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 Claire Wilson

01 Dec 2015

Can artists make a difference in the climate change debate?

In the lead-up to United Nations conference on climate change (COP21) in Paris, ASEF culture360 took the opportunity to talk to 3 organisations working in the intersection between art and …

By Vanini Belarmino

01 Dec 2015

FOCUS: A Feast for the Festival Masterminds | France

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“I hereby swear that I have done nothing bad. I swear that I have not done anything with the intention of causing harm. I swear that even if I have …

By Kerrine Goh

25 Nov 2015

Convergence and divergence in art practices | Slovenia and Philippines

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Curating-In-Depth is one of the 3 selected projects of Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe (4th Edition). The second phase of Curating-In-Depth, provided an immersion in the Philippines …

By Valentina Riccardi

12 Nov 2015

German Season in Indonesia | Interview with Heinrich Blömeke, Director Goethe Institut

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ASEF culture360 interviews Heinrich Blömeke, Director of the Goethe Institute in Jakarta, to know more about this important and event and the collaborations that it has initiated between artists in …

By Magali An Berthon

09 Nov 2015

License to draw | Xia and Paresh from Cartooning for Peace

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In 2015, ASEF culture360 invites you to get an insight on issues that are highly discussed in the cultural sector across Asia and Europe. Through a number of in-depth articles …

By Kerrine Goh

05 Nov 2015

Curating Batik collections in Asia and Europe | Report

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Curating Batik involves the exchange of batik collections between museums in Asia and Europe towards an exhibition in 2017.

By Valentina Riccardi

20 Oct 2015

Curating in Depth | Open-Ended Possibilities

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Curating–In–Depth, prepared by two main partners SCCA, Center for Contemporary Arts – Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Planting Rice (the Philippines) and associated organisation Kurziv (Croatia), is an incubation project between non-governmental …

By David Fernández

12 Oct 2015

By people / In cities: George Town (Penang) | city profile

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This month culture360 contributor David Fernandez travels to George Town, Penang, the historic city of the Straits of Malacca in Malaysia.

On Portugal, Europe and beyond | In conversation with Cristina Farinha

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Cristina Farinha is a leading cultural professional based in Portugal with an outstanding international profile. Her work spans from research on cultural mobility –particularly concerning the performing arts sector and …

By Florent Petit

22 Sep 2015

Cultural cooperation between Europe and Asia | A perspective from Spain

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Elvira MARCO tells ASEF culture360 collaborator Florent PETIT about the strategies developed in A/CE to set deeper ties between Spanish and Asian cultural sectors. Mrs MARCO also introduces the specificities …

By Vanini Belarmino

15 Sep 2015

Franchising Theatre of Realities: An Interview with Stefan KAEGI (Rimini Protokoll)

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If Rimini Protokoll was a multi-national corporation, their profile can be written as such that since its establishment in the year 2000, they have been operating globally, with measurable success …

By Hatta Moktar

10 Sep 2015

Chose Commune or the art of publishing

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In 2015, ASEF culture360 invites you to get an insight on issues that are highly discussed in the cultural sector across Asia and Europe. Through a number of in-depth articles …

By Claire Wilson

25 Aug 2015

A foot in each place: Managing the jet set life between Asia and Europe

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ASEF culture360 contributor Claire Rosslyn WILSON talks to artists Jun YANG and Yan PRESTON about their experiences working on projects in both Asia and Europe as they share the challenges …

By Lai DEL ROSARIO

20 Aug 2015

The ebbs and flows of creative spaces in Metro Manila

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Urban space in Metro Manila is a timely topic of discussion these days. With a population of 20 million and rising, the city and surrounding municipalities like Quezon City and …

By David Fernández

17 Aug 2015

By people / In cities: Chiang Mai | city profile part II

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This month, ASEF culture360 contributor David FERNANDEZ introduces Chiang Mai, Thailand's “second city”, the largest and most culturally significant city of the country’s upper north. In this article he describes …