by Durriya Dohadwala -
Singapore’s link with the Arab world dates back to the early 19th century when Arab traders plied the sea routes between Asia and Europe. Some of the traders settled here, bringing their culture and customs with them which today we see amalgamated into Singapore’s multi cultural community. Arab art however, is something that is rarely seen here, especially in a contemporary Read more.... The Arab World on its Terms and Conditions
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by Durriya Dohadwala -
Singapore’s link with the Arab world dates back to the early 19th century when Arab traders plied the sea routes between Asia and Europe. Some of the traders settled here, bringing their culture and customs with them which today we see amalgamated into Singapore’s multi cultural community. Arab art however, is something that is rarely seen here, especially in a contemporary Read more.... 
by Durriya Dohadwala -
The MA in Asian Art Histories programme includes in its curriculum a study trip to a regional country to understand ways in which the cultural and social environment shapes its art production as well as provide networking opportunities with the local art community. For the cohort of 2012, the study trip was to Hanoi, Vietnam and took place from June 6-10, 2013.
Our group 
by Woho Weng -
The title of the exhibition Ties and Fragrant Lies is derived from a play of words with Thai fragrant rice, Thailand’s most well-known export noted for its delectable light aroma. It is an everyday staple in the diet of many Asians. The subversion in rhyme however signals a departure from the wholesome goodness image. The exhibition title encapsulates the criticality in the paintings 
by Rohaya Binte Mustapha -
The Second MA Asian Art Histories Annual Lecture on 17 April 2013
Unresolved Problems in Global Art History by Professor James Elkins
It takes someone of heavy credentials like world-renowned art historian and prolific publisher, Professor James Elkins from the Art Institute of Chicago to talk about the unresolved problems regarding the practice and theorization of 
by Loredana Paracciani -
Scholarly focus on contemporary Thai art in English is relatively recent and mostly conducted within a regional framework where Thai Art is approached as part of the wider Southeast Asia.
This paper extends the study of Thai art towards local invesitgation, that is, to focus on emerging Thai artists in order to examine which are(if any) the common themes and methodologies