A national living treasure, a rock musician and an activist poet
Pristine de Leon remembers the artists and cultural workers from the Philippines we lost in 2022. Read More »
Welcome to the ArtsEquator Archive!
Started in 2016, ArtsEquator.com has worked with over 150 contributors from all over the world and produced over 1,700 articles, interviews, podcasts and videos. Covering the Southeast Asian arts, all the ArtsEquator original content can now be accessed here in SEA Dive.
A bangsawan guru, a graffiti artist and an anthropologist who composed iconic rock songs
Mira Sharon remembers the artists and cultural workers from Malaysia we lost in 2022. Read More »
A dangdut pioneer, two film stars, a pickpocket turned mime artist and a ketoprak performer
Theodora Agni remembers the artists and cultural workers Indonesia lost in 2022. Read More »
Building Practice: Arts Spaces in Malaysia
The arts ecosystems in many parts of Southeast Asia are under-resourced. In this environment, independent arts spaces provide invaluable opportunities and support to the wider community. Deborah Augustin interviews the people behind four arts spaces in Malaysia to learn more about their work and how they have survived in an evolving landscape.
Read More »
![Installation view of Maile Meyer & Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick’s KĪPUKA [for “Natasha”] (2022), as part of Singapore Biennale 2022 named Natasha. Image courtesy of Singapore Art Museum](https://artsequator.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/2022/12/Installation-view-of-Maile-Meyer-Drew-Kahu%CA%BBaina-Brodericks-KIPUKA-for-Natasha-2022-as-part-of-Singapore-Biennale-2022-named-Natasha.-Image-courtesy-of-Singapore-Art-Museum.jpg)
Natasha: A Biennale By Any Other Name
Striving to experience Natasha on their own terms, Xiao Ting Teo runs through the gamut of emotions, from exhaustion to uncertainty, to amusement, to moments of connection at the Singapore Biennale 2022. Read More »
To See My Plainsunset
Revisiting a favourite Singaporean band, Plainsunset, Diana Rahim fleetingly captures her youthful self and recalls the creativity of the local music scene in the early 2000s. Read More »
"Covid Time Capsule": Memories and Regret and Echoes from the Stars
Artists from the region created a virtual time capsule to capture the objects and memories of the past two years. Read More »
10 Things You Should Know About: Pantun
In the latest episode of our popular 10 Things You Should Know series, we share facts about Pantun, a poetic form in Malay culture. Read More »
The Art of Exhibition Licencing in Vietnam
In a country with opaque requirements for what can and cannot be shown, Linh Le highlights how something as seemingly straightforward as obtaining an exhibition licence may be used to control artistic expression in Vietnam.
Read More »
10 Things You Should Know About: Gasing
In the latest episode of our popular 10 Things You Should Know series, we share facts about the Gasing. Read More »