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Ben Valentine

Ben Valentine is an independent writer living in Cambodia. Ben has written and spoken on art and culture for SXSW, Salon, SFAQ, the Los Angeles Review of Books, YBCA, ACLU, de Young Museum, and the Museum of the Moving Image, to name a few.

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Confronting Cambodian Sexism Through Portraiture

by Ben Valentine May 31, 2017

Neak Sophal’s newest series seeks to counter — or at least complicate — traditional depictions of women, as well as other sexist aspects of Cambodian culture.

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Following the Threads that Connect Clothing to Religious Persecution in Southeast Asia

by Ben Valentine May 4, 2017May 4, 2017

The real subject of Displaced is the arbitrary means by which Muslims of Thailand and Myanmar are subjected to abhorrent violence.

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An Artist’s Comprehensive History of Southeast Asian Photography

by Ben Valentine April 11, 2017April 13, 2017

Zhuang Wubin provides a solid framework for critically exploring the region’s varied histories and notable practitioners of an oft-unsung medium.

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A Film Mixes Fact and Fiction to Illuminate the Lives of Queer Teens in Bangkok

by Ben Valentine March 23, 2017March 24, 2017

‘#BKKY’ is a coming-of-age love story following Jojo, who embodies an amalgamation of interviews the director conducted with 100 Thai teenagers.

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Brutalism and Traditional Khmer Design Come Together in Phnom Penh’s Hiroshima House

by Ben Valentine March 16, 2017March 17, 2017

Osamu Ishiyama’s structure exemplifies the surprising adaptability of humans in the face of dehumanizing events.

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In a Rundown Phnom Penh Neighborhood, Graffiti and Street Art Thrive

by Ben Valentine March 1, 2017March 1, 2017

Graffiti in Cambodia has not historically been very common, but that’s changing fast.

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The Gliding, Glowing Giants of a Cambodian Puppet Festival

by Ben Valentine February 24, 2017

At the 11th annual Giant Puppet Project festival, artists and children proudly paraded gleaming puppets down central Siem Reap, a bustling tourist city in Cambodia.

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Everything Points Inward: Capitalism and Its Discontents at an Art Fair in Singapore

by Ben Valentine February 3, 2017February 4, 2017

Art Stage Singapore’s tagline is “We Are Asia,” but the fair’s dream of representing all of Asia’s art is just that — a dream.

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Two Projects Revisit Historical Images with a Calm and Critical Eye

by Ben Valentine November 7, 2016November 4, 2016

Two video installations currently at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Chicago place the viewer within images and their history, and demand we look at them differently.

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The Southeast Asian Artists Who Searched for a Regional Identity After Colonialism

by Ben Valentine September 27, 2016September 26, 2016

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — For far too long, and to this day, Southeast Asia has been aestheticized, largely by the French, as a means to advance the role of the colonizer.

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An Artist Takes Up Residence in Second Life

by Ben Valentine September 16, 2016September 16, 2016

Although artist Julius Redillas is based in Manila, Philippines, both his day job and much of his art practice are located online.

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A Dancer Carves a Queer Space in Classic Khmer Performance

by Ben Valentine August 19, 2016August 21, 2016

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Prumsodun Ok deeply loves classical Khmer dance.

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