The events held in the last 6 months have successfully exposed not only the intellectual power of poets and artists in Myanmar to the international community, but… Read more “The Discourse on Transition”
Tag: Yangon
Rise of the Golden Land
2014 is a big year for Myanmar. Quote what you may about transition and post-censorship, newspaper dailies and new mining contracts – something seriously sexy is happening… Read more “Rise of the Golden Land”
University of Arts and Culture – Yangon
National University of Arts and Culture – Yangon Est. 24 September 1993 I admit I have been pretty hard on this government-run school in the past. Established… Read more “University of Arts and Culture – Yangon”
Enter the Art Mag
The Yangon arts scene is in good hands. The amount of writing on contemporary arts in Myanmar has tripled over the past year, and it’s thanks to… Read more “Enter the Art Mag”
Lady Artists at Lokanat
Charcoal nudes – beautiful, voluptuous, stalwart nudes hanging in none other than Lokanat Gallery, Yangon’s oldest gallery run by a collective of senior artists. The space itself… Read more “Lady Artists at Lokanat”
New Pl/F/aces
It’s been a month of wandering and ruminating over the past year in Myanmar and I’m finally back on my blog game to keep the world… Read more “New Pl/F/aces”
Homegrown: Performance Art
On 18 March 2013, I spoke to a small group at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, introducing yet another take on Performance art in… Read more “Homegrown: Performance Art”
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”
Born in ’83, Came Alive in ’97
Nathalie in Bagan 1997 Gotta start somewhere.… Read more “Born in ’83, Came Alive in ’97”
