This symposium explores memory, trauma and the politics of the past in Asian contemporary art. It investigates the legacies of violence in the region, probing its continued, if repressed, imprint on Asia’s socio-political landscape. If history is written by the victors, who speaks for history’s victims? Art historians Dr Wulan Dirgantoro and Dr Nayun Jang team up with acclaimed Indonesian artist Read more.... History, Truth, Memory: Trauma in Asian Contemporary Art
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This symposium explores memory, trauma and the politics of the past in Asian contemporary art. It investigates the legacies of violence in the region, probing its continued, if repressed, imprint on Asia’s socio-political landscape. If history is written by the victors, who speaks for history’s victims? Art historians Dr Wulan Dirgantoro and Dr Nayun Jang team up with acclaimed Indonesian artist Read more.... 
By Ashwariya Khemka and Masturah Sha’ari
The year 2020 was struck with the horrifying global pandemic of COVID-19, which brought a dramatic stop to most lives across the globe. While most colleges were forced to shift to online-based learning in many countries, including Singapore, students here were eventually able to return to school, following the government’s clearly outlined directives 
Winston Hauw’s keen interest in the LASALLE Asian Art Histories programme arose from his passion and appreciation of Southeast Asian art. Winston’s MA thesis, completed days before his 67th birthday, is about the role of the allegory in the social realist artwork of Singapore artists. Winston is a quantity surveying practitioner by profession and an alumnus of the University of Reading, U.K. He 
Prapan Jangkitchai graduated from the Department of Art History, Faculty of Archaeology at Silpakorn University. He was a recipient of LASALLE’s SEAsia Scholars Award. His areas of interest include memory studies and contemporary art. Jangkitchai has published articles about art in Echo: Voice for Society, a magazine by students in the B.E. International Program of Thammasat University, The Momentum, 
Joanne Ngeow recently completed an MA in Asian Art Histories at LASALLE College of the Arts. She explored the works and practice of pioneer Singapore artist Tang Da Wu. Joanne's background is in biomedical science and she enjoys exploring the parallels and intersections between biomedical science and the visual arts. She hopes to continue bringing the two fields closer together through joint workshops,