ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


By Lai DEL ROSARIO

13 Jul 2023

Artists Who Flee, Powers That Be | Insights on Artistic Freedom from the 9th World Summit on arts and culture

The 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture took place from 2-5 May 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden and focused on the theme of safeguarding artistic freedom. What can we learn …

By Minji Chun

23 Nov 2022

Sustainable and Inclusive for All: Rethinking the Concept of "Cultural Mobility"

Minji Chun rethinks the concept of "cultural mobility" from perspectives of sustainability, equality, and inclusivity.

By SJ Armstrong

28 Jan 2021

Invisible Borders: How transnational artist residences are adapting to travel bans

Art transcends borders. Physical borders, mental boundaries, transnational highways that bind us in place. Travel has been savaged by the ‘new normal’.

By Magali An Berthon

28 Nov 2016

Carmen Hijosa, pineapple pioneer

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Piñatex™ is going to revolution the world of materials: this plant-based luxury textile is the brainchild of Carmen Hijosa, former leather expert and sustainable pioneer. Discover her journey on Culture …

By Anupama Sekhar

15 Nov 2016

7th World Summit on Arts & Culture, Malta I Key Messages

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The 7th World Summit on Arts & Culture, titled At the Crossroads? Cultural Leadership in the 21st Century took place from 18-21 October 2016 in the historic city of Valletta, …

By Claire Wilson

27 Jul 2016

Translating voices | Finding connections between cultures

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ASEF culture360 contributor Claire Rosslyn Wilson looks into some of the some of the features and challenges of literary translation.

By Valentina Riccardi

24 Mar 2016

The People’s Festival of Kerala | Interview with Sankar Venkateswaran

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ASEF culture360 contributor Vanini Belarmino caught up with Sankar following the conclusion of ITFoK and in between his free time as he builds a self-funded Sahyande Theatre and prepares for …

By Valentina Riccardi

30 Jun 2015

Orde Baru OK.Video Festival | Interview with the Artistic Director Mahardika Yudha

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As part of the media partnership between ASEF culture360 and Orde Baru - OK.Video Festival, we have interviewed Mahardika Yudha, the Artistic Director of OK.Video

By Lai DEL ROSARIO

12 Jun 2015

On worldmaking, new empires, and Philippine art | One on one with Patrick Flores

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Art historian Patrick Flores takes us on a tour of the Philippine Pavilion, Tie A String Around the World, in this year’s Venice Biennale.

Transforming Gwangju: Towards the Asian Culture Center

The path towards the opening of the huge ACC (Asian Culture Center), located in the heart of the city of Gwangju, South Korea, is quickly approaching its culmination and the …

By Anupama Sekhar

19 Feb 2014

6th World Summit on Arts & Culture | Critical times, creative spaces

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What does it mean to be human in the 21st century? This was the powerful - albeit invisible - question that many speakers were responding to at the recently concluded …

By Bharti Lalwani

18 Feb 2014

Singapore Biennale 2013 | In Conversation with Tan Boon Hui

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Bharti Lalwani speaks to Tan Boon Hui, SB2013 Project Director and Co-Curator and former director of the Singapore Art Museum, who initiated and spearheaded the biennale collaboration between 27 curators …

By Kerrine Goh

24 Dec 2013

The Dawn of a New Age | Cinema in Pakistan

[caption id="attachment_9515" align="alignleft" width="290"] International Cast of 'Josh'[/caption] Contributed by Shayan Shakeel In 2012, a little known filmmaker from Pakistan won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short and …

Exchange, Cooperation and Cultural Mobility: Visions from Vietnam | Interview with Nguyen Phuong Hoa

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In order to deepen the research on cultural mobility and to keep exploring the Asia-Europe connection, culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio took the opportunity to interview Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Deputy …

By Siddharth

03 Apr 2013

Understanding the Berlinale | An insider's diary

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Berlin International Film Festival, popularly called the Berlinale, is a leading film festival in the world. It is the most sought after event in the Berlin cultural scene, attracting film-loving …