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.


Virtual360 Konnect | Artists in Panic! - Chasing a better normal

An article by Sarah Koo from Korea and Mac Andre Arboleda from the Philippines, participants of the Virtual360 Konnect - Emerging Arts Leaders Virtual Residency Series, on their joint residency.

Virtual360 Konnect | Together, Wired

Virtual360 Konnect - Chloe Choi and Faiq Airudin

An article by Chloe Choi and Faiq Airudin, participants of the Virtual360 Konnect - Emerging Arts Leaders Virtual Residency Series, on their joint project.

By Andrea Abellon

18 Oct 2020

Virtual360 Konnect | Mid-residency: What's happening so far

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The 20 residents of Virtual360 Konnect - Emerging Arts Leaders Virtual Residency Series are on full speed working together on their joint projects.

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 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 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 …

By Zane Šime

18 Mar 2020

#art&technology: Greenness in the Anthropocene

The art exhibition “UN/GREEN” showcased at the Latvian National Museum of Art enriches a wider reflection process on the multi-faceted implications of the new geologic epoch.

By Julia Shimf

05 Dec 2019

International Creative Industries Forum ART-WERK in Moscow | Key takeaways

On November 22–23, the International Creative Industries Forum ART-WERK was held in Moscow. The event was organized by Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Goethe Institute in Moscow, and “Winzavod” Center for Contemporary …

By Valentina Riccardi

30 Sep 2019

Creative Responses to Sustainability | Green Guide for Spain launched!

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culture360.ASEF.org is proud to announce the launch of the Green Guide for Spain, the 7th in the series Creative Responses to Sustainability.

By Ben Eaton

27 Sep 2019

#artsandtechnology: Making art on the frontlines of conservation | Indonesia

#artsandtechnology: Making art on the frontlines of conservation | Indonesia

culture360.ASEF.org features Invisible Flock, as an introduction to our new series of articles on #artsandtechnology. Invisible Flock is an interactive arts studio operating at the intersection of art and technology, …