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As part of culture360 recent Call for articles, Naima Morelli interviewed Pinaree Sanpitak, one of the most compelling and respected Thai artists of her generation.  “My works stem from personal experiences so naturally whatever’s around me would seep into my works,” says...

Naima Morelli interviews artist and curator Alia Zaal There are many artists today inspired by 1800s French Impressionism. But what if the artist in question comes from the UAE? How does someone wh...

How to talk about spiritual matters in a highly secularised, hyper-pragmatic society? This was the question artists exhibiting at the Stamford Art Centre in Singapore grappled with during the 2020 Singapore Art Week. By Naima Morelli

posted on Cambodias arts scene mourns loss of influential art teacher Cambodias arts community is mourning the untimely death of one of its most influential art educators. Lorkru Srey Bandaul was a co-founder of Phare Ponleu Selpak, the non-profit arts school in Battambang which has nurtured generations of artists, children and young people through artistic, educational, social and outreach programmes. Srey Bandaul was an artist and Head of Community Outreach Engagement at Phare Po...

After a spate of delays and setbacks, contemporary artist Yeoh Choo Kuan’s This Is How It Is monograph has now been published. After working on this book for three years, the initial excitement might have somewhat waned for the artist, but in its place is a sense of accomplishment and familiarity. “It was like greeting an old friend, when I was finally able to hold the monograph in my hands. It was a strange sensation to realise that some of those ‘big’ feelings I had over the course o...