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about 8 months ago (09/05/2023)
Artistic Freedom Report : Six Countries, 12 Years, 652 Violations | ArtsEquator Skip to content The key findings and analysis of violations of artistic freedom in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and The Philippines from the Southeast Asian Arts Censorship Database Project, 2010-2022...
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about 14 months ago (03/09/2023)
Translating the Sacred and the Profane | ArtsEquator Skip to content Zikri Rahman takes us on a short tour of the way that artists have used symbols of statehood to commemorate, challenge and expand the idea, and meaning of nationhood in Malaysia...
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about 23 months ago (05/19/2022)
Spectrum of Nature in SIFA 2022 | ArtsEquator Skip to content ArtsEquator interviews four artists whose works depict nature in different spectrums, at the upcoming Singapore International Festival of Arts 2022...
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about 24 months ago (04/19/2022)
5 Advertisements That Are So Southeast Asian | ArtsEquator Skip to content Some advertisements are works of art...
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about 26 months ago (02/22/2022)
Jit Murad: Imaginasimu Akan Buat Kami Tersenyum | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Via The Star February 22, 2022 Oleh Fasyali Fadzly (1,400 patah kata, 6-minit bacaan) Walaupun saya bergiat di dalam bidang teater di Malaysia, saya bukan kawan Jit Murad...
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about 32 months ago (09/16/2021)
OPEN CALL: Southeast Asian Arts Censorship Documentation | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles September 16, 2021 ArtsEquator invites applications for the position of Researcher for a regional arts censorship documentation and publication project it is piloting...
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about 34 months ago (06/22/2021)
I Was Afraid Of Critiquing Until I Met A Bunch Of Critics: Reflections on AAMR 2021 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Hello I'm Nik on Unsplash June 23, 2021 By Sukhbir Cheema When you hear the word “critic”, what image do you conjure? I used to imagine a bespectacled person; bookish, extremely serious, and tough to please...
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about 35 months ago (06/07/2021)
Meeting Point 2021: The cultural worker in a time of social change | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Mekong Cultural Hub June 7, 2021 By Wennie Yang (2,000 words, 8-minute read) Laptop fully charged, professional Zoom background selected – Meeting Point 2021 organised by Mekong Cultural Hub and its partners took place virtually between 20 to 22 May 2021...
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about 36 months ago (05/01/2021)
Podcast 87: Southeast Asian Producers | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints May 2, 2021 Earlier this year Producers SG launched the Producers SG Directory , an online directory of independent producers and arts managers working in Singapore and around Southeast Asia, which it hopes can become a starting point for future collaborations and projects in the region...
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about 47 months ago (06/04/2020)
Seasons of Love: Southeast Asia-style | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints June 4, 2020 It started out as a “small project” amongst friends...
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about 48 months ago (05/04/2020)
Theatre goes online: Call me a purist, I don’t care | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles May 4, 2020 By Fasyali Fadzly (2,100 words, 7-minute read) No one would have guessed that the COVID-19 situation would become this bad...
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about 48 months ago (04/30/2020)
Reflections on Art, Angin, Sickness and The Soul of Malaysia | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Wong Horngyih, courtesy of Pusaka April 30, 2020 By Jo Kukathas (5,500 words, 15-minute read) The news that Germany rolled out a 50 billion bail-out for the arts during the Coronavirus pandemic made headlines worldwide the week it was announced...
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about 51 months ago (02/12/2020)
Behind the scenes with the Women of SIFA | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles SIFA February 13, 2020 By Nabilah Said ArtsEquator speaks to four women that are part of the local commissions of SIFA 2020 – Siti Khalijah Zainal , Jodi Chan , Ellison Tan and Mia Chee ...
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about 51 months ago (02/10/2020)
Arts censorship: At the end of the day, this is not new | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles February 11, 2020 By Kathy Rowland (1400 words, 8 minute read) Balai Seni Visual Negara Malaysia (Balai) is once again accused of censoring artists’ work...
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about 52 months ago (12/31/2019)
The top ArtsEquator articles of 2019 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Photo courtesy of Akanga Film Asia & Philipp Aldrup Photography December 31, 2019 Here’s a list of the top 10 ArtsEquator articles in 2019: Enter Stage Right: Tay Tong by Art sEquator “It is amazing how one’s identity is so associated with one’s job...
