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28 Jul 2022

Recalibrating the Compass: Culture’s Role in Addressing the Climate Crisis – Roundtable #2 - Report

In 2022, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and following the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, ASEF has launched a series of online …

By Claire Rosslyn Wilson

08 Dec 2017

Culture and the Sustainable Development Goals: Shaping perceptions and inspiring change

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Culture is increasingly recognised as an important dimension for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, a group of 17 interrelated global goals and 169 targets that cover a range of development …

By David Fernández

25 Aug 2016

Bangkok Creative District I Interview with David Robinson

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As part of the By people/In Cities series, ASEF culture360 contributor David Fernández takes a closer look Bangrak-Klongsan Creative District in Bangkok, Thailand. In this second article, he interviews David …

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 Judith Staines

10 Jan 2014

Asia-Europe | arts and culture agenda 2014

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culture360.org focuses on arts and culture connections across Asia and Europe - from New Zealand to Ireland, Malta to Mongolia and Laos to Latvia, there are 49 ASEM member countries …

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 Valentina Riccardi

01 Aug 2012

Curating culture360.org #3 | Marie Le Sourd and Elena Di Federico, On the Move

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This month the On the Move team, Marie Le Sourd and Elena di Federico, presents a new exciting curatorial journey of culture360.org.

By People / In Cities : Phnom Penh | city profile

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Today, Phnom Penh is a city in evolution with multiple faces, and which thrives to draw new chapters that can heal wounds, sustain collective memories of the past, revive cultural …

By Kerrine Goh

24 May 2012

By people / In cities : Kuala Lumpur | interview with Sze Ying Goh

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This week, in the series By People / In Cities, the fourth Kuala Lumpur-based interview introduces Sze Ying Goh, the mind behind #BetterKL, a campaign that encourages KL-ites to contribute …

By people / In cities : Kuala Lumpur | interview with Vishal J. Singh

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This month culture360.org unveils a new series of articles and interviews entitled By people / In cities. The second Kuala Lumpur-based interview introduces Vishal J. Singh, a design consultant and …

By Judith Staines

23 Apr 2012

Curating culture360.org #1 | Llobet and Pons

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Europe Editor Judith Staines asked the Spanish visual artist collective Llobet & Pons to start the curatorial journey with Curating culture360.org #1

By people / In cities : Kuala Lumpur | interview with Grey Yeoh

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This month culture360.org unveils a new series of articles and interviews entitled by people / in cities. The first article of the series introduces the Malaysian capital city Kuala Lumpur …

By Claire Wilson

21 Feb 2012

Between art and environment: a Malaysian case study

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In Tasik Chini, an NGO is building capacity to empower local communities to document their traditional knowledge and actively participate in the management and restoration planning process of their immediate …

By Florentina Bratfanof

01 Feb 2012

Maribor 2012 | The Urban Furrows programme

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The culture360.org contributor Florentina Bratfanof speaks with Marta Gregorcic, the coordinator of the Urban Furrows, another important programme of Maribor Capital of Culture 2012.

By Kerrine Goh

12 Dec 2011

Asia-Europe perspectives on art and climate change

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Ulla-Alexandra Mattl talks to Alison Tickell (Julie's Bycicle) and Pooja Sood (Khoj Collective) during the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture, last October in Melbourne Australia.