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


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, …

By David Fernández

17 May 2019

In conversation with Gunawan Maryanto I Managing Director, Teater Garasi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

This month, culture360 contributor David Fernandez travels to Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In this article, he interviews Gunawan Maryanto, Director of Teater Garasi, a multi-disciplinary performance collective that explores possibilities in performing …

By David Fernández

15 Feb 2019

In conversation with Antariksa I Co-founder of KUNCI Cultural Studies Centre, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Yogyakarta-based historian, researcher and co-founding member of KUNCI Cultural Studies Center, Antariksa is working to create an Indonesian society that is culturally critical, open, and empowered. KUNCI has been deeply …

By David Fernández

11 Jan 2019

By people / In cities: Yogyakarta, Indonesia | city profile

This month, culture360.ASEF.org's contributor David Fernandez travels to Yogyakarta. In this article, he dives into the local arts and cultural scene of the city, exploring some of the alternative creative …

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 Naima Morelli

15 Jan 2018

Independent Curators Bridging Asia and Europe

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Naima Morelli speaks with Loredana Paracciani, Katerina Valdivia Bruch and Valentina Levy, 3 curators who are bridging the European and the Asian art world through their independent practices.

By Kerrine Goh

11 Jul 2017

Feminism and women artists in Indonesian Contemporary Art

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Naima Morelli looks at what feminism means in the Indonesian art world with art historian Farah Wardani, artist Samantha Tio and researcher Wulan Dirgantoro – who just published a book …

By Magali An Berthon

22 May 2017

Spedagi, Biking for Sustainability

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Indonesian rural life is at the heart of Spedagi's project. More than a bike design label, this is a movement that focuses on villages' social and environmental empowerment.

By Kerrine Goh

15 May 2017

Cultural and natural environments in Indonesia | Interview with Edwin Jurriëns

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Naima MORELLI interviews Dutch researcher and lecturer in Indonesian Studies at The University of Melbourne, Edwin Jurriëns about his book “Visual Media in Indonesia”

By Valentina Riccardi

09 Nov 2016

Needs and challenges of small creative spaces | An exchange in Valencia, Spain

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From 24 to 26 October 2016, in Valencia, Spain, 5 cultural managers from India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan, participated in the second phase of Eurasian Creaspace Networking (ECN), …

By Valentina Riccardi

19 Oct 2016

Asiatopia Performance Conference 2016 | An open space for sharing

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From 13 to 19 October 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand, Asiatopia Performance Conference 2016 gathered over 120 among artists, curators, writers, historians and theorists to discuss and document the development of …

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

04 Apr 2016

CuratorsLAB | A Programme for Emerging Southeast Asian Curators

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Agung Hujatnikajennong is one of the most interesting and renowned Indonesian curators. What follows is an interview with Katerina Valdivia Bruch, a Berlin-based freelance curator, arts writer and regular contributor …

By Kerrine Goh

22 Mar 2016

Making Naples a home for Indonesian art and literature

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Contemporary Indonesian art and literature have found a new home in the Italian city of Naples.