ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


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


By Ritirong Jiwakanon

03 Dec 2018

ENCATC International Study Tour in Tokyo - Key Observations

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The 2018 ENCATC (European Network on Cultural Management and Policy) International Study Tour in Tokyo was held from 7 to 9 November 2018 and offered an intensive learning programme on …

By Kerrine Goh

06 Sep 2017

The power of arts projects in driving Japanese regional revitalisation

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It is tricky to detect the impact Japan's 25-year recession from the lively streets of Tokyo, but the capital is a rare exception of growth in an economy otherwise in …

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 Kerrine Goh

11 May 2016

FEFF Campus | A conversation between French and Japanese Cinephiles

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French writer Andy SELLITTO and Japanese student Kenta KATO have a casual chat and they share their opinions on film, the festival … and on each other. sharing a room …

By Hatta Moktar

10 Sep 2015

Chose Commune or the art of publishing

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In 2015, ASEF culture360 invites you to get an insight on issues that are highly discussed in the cultural sector across Asia and Europe. Through a number of in-depth articles …

By Claire Wilson

25 Aug 2015

A foot in each place: Managing the jet set life between Asia and Europe

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ASEF culture360 contributor Claire Rosslyn WILSON talks to artists Jun YANG and Yan PRESTON about their experiences working on projects in both Asia and Europe as they share the challenges …

By Kerrine Goh

05 Feb 2015

Asian Producers’ Platform Camp 2014: A Diary

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The Asian Producers' Platform Camp is an initiative organised by the Steering Committee for the Producer (South Korea), Performing Arts Alliance (Taiwan), ON-PAM Open Network for Performing Arts Management (Japan), …

Inspiring Tokyo. Culture, Innovation and Internationalisation

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Pushed, on one hand, by the need to extend cultural bridges and internationalise its collaborations and activities and, on the other hand, by the strong pressure to envisage and shape …

Interview with: Makiko Yamaguchi, Director of the Tokyo Culture Creation Project

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culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio interviews Makiko Yamaguchi from the Tokyo Culture Creation Project to find out more about her perspective on "internationalisation" through arts, culture and creativity.

By Judith Staines

14 Feb 2013

Beppu’s convivial creative spirit | artists' projects in southern Japan

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culture360.org Editor Judith Staines visits the southern Japanese city of Beppu and discovers a lively contemporary arts scene alongside the traditional hot springs culture.

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 Kerrine Goh

16 Jan 2012

Observations on Japanese Cinema after 3/11

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A brief look at the state of Japanese film in the wake of 3/11. How has the disaster affected the industry, independent, and documentary film production? What role can cinema …

Visual Perspective Series 2 | Traditional sports

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This second series of images presented by culture360.org and Angkor Photo Festival is about "traditional sports". Jill Coulon (France) takes an intimate look into the world of Sumo, Japan’s national …

By Llobet & Pons

30 Oct 2011

Outside the mainstream | independent project spaces and artist-run initiatives in Japan

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Artists Jasmina Llobet and Luis Fernández Pons look at how independent art spaces and artist-run initiatives in Japan function and their place within the contemporary arts scene.

By Llobet & Pons

17 Oct 2011

Exchanging artistic ideals and values | residency programmes in Japan

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Artists Jasmina Llobet and Luis Fernández Pons visited a number of artist-in-residency programmes in Japan and offer their impressions and advice to artists considering applying.