Asia
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The Majestic Taiwanese Buildings That Only Mosquitoes Call Home
March 24, 2014 -
In Taiwan, hundreds of deserted public construction projects have become breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Artist Yao Jui-chung, joined by a team of photographers known as the Lost Society Document, chronicled these often majestic buildings in images that set off a national scandal and prompted pledges for revitalization from the prime minister. More -
Projections Of Our Own Future: Indonesia’s Memorials To Tsunami Victims
December 26, 2013 -
On the anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, photographer Ivan Sigal sees prophesies of our future in memorials erected at the disaster’s epicenter, Aceh, Indonesia. More -
Bangladesh’s Unresolved History of Independence
December 16, 2013 -
On the anniversary of its independence from Pakistan, Bangladesh is reeling from political violence that has killed scores of people in the months leading up to January’s elections. Amid the turmoil, artist Sehba Sarwar finds reason for hope among socially engaged artists in the nation’s capital, Dhaka. More -
Kuang Kuang: “Where Is My Dream?”
October 7, 2013 -
Pi San’s startlingly violent and uproariously funny video animation depicts the Chinese educational system he passed through during the 1980s, a time when students were only permitted to pursue state-sanctioned dreams. More -
Out of Nowhere: Photography in Cambodia (Part Two)
July 1, 2013 -
As part of the Season of Cambodia arts festival in New York, curators Leeza Ahmady and Erin Gleeson present a selection of landscape photography documenting the rapid changes in Cambodian life today. More