Two new museums of contemporary art are set to give the Thai contemporary art scene a much-needed boost. Although Thai contemporary artists have established themselves globally, contemporary art museums are almost non-existent and engaging local audiences remain a challenge. http://asiancorrespondent.com/133327/two-new-museums-set-to-boost-contemporary-art-in-thailand/ Read more....

In 2012, celebrated Indonesian art collector Oei Hong Djien, affectionately known as OHD, opened the third wing of his museum in Magelang, Central Java. Since it opened, there has been allegations that some of the works on display are forgeries of the paintings of Indonesian masters such as Affandi, Hendra Gunawan and S. Sudjojono. An association made up of collectors called the Indonesian Art Lovers Read more....

The Getty Foundation has funded a research programme developed by the University of Sydney’s The Power Institute Foundation for Art and Visual Culture in conjunction with regional partners. Titled “Ambitious Alignments: New Histories of Southeast Asian Art”, the programme brings together early career scholars from Australia and Southeast Asia to pursue independent research and chart new methodological Read more....