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about 53 months ago (12/22/2019)
Everything In Its Right Place: The Body Politic and the Body | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Nabilah Said December 22, 2019 By Nabilah Said (1,400 words, 7-minute read) “You’re a guest, you’re a guest, you’re a guest.” This anodyne version of the Beauty and The Beast song played in my head as I walked through the exhibition The Body Politic and the Body , currently on at ILHAM Gallery in Kuala Lumpur...
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about 58 months ago (07/18/2019)
Tender notes on violence in "A Notional History" by Five Arts Centre | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles July 18, 2019 By Patricia Tobin ( 700 words, 5-minute read) It starts with a song...
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about 63 months ago (02/04/2019)
Weekly Picks: Malaysia (4–10 Feb 2019) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Weekly To Do February 4, 2019 Puja Pantai Festival 2019 , at Mah Meri Cultural Village, 9 Feb, 10am–3pm Puja Pantai is an ancient Mah Meri ritual, and members of the public are invited to witness it...
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about 64 months ago (01/21/2019)
Weekly Picks: Malaysia (21–27 Jan 2019) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Weekly To Do January 22, 2019 Improvised music night , at RAW Art Space, 22 Jan, 8:30pm A night of improvised music with performers from Germany, Japan, Denmark and Malaysia...
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about 64 months ago (01/10/2019)
ArtsEquator's Top 10 Picks at the Performing Arts Meeting 2019 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles José Maceda, Cassettes 100, 1971, Photo by Nathaniel Gutierrez, Courtesy of UP Center for Ethnomusicology and Ringo Bunoan January 10, 2019 Established in 1995, the Tokyo Performing Arts Market (TPAM) was created to be a platform to network Japanese artists with producers and funders...
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about 65 months ago (12/24/2018)
Weekly Picks: Malaysia (24–30 Dec 2018) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Weekly To Do December 24, 2018 Tales of Apocalypse Exhibition by Latif Maulan , at Galeri Titikmerah, 22–31 Dec An exhibition of recent artworks by contemporary self-taught artist Latif Maulan, in the artist-run space Galeri Titikmerah in Publika...
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about 68 months ago (09/20/2018)
AExGTF Chats: Charlie Lim and .gif in George Town | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints September 20, 2018 On the closing weekend of the George Town Festival, ArtsEquator interviewed Singaporean musician Charlie Lim and indie-electronic music duo .gif who were in Penang to perform at China House, along with other Singaporean musical acts including Tabitha Nauser and Yung Raja...
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about 68 months ago (09/17/2018)
Weekly Picks: Malaysia (17 – 23 Sept 2018) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Weekly To Do September 18, 2018 PAN Productions presents Popgiler , at No Black Tie, 19–20 Sept, 9pm A night of pop songs throughout the years, in the best jazz bar in town, with performances by award-winning vocal powerhouses Dina Nadzir, Elvira Arul, and Lynn Tan...
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about 69 months ago (08/15/2018)
In George Town, a Proxy War for the Nation | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles August 15, 2018 By Kathy Rowland (1165 words, 5-minute read) Coloured ink on paper...
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about 70 months ago (07/16/2018)
Weekly Picks: Malaysia (16 – 22 July 2018) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Malaysia July 16, 2018 Hua (華) Settler Imaginary in Borneo , at Malaysia Design Archive, 19 July 8pm Academic Dr Zhou Hau Liew presents ‘ Preliminary Thoughts on the Hua Settler Imaginary in Borneo: Cultural Mapping, Revolutionary Communism, and the Ideas of Chineseness ’...
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about 70 months ago (07/09/2018)
Weekly Picks: Malaysia (9 – 15 July 2018) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Malaysia July 9, 2018 Sesi Diskusi Buku KAOS NOL , Lit Books, 11 July 7pm This book club meets every two weeks to discuss books that focus on theatre and the performing arts...
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about 71 months ago (06/19/2018)
ILHAM Gallery is a trailblazer in the Malaysian art scene (via Luxuo) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Radar June 19, 2018 ILHAM Gallery sits like a secret jewel box in the black-ice exterior of Menara ILHAM, where it has played host to celebrated artists and conceptual experimenters since it opened its doors in August 2015...