Catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition 'SUNSHOWER: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now' at the National Art Center, Tokyo and Mori Art Museum, featuring works of 86 artists and artist groups from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

It includes colour plates of works with artwork descriptions, brief artists' biographies, and essays by curators Kataoka Mami and Yoneda Naoki. Country profiles of 10 nations of ASEAN(The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and a list of works are also included.

'Multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-faith Southeast Asia has nurtured a truly dynamic and diverse culture. This exhibition will explore contemporary art in Southeast Asia from the 1980s onward from various perspectives, including aspirations for freedom, identity, growth and its dark sides, community, faith and tradition, and the revisiting of history; showcasing that dynamism and diversity while comparing and contrasting Southeast Asian contemporary art with international contemporary art trends.'-excerpted from website of the National Art Center, Tokyo.

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Onsite

Location code
EX.JAP.SCA
Language

Japanese, 

English

Publication/Creation date

2017

No of pages

323

ISBN / ISSN

9784582207118

No of copies

2

Content type

catalogue

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Sunshower: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia 1980s to Now, サンシャワー:東南アジアの現代美術展 1980年代から現在まで