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 David Fernández

20 Jan 2016

BUKRUK II Urban Arts Festival | Interview with Myrtille Tibayrenc and Nicolas Dali

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As part of the media partnership between ASEF culture360 and BUKRUK II Urban Arts Festival, David Fernandez interviews Myrtille Tibayrenc and Nicolas Dali, the main organizers and artistic directors, who …

Cultural Mapping: An Emerging Interdisciplinary Field Between Research and Practice

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On 22 23 October 2015, Malta’s capital Valletta, hosted the international conference Cultural Mapping: Debating Spaces & Places.

By Valentina Riccardi

16 Dec 2015

Flipping from the Edge to Feet Planted Firmly on the Ground | Circus on the Edge | Thailand

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Contributed by Jessica Amery The Circus on the Edge project was supported by the Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships initiative between Asia and Europe, promoted by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and …

Interview with Adeela Suleman | VASL Artists’ Collective | Karachi, Pakistan

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[caption id="attachment_56313" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Zhou Bin, Vasl International Artists’ Workshop, 2012[/caption]   Adeela Suleman is a Visual Artist, Head of the Fine Art Department at Indus Valley School, and Coordinator …

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

08 Dec 2015

Interview with Wok The Rock | Jogja Biennale 2015

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Katerina Valdivia Bruch interviews Wok The Rock, curator of the Jogja Biennale to know more about what is behind the idea of “Hacking Conflict”.

By Claire Wilson

01 Dec 2015

Can artists make a difference in the climate change debate?

In the lead-up to United Nations conference on climate change (COP21) in Paris, ASEF culture360 took the opportunity to talk to 3 organisations working in the intersection between art and …

By Vanini Belarmino

01 Dec 2015

FOCUS: A Feast for the Festival Masterminds | France

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“I hereby swear that I have done nothing bad. I swear that I have not done anything with the intention of causing harm. I swear that even if I have …

By Kerrine Goh

25 Nov 2015

Convergence and divergence in art practices | Slovenia and Philippines

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Curating-In-Depth is one of the 3 selected projects of Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe (4th Edition). The second phase of Curating-In-Depth, provided an immersion in the Philippines …

By Valentina Riccardi

12 Nov 2015

German Season in Indonesia | Interview with Heinrich Blömeke, Director Goethe Institut

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ASEF culture360 interviews Heinrich Blömeke, Director of the Goethe Institute in Jakarta, to know more about this important and event and the collaborations that it has initiated between artists in …

By Magali An Berthon

09 Nov 2015

License to draw | Xia and Paresh from Cartooning for Peace

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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 Kerrine Goh

05 Nov 2015

Curating Batik collections in Asia and Europe | Report

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Curating Batik involves the exchange of batik collections between museums in Asia and Europe towards an exhibition in 2017.

By Valentina Riccardi

20 Oct 2015

Curating in Depth | Open-Ended Possibilities

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Curating–In–Depth, prepared by two main partners SCCA, Center for Contemporary Arts – Ljubljana (Slovenia) and Planting Rice (the Philippines) and associated organisation Kurziv (Croatia), is an incubation project between non-governmental …

By David Fernández

12 Oct 2015

By people / In cities: George Town (Penang) | city profile

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This month culture360 contributor David Fernandez travels to George Town, Penang, the historic city of the Straits of Malacca in Malaysia.

On Portugal, Europe and beyond | In conversation with Cristina Farinha

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Cristina Farinha is a leading cultural professional based in Portugal with an outstanding international profile. Her work spans from research on cultural mobility –particularly concerning the performing arts sector and …

By Florent Petit

22 Sep 2015

Cultural cooperation between Europe and Asia | A perspective from Spain

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Elvira MARCO tells ASEF culture360 collaborator Florent PETIT about the strategies developed in A/CE to set deeper ties between Spanish and Asian cultural sectors. Mrs MARCO also introduces the specificities …