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STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 12, 2021 • 7 min read

Art Redesigning Malaysia’s religious narratives through art

By Amanda Oon • Oct 12, 2021
A growing trend of censorship and suppression in the name of religion is cracking down on Malaysia’s creative sector. The country’s artists are finding ways to fight back and speak out

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 13, 2021 • 8 min read

Covid-19 How the pandemic has spurred a digital revolution in Vietnam’s art scene

By Emma Duester • Jul 13, 2021
Vietnamese art has long suffered from severe conservation challenges, ranging from climate, to insects and resources. But today, spurred on by the collapse of traditional art spaces due to the pandemic, the digitisation of the country's art scene is in full swing

Oct 28, 2020 • 4 min read
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‘Pioneer’ octogenarian Vietnamese artist gets first solo exhibit

Internationally celebrated 89-year-old Vietnamese artist Mong Bich, who specialises in silk paintings of daily life and ordinary people, is gaining recognition in her home country, opening her first solo exhibition in Hanoi this month
By Alice Philipson • Oct 28, 2020

Jan 13, 2020 • 10 min read
Art and politics

Reclaiming artistic expression

Vietnamese art curator Đỗ Tường Linh has practiced her craft from London to Cuba, the Middle East and back home to Vietnam again. She spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about her latest exhibition, her forays into expanding peoples’ understanding of politics through art, and creating a Global South-led art scene
By Samantha McCabe • Jan 13, 2020

Nov 28, 2019 • 11 min read
LGBTQ rights

The art of love

Asian artists gathered in Bangkok this weekend to explore diverse themes of sexuality in a country commonly regarded as among the most LGBTQ-friendly globally. But does this tell the full story?
By Andrew Haffner • Nov 28, 2019

Dec 20, 2017 • 3 min read
Cambodian dance

Cambodian dancer's success in performing arts despite initial lack of interest

Chumvan ‘Belle’ Sodhachivy is a classical and contemporary dancer who will perform in New York and Boston this month as part of Bangsokol, a stage production combining music and film. Before jetting off, the choreographer down with Southeast Asia Globe at Phnom Penh’s National Museum to share her advice for young dancers
By Nathan Paul Southern • Dec 20, 2017

Apr 30, 2016 • 4 min read
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Top five: Southeast Asian contemporary artists

The roles of contemporary artists in society can perhaps be boiled down to asking questions that make us think. From giving a voice to the voiceless to critiquing lax construction standards, here are five artists who do that better than most
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Apr 30, 2016

Jun 13, 2014 • 10 min read
colour-soaked art

Ashley Bickerton: In two minds

Once one of the East Village’s precocious golden kids of the 1980s, Ashley Bickerton swapped suicidal geniuses for tropical obscurity. And he wouldn’t change a thing… 
By Jemma Galvin • Jun 13, 2014