Mekong Spring: Cambodian Photography in the Last Decade

Category - essays and articles
by Zhuang Wubin The years leading to the 1970 coup by Lon Nol that deposed Norodom Sihanouk, the American bombing from 1964 to 1975, the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge (KR) from 1975 to 1979, and the subsequent Vietnamese rule until its military withdrawal in 1989 brought about massive upheavals in the lives of Cambodians. Ironically, the dislocation also offers a convenient starting point Read more....

Ode to Art

Category - talks
A series of talks on the origin and evolution of art history’s iconic images by Jeffrey Say, Programme Leader of the MA Asian Art Histories programme. Read more....

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

Category - overseas study trips
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....

Faith and Fairy Tales

Category - exhibitions
Faith and Fairy Tales 14 March – 17 April 2014, ADM Gallery, School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore This exhibition is curated by Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani, who graduated from the Asian Art Histories Programme in 2011. Loredana is an independent art curator. Currently based in Singapore, her curatorial work focuses primarily on young and emerging Read more....

Dr Caroline Turner – Art and Ethical Responsibility: Contemporary Asian Contexts

Category - annual lecture 2014
Pioneering scholar on Southeast Asian contemporary art Dr Caroline Turner will deliver the third MA Asian Art Histories Annual Lecture on 26 March 2014. Art and Ethical Responsibility: Contemporary Asian Contexts Distinguished Speaker : Dr Caroline Turner Moderator : Iola Lenzi Wed: 26 March 2014 7.00pm-9.00pm Block F Level 2 #F202 LASALLE College of the Arts 1 McNally Street Free Read more....