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


By culture360

23 Oct 2024

Asia-Europe Cultural Festival: 2024 | Highlights

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The 6th edition of the Asia-Europe Cultural Festival took place in Singapore and Italy from June to September 2024. Watch and read the highlights of this year's festival.

By Daniel Ho Sheng

07 May 2024

Meeting: What's The Point?

Meeting: What's The Point?

Social change is often associated with generational shifts centered around the aspirations, energy, and drive of youths. Daniel Ho Sheng caught a glimpse of what was on the minds of …

By culture360

27 Mar 2024

Mobility Funding Guides for ASEAN Region | 2024 Edition Launched!

Mobility Funding Guides for ASEAN Region | 2024 Edition Launched!

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ASEF culture360 is delighted to present the 2024 editions of the Mobility Funding Guides for Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines, a mapping of mobility funding opportunities for international …

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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 Dwirahmi Suryandari

21 Dec 2021

Reinterpreting Museum Objects through Rituals: Stories from Yogyakarta and Surakarta

As part of ASEF’s Call for Articles: Latest Trends in the Museum Sector in Asia and Europe, Dwirahmi Suryandari's article seeks to explore the rituals and tradition around objects and …

By Adriana Nordin Manan

01 Oct 2021

Performance Making during a Pandemic: Of Innovation, Form and Embeddedness

If arts panel discussions are meant to reflect the times, “Critical Responses to Performance-Making in A Post-Pandemic World” positioned itself well: at this stage of the pandemic, it was less …

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, …

By Naima Morelli

13 Jun 2018

Kartika Affandi: 9 Ways of Seeing | Interview with videomaker Christopher Basile

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A new documentary film tells the story of visionary artist Kartika Affandi, daughter of Indonesia's most celebrated painter, and a groundbreaking personality in her own right.

By Kerrine Goh

02 May 2016

ADD Editore Asia series | Interview with Ilaria Benini

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ASEF culture360 contributor Naima MORELLI interviews Ilaria BENINI, curator of the Asia series of ADD Editore, an independent Italian publisher based in Turin and promoting cultural dialogue between Italy and …

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

08 Dec 2015

Interview with Wok The Rock | Jogja Biennale 2015

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Katerina Valdivia Bruch interviews Wok The Rock, curator of the Jogja Biennale to know more about what is behind the idea of “Hacking Conflict”.

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 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 Katerina Valdivia Bruch

06 Feb 2012

The Global Contemporary-Art Worlds After 1989 | A Summary of the Contemporary Art World?

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The exhibition The Global Contemporary – Art Worlds after 1989 was initiated by the Global Art and the Museum, with the attempt to show a compendium of contemporary art in …

By Bharti Lalwani

20 May 2011

Rethinking Museums | The Art Advisors - Part 2

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In the second part of her interview, Bharti Lalwani continues her discussion with Nicolai and Michael Frahm about what aspects make a private museum more meaningful.

By Jerneja Rebernak

08 Sep 2010

New Delhi:contemporary Asian cinema at Netpac 2010

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The following article is a review of the conference organised by the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (Netpac), held in Delhi from the 18-22 August 2010. In addition …

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

20 Oct 2009

Bangalore: Asian cultural actors connect

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CultureAsia: Connecting Asian Cultural Actors, was organised by the Arts and Culture Network Program of the Open Society Institute, Hivos, a Dutch development agency, with the Center for the Study …

By Sasiwimon Wongjarin

08 Oct 2009

Reflections on the Asia-Europe Dance Forum

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The sixth edition of the Asia-Europe Dance Forum successfully took place in Portugal from 12th till 27th June 2009, hosted by Alkantara in Lisbon.

By Mary Ann DeVlieg

19 Apr 2008

IETM and contemporary performing arts in Asia

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IETM is a network committed to contemporary performing arts and to collaborating across national borders. It has 440 member-organisations from over 45 countries.