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


By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

21 Aug 2013

Two Singaporean artists in Berlin | Song-Ming Ang | Part I

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[caption id="attachment_35974" align="aligncenter" width="496"] Song Ming Ang[/caption] In 1974, in the mid of the squatting movement in former West Berlin's Kreuzberg district, the Central Deaconess Institute and Hospital Bethanien was …

By Valentina Riccardi

30 Jun 2013

The importance of preserving, restoring and promoting film heritage

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Valentina Riccardi, our Project Co-ordinator, writes about the Memory! International Film Heritage festival co-supported by Asia-Europe Foundation through film.culture360.asef.org

By People / In Cities : Hong Kong | interview with Shirley Surya, Assistant Curator at M+ Museum

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Former culture360.org Asia Editor, Sali Sasaki interviews Shirley Surya, Assistant Curator (Design & Architecture) at the M+ Museum in Hong Kong. The two met through the Royal College of Art …

By Valentina Riccardi

11 Jun 2013

The importance of preserving, restoring and promoting film heritage

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The Memory! International Film Heritage Festival that took place on 1-9 June in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, was the first festival in the region with a precise focus on film restoration.

By Kerrine Goh

11 Mar 2013

Bridging Cultures through Comic Books | Budi Wijaya and the Lingua Comica programme

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Artist Budi Wijaya (Indonesia/Singapore) works across different media including comics. He tells culture360.org about his experience with the Lingua Comica programme, which was set up by the Asia-Europe Foundation to …

By Kerrine Goh

03 Jan 2013

The Restoration of an Indonesian classic, Lewat Djam Malam

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About Lewat Djam Malam Usmar Ismail's Lewat Djam Malam (After the Curfew) is a classic 1954 Indonesian film set in the aftermath of the revolution that brought an end to …

By Valentina Riccardi

11 Oct 2012

"10 Lessons in Film" | discussing the importance of Asia-Europe exchanges in Film

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On September 28-29 2012, The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) organised at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore, the launch of the project “10 Lessons in Film”.

By Bharti Lalwani

25 Jun 2012

Rethinking Museums | Private Museum Forum at Art HK 12

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culture360.org contributor Bharti Lalwani presents the fifth in a series of conversations with Directors and Head Curators of Private Museums as well as Art Advisors, to discuss the phenomenon of …

By Claire Wilson

06 Mar 2012

Between art and environment: a Singaporean case study

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WORK-LIFE, a forum in Singapore, engaged the community, to discuss and develop ideas on how art can be effectively and responsibly used to create greater understanding, tolerance and appreciation of …

By Kerrine Goh

23 Feb 2012

Beyond the Myths of the Merapi Volcano

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The Alliance Française de Singapour presents A Javanese Affair – a week showcasing Indonesian culture in Singapore from 21 February to 25 February 2012.

By Bharti Lalwani

17 Oct 2011

In conversation with Charles Merewether

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The Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (ICAS) is the curatorial division of LASALLE College of the Arts. Bharti Lalwani speaks with the Director of ICA, Charles Merewether to find out …

By Kerrine Goh

06 Oct 2011

Film success in small countries – from Scotland to Singapore

What counts as a ‘successful’ film (industry) inevitably means different things to different people.  Nonetheless, when it comes to building a sustainable domestic film sector for cultural or economic reasons …

By nikkicassidy

12 Jul 2011

First Ever Atelier for Young Festival Managers in Singapore!

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After a week of intensive workshops and discussions I am attempting to put into words what an incredibly inspiring and transforming experience it has been for me to attend the …

By Catarina Saraiva

13 Jun 2011

The bridges to build in performing arts: utopia or reality? Part 3

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This article gives an overview of the European and Southeast-Asian performing arts markets. It provides information that can lead to the creation of non-hierarchical dialogue between these two communities of …

By Catarina Saraiva

08 Jun 2011

The bridges to build in performing arts in Southeast Asia: utopia or reality? Part 2

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This is the second of a series of three articles based on interviews done to contemporary performing artists and programmers from Europe and Southeast Asia.