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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.

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

21 Aug 2013

Two Singaporean artists in Berlin | Song-Ming Ang | Part I

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[caption id="attachment_35974" align="aligncenter" width="496"] Song Ming Ang[/caption] In 1974, in the mid of the squatting movement in former West Berlin's Kreuzberg district, the Central Deaconess Institute and Hospital Bethanien was …

By Valentina Riccardi

02 Aug 2013

Historical artifacts come alive with contemporary dance | Occupy the Museum | Austria

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[caption id="attachment_35278" align="aligncenter" width="372"] Dr. Sri Kuhnt- Saptodewo with Bulantrisna[/caption]   In connection with the ongoing cooperation between the Weltmuseum Wien and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), culture360.org interviews Dr. Sri …

By Siddharth

31 Jul 2013

A travellers guide to BIFF 2013 | Korea

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The most anticipated festival in South East Asia, Busan International Film Festival is drawing closer. Before the accreditation for the festival opens for this October event, it is time to …

By Kerrine Goh

31 Jul 2013

Interview with Steven Engelsman | Weltmuseum Wien | Austria

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For more than 15 years Steven Engelsman was the Director of the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, the Netherlands. In 2013, he has been appointed Director of the Weltmuseum …

By Kerrine Goh

18 Jul 2013

By People / In Cities: Oslo | City Profile

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This month, By people / In cities travels to Norway and looks in particular at its capital, Oslo. Tara Ishizuka Hassel takes a snapshot of Oslo's visual arts scene, focusing …

By Kerrine Goh

15 Jul 2013

By People / In Cities: Wellington | City Profile

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This month, By people / In cities travels to New Zealand and looks in particular at its capital, Wellington. Sarah Ropata takes a snapshot of Wellington's creative industries, focusing on …

By Kerrine Goh

11 Jul 2013

The Key to a Cooler Lumpur

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Last 21 – 23 June 2013 saw a unique kind of art festival taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was what the organisers called a literature-inspired festival. It was …

By Kerrine Goh

04 Jul 2013

Asia at the 55th Venice Biennale

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A long and historical presence at the Biennale for Asian countries include China at the Arsenale, but also in myriads of other collateral events through the city; Indonesia at the …

Exchanging Visions and Experiences on Mobility. Exploring the Asia-Europe connection.

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  On 5 and 6 June 2013 the city of Prague hosted the Platform meeting of Asian and European Cultural Mobility Funders, as part of the second edition of the …

By Valentina Riccardi

30 Jun 2013

The importance of preserving, restoring and promoting film heritage

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Valentina Riccardi, our Project Co-ordinator, writes about the Memory! International Film Heritage festival co-supported by Asia-Europe Foundation through film.culture360.asef.org

By Valentina Riccardi

12 Jun 2013

Investing in Heritage Cities: Stimulus for Sustainable Tourism and Livelihoods | Myanmar

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  On 24-25 June in Yangon, Myanmar, the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) will organise a two-day Experts’ Meeting and Public Forum on the theme of “Investing in Heritage Cities: Stimulus for …

By People / In Cities : Hong Kong | interview with Shirley Surya, Assistant Curator at M+ Museum

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Former culture360.org Asia Editor, Sali Sasaki interviews Shirley Surya, Assistant Curator (Design & Architecture) at the M+ Museum in Hong Kong. The two met through the Royal College of Art …