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

17 Sep 2020

culture360 - Podcast series #2 | How are arts organisations collaborating internationally in the New Normal?

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culture360.ASEF.org is pleased to launch its second podcast, as part of its media partnership with Cross Festival 2020.

By Valentina Riccardi

31 Aug 2020

culture360 - Podcast series #1 | In conversation with Cross - Contemporary Dance Festival 2020

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culture360.ASEF.org is excited to launch its first podcast, as part of its media partnership with Cross Festival 2020.  In this podcast, we will be speaking with the organisers of Cross, a …

By Nominbileg P.

06 Aug 2020

Losing and finding our reality | A review of Ulaanbaatar International Media Art Festival

Ulaanbaatar International Media Art Festival (UBIMAF) was held virtually from 18 June to 8 July 2020. Nominbileg.P, a freelance writer and journalist reviewed the festival performances and talks.

By Valentina Riccardi

09 Jul 2020

UBIMAF 2020 | Interview with Odgerel Odonchimed, Director Arts Council Mongolia

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As media partner of the Ulaanbaatar International Media Arts Festival (UBIMAF) 2020, we have interviewed Odgerel Odonchimed, Director Arts Council Mongolia, the organiser of the festival, to know more about …

By Valentina Riccardi

10 Jun 2020

Compagnia Zappalà Danza at M1 Contact Festival | Interview

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As part of our media partnership with M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival, we have interviewed the Italian dance company Compagnia Zappalà Danza to know more about MoDem, the choreographic language developed by Roberto …

Golden Ger International Film Festival | Interview with Ikhbayar Urchuud

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As part of the media partnership between culture360.ASEF.org and Golden Ger International Film Festival, we interviewed the festival founder and director Ikhbayar Urchuud, to know more about experimental film in …

By Catherine Sarah Young

19 May 2020

#art&technology: How art and technology collaborations contribute to a sustainable world

#art&technology: How art and technology collaborations contribute to a sustainable world

In culture360.ASEF.org’s series of articles on #art&technology, Catherine Sarah Young highlights the hidden processes behind taxidermied animals and other preserved specimens in her multimedia artwork and examines questions and potential …

By Roli Mahajan

18 May 2020

#art&technology: Indian Digital Heritage | Digital Hampi Project

#art&technology: Indian Digital Heritage | Digital Hampi Project

In culture360.ASEF.org’s series of articles on #art&technology, Roli Mahajan features the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi and how experts have chosen the 3D path to recreate damaged sculptures, in …

By Parul Wadhwa

07 May 2020

#art&technology: Outside the Boundaries | Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.)

#art&technology: Outside the Boundaries | Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.)

In culture360.ASEF.org’s series of articles on #art&technology, Parul Wadhwa features Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T), a non-profit organisation established by Finnish multinational telecommunications , Nokia corporation, to develop collaborations …

By Budhaditya Chattopadhyay

30 Apr 2020

Sacred Sounds and AI: Some takeaways from EXPERIMENTA Arts & Sciences Biennale 2020

culture360.ASEF.org features Mobility First! alumni travel stories supported by ASEF's travel grant for artists and cultural professionals.

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 Kerrine Goh

17 Apr 2020

Mobility First! 2019: What we learnt about cultural mobility in Asia and Europe

Mobility First! 2019:  What we learnt about  cultural mobility in Asia and Europe

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culture360.ASEF.org features Mobility First!, ASEF’s travel grant for artists and cultural professionals. With most of us having to physically stay home to slow the spread of Covid-19, our work as …

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 Valentina Riccardi

08 Apr 2020

culture360.ASEF.org: An Observatory of digital trends in the Asia-Europe context | 2019 Review

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In these times of uncertainty where face-to-face encounters are not always possible, digital projects are proving to be even more valuable and risk-effective. The following article is an overview of …

By Duna Viezzoli

26 Mar 2020

#art&technology: Enter paintings, a dream come true

#art&technology: Enter paintings, a dream come true

In culture360.ASEF.org’s series of articles on #art&technology, virtual technologies are today applied to works of art, fascinating spectators on a new dimension and creating subjective perceptions of cultural heritage: the …