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


By David Fernández

16 Jul 2024

Discovering sā: Asia's Highest Contemporary Land Art Exhibition

In the Pink. Doyel Joshi and Neil Goshe Balser © sā Ladakh

This month, David Fernandez travels to the city of Leh, in Ladakh (India) for sā, an initiative for cultural exchange and community engagement, focusing on ecological practices and conservation efforts.

By culture360

16 May 2024

ASEF LinkUp2024 | Arts Sector Participants Announced!

ASEF LinkUp | Asia-Europe Cultural Diplomacy Lab 2024: Arts Sector Participants Announced!

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Taking place from 10 to 13 June in Prague, Czech Republic, ASEF LinkUp will serve as a meeting point for 20 selected participants from the cultural and government sectors to …

By Sarah Zia

19 Dec 2022

Taking Cultural Diplomacy to the Masses in Times of Covid

Sarah Zia explores how online campaigns were used innovatively to bridge and create cultural diplomacy digitally in South Asia.

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26 Oct 2022

Stop. Look Back. Look Ahead. Proceed. | Artists' projects revealed

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After 8 weeks of collaborative work 5 artists from Spain, Indonesia, India, and China revealed their projects.

By Madhura Dutta

19 Nov 2021

Community Museums: Revitalising Folk Cultures of Rural Bengal

This article features the research and writing of Madhura Dutta, as a part of ASEF's Call for articles: Latest Trends in the Museum Sector in Asia and Europe. Encompassing their …

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

14 Jan 2021

Funding the Arts in the time of pandemic

This article by Veerangana Solanki looks at various art funding models that emerged in three South Asian ASEM countries – Bangladesh, India, Pakistan – to support artists and art practices …

By culture360

26 Feb 2020

CultureCon 2020 | Interview

CultureCon 2020-Three Vital Questions

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As part of the media partnership between culture360.ASEF.org and The Art X Company, we interviewed Parmesh Shahani, Head, Godrej India Culture Lab and Rashmi Dhanwani, founder, ArtX Company to tell …

By David Fernández

18 Jul 2017

In conversation with Prateek and Priyanka Raja | Experimenter | Kolkata, India

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ASEF culture360 contributor David Fernández interviews Prateek and Priyanka Raja, co-founders of Experimenter, a multidisciplinary art space in Kolkata, and organizers of Experimenter Curators’ Hub, a platform to develop and …

By Claire Wilson

06 Jul 2015

Collaborations across borders | Two creative freelancers share their experiences

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In this article on creative freelancers, ASEF culture360 contributor Claire Rosslyn Wilson talks to artists Varsha Nair and Estelle Cohenny-Vallier about their experiences in collaborating across borders with artists and …

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

08 Feb 2013

Kochi Muziris Biennale | review

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India’s first Biennale debuted on 12/12/12 in Fort Kochi after months of build up in the form of announcements, artists’ visits, talks, support and controversies.

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

14 Jan 2013

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale | Interview with Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu

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The culture360.org correspondent Veerangana Solanki was in Kochi, India for the opening of the first ever Biennale in the country. She interviews here the initiators and curators Bose Krishnamachari and …

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

02 Jan 2013

World Biennial Forum No. 1 | Focus on case studies from ASEM countries | The future of biennials in Asia

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The history of Biennales and how they have developed in Asia is very young when compared to Biennales in other parts of the world. However, with this Shifting Gravity, there …

By Kerrine Goh

07 Sep 2012

Creative Encounters | The Ripple Effect | France, India, UK, Indonesia

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The Ripple Effect is a multi-disciplinary creative workshop process with partners in France, UK, India and Indonesia.

By Bharti Lalwani

30 Jan 2012

Dialogue Across the Equator at the Jogja Biennale

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culture360 contributor Bharti Lalwani speaks to the curators of the Jogja Biennale, Alia Swastika and Suman Gopinath to discuss the premise of the first international Jogjakarta Biennale titled Equator #1- …

By Deepak Srinivasan

15 Jun 2011

Changes in contemporary art practices | 2 case studies from Asia and Europe

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How have changes in contemporary art practice affected institutionalized forms like the gallery and the museum? Drawing from emerging practices based on 2 case studies, India and Croatia

By Bharti Lalwani

11 Apr 2011

Rethinking Museums | the Kiran Nadar Museum in New Delhi

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Bharti Lalwani talks to Kiran Nadar, who recently launched the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in Delhi

By Bharti Lalwani

18 Feb 2011

Beyond an Art Fair – part 2

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culture360 contributor, Bharti Lalwani, was in New Delhi last month to attend the third edition of the India Art Summit. In this second part of her article, she explores the …

By Bharti Lalwani

15 Feb 2011

Beyond an Art Fair – part 1

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culture360 contributor, Bharti Lalwani was in New Delhi last month to attend the third edition of the India Art Summit. In this two parts in-depth, she interviews the founding director …

By Siddharth

20 Nov 2009

Media Piracy in India

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Piracy in the Indian Media and Entertainment Industry. In Bangalore, the racks selling pirated copies of the latest Hollywood, Bollywood and Tamil films could almost go unnoticed.

By Anjali Devidayal

29 Oct 2009

A new cultural platform for Indian contemporary art?

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The visual arts scene for Indian Modern and Contemporary art has grown exponentially over ten years, but its internal structure reveals almost no support system for public art.