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 Kerrine Goh

22 Mar 2016

Making Naples a home for Indonesian art and literature

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Contemporary Indonesian art and literature have found a new home in the Italian city of Naples.

By Kerrine Goh

14 Mar 2016

Challenges in accessing opportunities for visual artists in Southeast Asia: a comparison between Vietnam and the Philippines

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Lian Ladia, co-founder of Planting Rice looks at the climate of artists’ mobility and access to information in Manila, Philippines and Saigon, Viet Nam.

By David Fernández

09 Mar 2016

By people / In cities | Yangon city profile

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ASEF culture360 contributor David Fernandez travels to Yangon, Myanmar’s social and cultural hub. In this article he describes the current panorama of contemporary arts & cultural fabric, focusing mainly on …

By David Fernández

18 Feb 2016

BUKRUK II Urban Arts Festival | Four artists share their views on Street Art

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David FERNANDEZ interviews 4 guest artists who participated in the 2nd edition of the street art, illustration and music festival BUKRUK II in Bangkok, Thailand

By Florent Petit

16 Feb 2016

An artist’s intervention for a more sustainable city | Interview with Partizaning

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ASEF Culture360 contributor Florent Petit met with Russian artist Igor Ponosov and Anton Polsky, members of the collective Partizaning. In this interview they share their project on how to make …

By Florent Petit

10 Feb 2016

How can the culture sector better embed sustainability in its activities?

ASEF culture360 contributor Florent Petit reports on the ArtCOP21 Professional Workshop, organised last December in Paris to discuss how the cultural sector can help turn society towards more durable ways …

By David Fernández

20 Jan 2016

BUKRUK II Urban Arts Festival | Interview with Myrtille Tibayrenc and Nicolas Dali

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As part of the media partnership between ASEF culture360 and BUKRUK II Urban Arts Festival, David Fernandez interviews Myrtille Tibayrenc and Nicolas Dali, the main organizers and artistic directors, who …

Cultural Mapping: An Emerging Interdisciplinary Field Between Research and Practice

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On 22 23 October 2015, Malta’s capital Valletta, hosted the international conference Cultural Mapping: Debating Spaces & Places.

By Valentina Riccardi

16 Dec 2015

Flipping from the Edge to Feet Planted Firmly on the Ground | Circus on the Edge | Thailand

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Contributed by Jessica Amery The Circus on the Edge project was supported by the Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships initiative between Asia and Europe, promoted by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and …

Interview with Adeela Suleman | VASL Artists’ Collective | Karachi, Pakistan

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[caption id="attachment_56313" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Zhou Bin, Vasl International Artists’ Workshop, 2012[/caption]   Adeela Suleman is a Visual Artist, Head of the Fine Art Department at Indus Valley School, and Coordinator …

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

08 Dec 2015

Interview with Wok The Rock | Jogja Biennale 2015

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Katerina Valdivia Bruch interviews Wok The Rock, curator of the Jogja Biennale to know more about what is behind the idea of “Hacking Conflict”.

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 …