MA Asian Art Histories alumni Sally Clarke, through her organisation ENE Central Asian Art, curated an exhibition on Central Asian art which opened in April 2015 that featured the works of masters from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It was a rare opportunity for the audience to view contemporary works from this region, which are richly layered with its tradition and culture. http://kazakh-tv.kz/en/view/culture/page_107494_ Read more....

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....