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 People / In Cities : Jakarta Art Biennale | SIASAT

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Can art and artists help build a more balanced society in Jakarta? At the pace in which the city is developing, it seems like a tremendous challenge. But artists throughout …

By Kerrine Goh

24 Dec 2013

The Dawn of a New Age | Cinema in Pakistan

[caption id="attachment_9515" align="alignleft" width="290"] International Cast of 'Josh'[/caption] Contributed by Shayan Shakeel In 2012, a little known filmmaker from Pakistan won the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short and …

By Florent Petit

20 Dec 2013

Luxembourg | A cultural profile

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Luxembourg, the capital of the Grand Duchy holding the same name, is the smallest capital city in the European Union. With a population of 100 000 inhabitants, it is also …

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

16 Dec 2013

The First Climate Art Festival in Yogyakarta: an Indonesian-German arts exchange on climate change and sustainability

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Katerina Valdivia Bruch held an interview with Christina Schott, co-initiator and organiser of the Climate Art Festival, in Yogjakarta Indonesia.

Exchange, Cooperation and Cultural Mobility: Visions from Vietnam | Interview with Nguyen Phuong Hoa

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In order to deepen the research on cultural mobility and to keep exploring the Asia-Europe connection, culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio took the opportunity to interview Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Deputy …

Interview with Marcin Jacoby, Project Asia Manager | Adam Mickiewicz Institute | Poland

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Adam Mickiewicz Institute is a state-owned cultural institution with the task to promote Polish culture around the world and actively participate in international cultural exchange. culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio …

Cultural Mobility | An interview with Luckana Kunavichayanont | Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)

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Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio interviews the Director of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), to discuss issues like mobility, exchange, networking and internationalisation strategies.

By Kerrine Goh

10 Oct 2013

Auckland and its Arts Festival | A conversation with Carla van Zon

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New Zealand arts consultant, Sarah Ropata interviews Carla van Zon, Artistic Director of the Auckland Arts Festival.

By Florent Petit

10 Oct 2013

By People / In Cities: Lyon | City Profile

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This month, By People / In Cities travels to France and looks in particular at the city of Lyon. Florent Petit takes a snapshot of Lyon’s contemporary art scene, starting …

By Siddharth

07 Oct 2013

Looking at a Creative Future for Europe

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The European Commission would have stood tall at the Locarno Film Festival this August, when nine films supported by its much lauded MEDIA programme were screened at the prestigious International …

By Kerrine Goh

12 Sep 2013

Interview with Dr. Sri Kuhnt- Saptodewo | Weltmuseum Wien

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In connection with the ongoing cooperation between the Weltmuseum Wien and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), and on the occasion of the event series Public Lab, culture360.org interviews Dr. Sri Kuhnt-Saptodewo, …

By Kerrine Goh

03 Sep 2013

Muslihat OK. Video | Interview with Andreas Siagian

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Muslihat OK. Video – Jakarta International Video Festival is a biannual video festival held since 2003 by ruangrupa, an artists’ initiative in Jakarta, Indonesia. This month, culture360.org interviews Andreas Siagian, …

By Kerrine Goh

02 Sep 2013

Muslihat OK. Video | Interview with Krisgatha Achmad

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Muslihat OK. Video – Jakarta International Video Festival is a biannual video festival held since 2003 by ruangrupa, an artists’ initiative in Jakarta, Indonesia. This month, culture360.org interviews Krisgatha Achmad, …

By Pamela Nowicka

31 Aug 2013

Hungry For Content | SE Asian Film Scene

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The recent Roughcut seminar at the Georgetown festival in Penang, radiated an inspirational sense of positivity and optimism. Directors Banjong Pisanthanakun (Thailand), Azharr Rudin (Malaysia) and Sheron Dayoc (he Philippines) …

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

29 Aug 2013

Two Singaporean artists in Berlin | Donna Ong | Part II

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In this interview, Donna Ong shares her experiences in Germany’s capital city and how she involves her practice within the context she has been living in.