ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture

Mystery, translation and critical thinking | Prima Vista Tartu International Literary Festival | Estonia

Claire Rosslyn WILSON talks to Marja UNT from the Prima Vista Tartu International Literary Festival to find out more about the literature scene in the Estonian UNESCO City of Literature.

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Estonia

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 …

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France Italy Japan

An overview of literary festivals in Asia and Europe

ASEF culture360 contributor Claire Rosslyn WILSON looks at some of the literary festivals making waves in Asia and Europe.

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Asia Europe

ADD Editore Asia series | Interview with Ilaria Benini

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 …

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Asia Indonesia Italy Myanmar

Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive | A conversation with Nathalie Johnston

ASEF culture360 contributor David FERNÁNDEZ interviews Yangon-based art historian and curator Nathalie Johnston, Founder of Myanmar/Art & Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive (MARCA).

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Myanmar

By people/in cities: Brussels city profile

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 …

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Belgium

The Valletta Design Cluster | Interview with Caldon Mercieca

ASEF culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio met with Caldon Mercieca,Project Leader of Valletta Design Cluster. In this interview, they touch on the different aspects of this new initiative and its …

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Malta

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

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 …

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Malta

Community: the connecting keyword for cultural development in Malta

The notion of community has been widely discussed and analysed at different moments and in several contexts and fields. This month ASEF culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio focuses on community-based …

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Malta

CuratorsLAB | A Programme for Emerging Southeast Asian Curators

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 …

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Germany Indonesia Thailand

In conversation with Christophe Loviny | Yangon Photo Festival

ASEF culture360 contributor David Fernández interviewed French photojournalist Christophe Loviny, Director of the Yangon Photo Festival.

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Myanmar

The People’s Festival of Kerala | Interview with Sankar Venkateswaran

ASEF culture360 contributor Vanini Belarmino caught up with Sankar following the conclusion of ITFoK and in between his free time as he builds a self-funded Sahyande Theatre and prepares for …

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India International

Making Naples a home for Indonesian art and literature

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

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Indonesia Italy

Challenges in accessing opportunities for visual artists in Southeast Asia: a comparison between Vietnam and the Philippines

Lian Ladia, co-founder of Planting Rice looks at the climate of artists’ mobility and access to information in Manila, Philippines and Saigon, Viet Nam.

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Philippines Viet Nam

By people / In cities | Yangon city profile

ASEF culture360 contributor David Fernandez travels to Yangon, Myanmar’s social and cultural hub. In this article he describes the current panorama of contemporary arts & cultural fabric, focusing mainly on …

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Myanmar