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


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 …

By Nur Ashikin Ali

13 Dec 2022

Indonesian Dance Festival 2022 | Interview with Ratri Anindyajati

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An interview with Ratri Anindyajati reflecting on IDF 2022 that took place in Jakarta, Indonesia from 22 to 28 Oct.

By Savitri Sastrawan

13 Dec 2022

Creating new narratives to address colonial heritage in museum collections

Savitri Sastrawan explores through case studies how heritage and post-colonialism issues are related today.

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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 …

Virtual Workings | Learning to Interweave New Curatorial Narratives

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Participants of the online residency Virtual Workings Tony Sugiarta (Indonesia), Masako Tanaka (Japan), Arie Syarifuddin (Indonesia) and Marinella Andrea Mina (Philippines) worked together on the topic of "Interweaving Textiles" under …

Virtual Workings | PERTIWI : Resilience in the arts

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Participants of the online residency Virtual Workings Kamiliah Bahdar from Singapore and Savitri Sastrawan from Indonesia worked together on “Pertiwi” under the mentorship of Luckana Kunavichayanont. The two curators talk …

Virtual360 Konnect | Field Notes: Reflections on Virtual360 Konnect

Art installation by Bagus Pandega

In this article, Dian and Gahye share their reflections from collaborating online through a virtual residency.

Virtual360 Konnect | Dissecting Boundaries

Leenalchi's performance for ONSTAGE, uploaded on the 온스테이지ONSTAGE Youtube Channel. Image courtesy of NAVER ONSTAGE(네이버 온스테이지)

An article by Mi Seok Huh from Korea and Robby Ocktavian from Indonesia, participants of the Virtual360 Konnect - Emerging Arts Leaders Virtual Residency Series, on their joint project.

By Andrea Abellon

18 Oct 2020

Virtual360 Konnect | Mid-residency: What's happening so far

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The 20 residents of Virtual360 Konnect - Emerging Arts Leaders Virtual Residency Series are on full speed working together on their joint projects.

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

03 Mar 2020

Interview with Farid Rakun from ruangrupa | Indonesia

Interview with Farid Rakun from ruangrupa, Indonesia

culture360.ASEF.org features the artists’ collective ruangrupa, from Jakarta. In this article, Katerina Valdivia Bruch interviewed Farid Rakun, one of the members of ruangrupa, on topics around collective practice, the role …

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, …