independent hubs and creative entrepreneurs …

By Fatima Avila

26 Apr 2018

Key Insights from the Southeast Asian Art Residencies Meeting 2018

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On 20-22 April 2018, over 50 representatives of 36 residencies and arts organisations from 9 Southeast and East Asian countries gathered in Roxas City in the Capiz province of the …

By Naima Morelli

11 Apr 2018

Kon Len Khnhom: a shared living room for the arts in Phnom Penh

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Art manager Meta Moeng is a soft powerhouse in the Cambodian art world. With the art space Kon Len Khnhom, she is allowing free and inspiring conversations to happen.

By Masuma Halai Khwaja

19 Feb 2018

Reel On Hai | A Public Outreach Project of the Karachi Biennale 2017

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With a population of over 24 million, Karachi is home to a very ethnically diverse population. It has grown in size from a small coastal settlement to a mega city …

By Naima Morelli

15 Jan 2018

Independent Curators Bridging Asia and Europe

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Naima Morelli speaks with Loredana Paracciani, Katerina Valdivia Bruch and Valentina Levy, 3 curators who are bridging the European and the Asian art world through their independent practices.

By David Fernández

18 Dec 2017

Sàn Art, a platform for contemporary arts in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

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In this last interview which is part of the Ho Chi Minh City profile, David Fernandez interviews Tra Nguyen, Manager of Sàn Art, a platform that supports and gives a …

By Ha Dao

30 Nov 2017

Art, autism and love: The world of Nem

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This December, ASEF culture360 closes its collaboration with ArtsEquator.com on the topic of Art & Disabilities in Southeast Asia with an article by Ha Dao. This is the story of …

By David Fernández

02 Nov 2017

By people / In cities | Ho Chi Minh City profile

This month culture360 contributor David Fernandez travels to Ho Chi Minh City. In this article he illustrates the local contemporary art fabric of the city, exploring the independent platforms that …

By Claire Wilson

01 Aug 2017

By People / In Cities: Melbourne

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Claire Wilson takes a look at the diverse cultural scene in Australia’s second largest city. There is no doubt that the creative industries play an important role in the state …

By Kerrine Goh

24 Jul 2017

Art & Disabilities in Southeast Asia | Art Beyond Words | Nolet Soliven

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This July, ASEF culture360 continues its collaboration with ArtsEquator.com on the topic of Art & Disabilities in Southeast Asia. Contributer Mark Louie Lugue meets with Nolet Soliven and his wife …