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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

31 May 2017

By people / In cities: Hong Kong | city profile

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This month culture360 contributor David Fernandez travels to Hong Kong. In this article he illustrates the local arts & cultural ecology of the city, focusing mainly on the emerging creative …

By Lai DEL ROSARIO

19 Aug 2016

The art of archiving lost things | From Monet to Tracey Emin

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What do Tracey Emin and Claude Monet have in common? Both created works that vanished into thin air and consequently are now part of galleries archiving lost art. Lai DEL …

By Florent Petit

13 Apr 2016

By people/in cities: Brussels city profile

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ASEF culture360 contributor Florent Petit sketches a profile of Brussels, the capital of Belgium and home to the most important bodies of the European Union. One of the most important …

MUŻA. The new National-Community Museum in Malta |Interview with Sandro Debono

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ASEF culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio had the opportunity to meet and talk with Sandro Debono, Senior Curator and Project Leader of MUŻA. In this interview, they talked about the …

By Florent Petit

03 Jun 2014

Connecting art to local communities | the Veduta programme of the Lyon Biennale

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Abdelkader Damani studied Architecture in Oran, Algeria, and Art History and Philosophy in Lyon, France. He is since 2007 the Head of the « Veduta » Platform at the Biennale …

By People / In Cities : Hong Kong | interview with Shirley Surya, Assistant Curator at M+ Museum

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Former culture360.org Asia Editor, Sali Sasaki interviews Shirley Surya, Assistant Curator (Design & Architecture) at the M+ Museum in Hong Kong. The two met through the Royal College of Art …

By Judith Staines

14 Feb 2013

Asia-Europe | arts events 2013

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Here is the annual round up of some of the best visual, literary and other arts events in Asia and Europe in 2013 from culture360.org’s Editor Judith Staines.

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

11 Dec 2012

World Biennial Forum No. 1 | Interview with Sabina Santarossa, Director of Cultural Exchange, Asia-Europe Foundation

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The culture360.org contributor, Veeranganakumari Solanki interviews Sabina Santarossa, Director of Cultural Exchange at the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) to get her views on the role of biennials in connecting the two …

By People / In Cities : Hong Kong

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As Hong Kong is about to open the 2012 edition of its Business of Design Week (BODW), culture360.org takes a closer look at the local design scene, including its most …

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 …

Cultural Transitions: George Town

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Since George Town received the World Heritage title from UNESCO, jointly with Melaka as historic cities of the Straits of Malacca in 2008, it has experienced growing attention and underwent …

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

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 Bharti Lalwani

17 May 2011

Rethinking Museums | The Art Advisors - Part 1

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culture360.org contributor Bharti Lalwani presents the third of a series of interviews with Directors and Head Curators of Private Museums as well as Art Advisors to discuss the phenomenon of …

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