Study Trip to Phnom Penh 11 to 15 December 2017

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by Chua Yi Wen & Yvonne Chan The class of 2018 for Master of Arts in Asian Art Histories visited Phnom Penh this year for our study trip from 11-15 December 2017. Despite the Cambodian contemporary art scene being relatively young, it is rich, colourful and dynamic. Thanks to the careful curation and planning by our lecturer Clare Veal, we met people across the whole spectrum of the art scene, Read more....

Study trip to Shanghai – 12 to 16 December 2016

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by Usha Das “Why not ask again?” This was the curatorial theme of the 11th Shanghai Biennale which the 2016 cohort of the MA Asian Art Histories Programme students were privileged to attend as part of our overseas study trip. This was indeed a fitting question as it brought to the fore issues which we had covered in the classroom during the very first semester of the MA Asian Art Histories Programme. Read more....

Study Trip to New Delhi – 7-12 December 2015

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by Christiaan Haridas, Hsu Chin Miao and Yeow Ju Li There was no better place to begin our trip and introduction to Indian art history than a visit to the National Museum, New Delhi, where we were awed by the richness of the Indus Valley civilisation as seen through its collection of Harrapan, Mauryan and Buddhist artefacts, and miniature paintings (Fig. 1). There, we learnt about the iconography Read more....

Taipei Study Trip – Delving Into Relational Aesthetics

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by Stephanie Xatart and Samantha Segar The much anticipated study trip of the Asian Art Histories 2014/15 Master’s Programme took us to Taipei, Taiwan. The trip was from 9 Dec to 13 Dec 2014. There we were delighted to explore many facets of Taipei’s vibrant and edgy art scene. The first stage of our cultural journey took us to the Taipei Biennale where we attempted to come to terms with Read more....

Hong Kong Study Trip : Under the Surface – 15 to 19 December 2013

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by Marie-Pierre Mol When the decision was taken to go to Hong Kong for the study trip, my classmates and I were looking forward having a good time in a city that we had already previously explored. However, to our pleasant surprise, this study trip was an opportunity to discover unexplored cultural territories. In Hong Kong, like in Singapore, land is scarce and thus expensive, and exhibition spaces Read more....