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By Veeranganakumari Solanki

09 Aug 2012

Artistic Landmark In Contemporary Experience (ALICE) Award

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The culture360.org contributor Veerangana Solanki, interviews the Executive Director of the Global Board of Contemporary Art, Barbara Vanderlinden, to learn more about the Award.

By Kerrine Goh

30 Jul 2012

A walk through dOCUMENTA (13)

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Films, tours, poetry readings, performances, texts, a huge park of installations, and countless halls of objects representing the work of over 200 arts practitioners make up the 2012 Documenta.

By Llobet & Pons

29 Jun 2012

Busan Biennale | work in process

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Llobet & Pons look at the history and development of the Busan Biennale in South Korea and reflect on how it can find a balance between the local and the …

By Claire Wilson

13 Mar 2012

At home and abroad | The Khmer Arts Ensemble

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culture360.org contributor Chum Chanveasna sat down with John Shapiro, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Khmer Arts and its importance in the Cambodian arts scene.

By Kerrine Goh

08 Mar 2012

Towards a renewed interest in arts and human rights?

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Defence of human rights has grown since WWII and occupies an important symbolic role in the functioning of civil societies as well as in international relations.

By Anupama Sekhar

18 Jan 2012

Social media trends in Southeast Asia

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Southeast Asia is presently witnessing a high adoption rate to social media by individuals as well as a rapid growth in citizen’s journalism. Shaping these developments is a new-found affirmation …

By Kerrine Goh

10 Jan 2012

Between art and environment: a Mongolian case study

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As part of the Connect2Culture programme ASEF commissioned the art and environment research "Linking the Arts to Environment and Sustainable Development Issues". This first case study outlines the Land Art …

By Kerrine Goh

15 Dec 2011

A review of the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture | Australia

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On 3-6 October the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture took place in Melbourne, Australia, coinciding with the development of a National Cultural Policy of Australia, something of real …

By Florentina Bratfanof

15 Nov 2011

Picnic 2011 | Building on our creativity

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PICNIC 2011 is a festival that has taken place at NDSM Wharf in Amsterdam last September. Florentina Bratfanof talks to Kitty Leering, the Program Director & interim General Manager of …

By Valentina Riccardi

18 Oct 2011

culture360.org "maps" the impressions of the World Summit

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culture360.org "maps" the creative intersections at the 5th World Summit on arts and culture that took place in Melbourne, Australia on 3-6 October 2011.

By Bharti Lalwani

17 Oct 2011

In conversation with Charles Merewether

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The Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (ICAS) is the curatorial division of LASALLE College of the Arts. Bharti Lalwani speaks with the Director of ICA, Charles Merewether to find out …

By Sasiwimon Wongjarin

16 Mar 2011

Performing arts and cultural dialogue

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The Asia-Europe Cultural Partnership Initiative: Performing Arts encouraged new strategic partnerships between Asian and European organisations to create and sustain a dialogue through the practise and production of performing arts …

By Bharti Lalwani

18 Feb 2011

Beyond an Art Fair – part 2

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culture360 contributor, Bharti Lalwani, was in New Delhi last month to attend the third edition of the India Art Summit. In this second part of her article, she explores the …

By Bharti Lalwani

15 Feb 2011

Beyond an Art Fair – part 1

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culture360 contributor, Bharti Lalwani was in New Delhi last month to attend the third edition of the India Art Summit. In this two parts in-depth, she interviews the founding director …

By Veeranganakumari Solanki

02 Nov 2010

10000 Lives: the 8th Gwangju Biennale

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Since the first Gwangju Biennale in 1995, Asia has seen a significant development of contemporary Asian art on the international circuit with more and more Biennales organised in the region.

By Florentina Bratfanof

02 Nov 2010

Japanese animation film at Anim’est 2010

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The International Animation Film Festival, established in 2006, has become Bucharest’s most anticipated film festival and a recognized event on the international animation scene in Europe and Asia.

By Florentina Bratfanof

08 Oct 2010

Online film festival:a review

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The 2010 edition of Filminute Festival is an exclusively online festival consisting of 25 shortlisted movies. Each movie lasts one minute. The festival is a platform for directors to produce …