Southeast Asia

Thailand: Artistic Freedom Report 2023 – 2024

The key findings and analysis of artistic freedom in Thailand from the Southeast Asia Artistic Freedom RADAR, 2023 – 2024. Silent Resistance: Censorship of Art and Culture in Post-Election Thailand Following the 2023 general election, Thailand’s socio-political landscape experienced a surge of hope for reform, but this momentum quickly encountered structural repression. This article examines

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We Are The Censors. Image credit: Katrina Stuart Santiago.

Pagkamalikhain, Konserbatismo, at Sensura: Isang Maikling Tanaw mula sa Pilipinas

Sa isang masaklaw at pangkasaysayang pagsusuri ng sensura sa Pilipinas, mula kay Marcos (Senior) hanggang kay Marcos (Junior), inilalatag ni Katrina Stuart Santiago ang mito ng kalayaang pansining sa Pilipinas. Sa proseso, tinutukoy niya ang lumalaking konserbatismo, at panibagong mga paraan ng pagsesensura.

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(Bottom right) In a village in Bali, Jaap Zindler films two indigenous girls working with a loom, Indonesia (1947). (Top and bottom left) Staged filming on the site of the Government Film Company in the former Mr. Cornelis in Jakarta, Indonesia (1947).

Beyond the Imagination Trajectories of Former Colonies

Dwiki Aprinaldi critiques the influences of colonial history that still seep through the film industry in Southeast Asia. This article is published as part of the inaugural AE x Goethe-Institut Critical Writing Micro-Residency 2021/2022.

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Kapallorek Artspace in collaboration with Ronnie Bahari, “Karoog Kiha Nyep - Fragile and Disappearing” (2022), Still from HD Video 15 min/loop, Photo by PORT ⓒ & courtesy of Kapallorek Artspace.

Careening Into “The Milk of Dreams”: Southeast Asia at the 59th Venice Biennale

While the stated theme of the Biennale is to challenge the hegemony of the West, Nicole Wong finds that the spaces created for these interventions to happen struggles against the behemoth of the Biennale itself.

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Being and Becoming: Of Femininities in the Malay World Through 50 Images

This May, we are pleased to announce the launch of an online exhibition – Being and Becoming: Of Femininities in the Malay World Through 50 Images. This exhibition is part of a research project, Being and Becoming Female in the Malay World: Interrogating and Curating the Photo-Archives of Early Singapore, supported by the National Heritage

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Photo courtesy of Creative Commercial on Youtube and AIS Youtube Channel.

5 Advertisements That Are So Southeast Asian

Some advertisements are works of art. These contain well-told stories, interesting characters, and meaningful insights, while making a marketing message go down that much more smoothly. Mira Sharon recommends 5 advertisements you can watch to learn more about what makes us Southeast Asians tick.  To tell stories is a beautiful act, and advertisements are an

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