Afterall Launches New Writing Platform Featuring Southeast Asian Art Essays
Afterall has introduced New Writing, an online platform derived from its workshop series, aimed at highlighting new voices in art writing. The platform includes essays focusing on Southeast Asian art, such as a piece by Lyra Garcellano, dated September 25, 2025, that explores the challenges faced by Southeast Asian artists from the Philippines. Additionally, an essay by Arianna Mercado, Dominic Zinampan, and Yuji de Torres examines the relationship between contemporary Philippine art and the National Democratic movement. On August 1, 2025, Hùng Dương interviews Nguyễn Trinh Thi about her 2015 essay film 'Letters from Panduranga'. Other essays on that date address Cambodia's art scene and a controversial photograph, with contributions from Wing Chan, Thanavi Chotpradit, and others. Afterall also releases the biannual Afterall Journal and the Exhibition Histories series.
Key facts
- New Writing is an online publishing platform launched by Afterall.
- The platform focuses on new voices in art writing within a global context.
- Multiple essays center on Southeast Asian art and artists.
- An essay by Lyra Garcellano was published on September 25, 2025.
- An essay by Arianna Mercado, Dominic Zinampan, and Yuji de Torres was published on September 25, 2025.
- An interview with Nguyễn Trinh Thi by Hùng Dương was published on August 1, 2025.
- An essay by Sheau Yun Lim on Inauk S. Gullah was published on March 12, 2026.
- Afterall also publishes the Afterall Journal, Exhibition Histories, and the One Work series.
Entities
Artists
- Inauk S. Gullah
- Sheau Yun Lim
- Lyra Garcellano
- Caroline S. Hau
- David Medalla
- Enzo Camacho
- Ami Lien
- Renz Lee
- Nguyễn Trinh Thi
- Hùng Dương
- Danielle Khleang
- Kourn Lyna
- Roma Estrada
- Wing Chan
- Thanavi Chotpradit
- Brigitta Isabella
- Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez
- Adeena Mey
- David Morris
- Tram Luong
- Lyno Vuth
Institutions
- Afterall
- New Writing
- Kaisahan
- SAKA
- ZERO Station
- OUT OF FRAME
- tiSamjort
- Afterall Journal
- Exhibition Histories
- Art Becoming Public
- One Work
Locations
- Southeast Asia
- Philippines
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
- Ninh Thuan Province
- Panduranga
- Kingdom of Champa
- Cambodia
Sources
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