August 9, 2010 Research day. Copied 3 art books. Will most likely print several copies of each. Also spent the day reading more about traditional theatre and… Read more “Po Po Visit”
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Gallery, Reading Room, Exhibition Space in Yangon, Myanmar
San Minn, Po Po, Nge Lay
August 7, 2010 Today attended the Pre-Collegiate Program Diplomatic School in Yangon, where an elderly couple, Dorothy and Jim work as Educational Consultants to enhance the English… Read more “San Minn, Po Po, Nge Lay”
Phyu Mon Visit
August 6, 2010 Traveled to Phyu Mon’s house around 9:30, only to get dreadfully lost in the Golden Valley Road area – a wealthy community of officials… Read more “Phyu Mon Visit”
Random Musings & Interviews for Thesis 2010
Daily Accounts – Myanmar – August 2010 August 4, 2010 Arrive 2 PM. In touch previously with Po Po, Zoncy, Thwe Thwe, Chaw Ei, Phyu Mon, Mrat,… Read more “Random Musings & Interviews for Thesis 2010”
Aung Min: Myanmar Art Critic & Bourriaud’s Altermodern
“Politics unites oppositions. Art does the similar thing. But the ways of uniting are different. Politics provide rivalry and temporary unification, whereas art leads friendly, peaceful and… Read more “Aung Min: Myanmar Art Critic & Bourriaud’s Altermodern”
Beyond Pressure II Workshop December 2009
Beyond Pressure II – Yangon Joseph Ravens workshop http://www.josephravens.com/pages_about/bio.htm Phyu Mon and Thwe Thwe feel out the space of the YMCA in Yangon Artists working out the… Read more “Beyond Pressure II Workshop December 2009”
First Thesis Free Write – 2010
Who was first? Who cares? The West needs a timeline but everytime you read one you realize how wrong they are – and I’ve read that much of… Read more “First Thesis Free Write – 2010”
May 2010 Dissertation Proposal
Nathalie A. Johnston Dissertation Proposal An Act of Will: Performance Art in Myanmar is the tentative title of my final thesis for the Contemporary Art Masters Program. … Read more “May 2010 Dissertation Proposal”
Born in ’83, Came Alive in ’97
Nathalie in Bagan 1997 Gotta start somewhere.… Read more “Born in ’83, Came Alive in ’97”
Beyond Pressure II – December 2009
Myanmar, formerly known as Burma (though I will refer to it as such in this article), now a shadow of its former self, burdened by sanctions and… Read more “Beyond Pressure II – December 2009”
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