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 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 David Fernández

30 Apr 2016

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

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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).

By Florent Petit

13 Apr 2016

By people/in cities: Brussels city profile

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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 …

The Valletta Design Cluster | Interview with Caldon Mercieca

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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 …

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

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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 …

Community: the connecting keyword for cultural development in Malta

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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 …

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 David Fernández

30 Mar 2016

In conversation with Christophe Loviny | Yangon Photo Festival

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

By Valentina Riccardi

24 Mar 2016

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

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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 …

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.

By Kerrine Goh

14 Mar 2016

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

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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.

By David Fernández

09 Mar 2016

By people / In cities | Yangon city profile

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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 …

By David Fernández

18 Feb 2016

BUKRUK II Urban Arts Festival | Four artists share their views on Street Art

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David FERNANDEZ interviews 4 guest artists who participated in the 2nd edition of the street art, illustration and music festival BUKRUK II in Bangkok, Thailand

By Florent Petit

16 Feb 2016

An artist’s intervention for a more sustainable city | Interview with Partizaning

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ASEF Culture360 contributor Florent Petit met with Russian artist Igor Ponosov and Anton Polsky, members of the collective Partizaning. In this interview they share their project on how to make …

By Florent Petit

10 Feb 2016

How can the culture sector better embed sustainability in its activities?

ASEF culture360 contributor Florent Petit reports on the ArtCOP21 Professional Workshop, organised last December in Paris to discuss how the cultural sector can help turn society towards more durable ways …