In 1965–66, Indonesia’s military set off a killing spree. A new documentary film, The Act of Killing, has begun to illuminate the events in an unprecedented way.
Natasja Sheriff
Natasja Sheriff covers politics, religion, and media around the world, with a focus on South and Southeast Asia. Her work has appeared in The Nation, Reuters, WNYC, Malaysiakini, and The Revealer. She is the international editor at The Revealer and Henry R. Luce Research Fellow at NYU's Center for Religion and Media.
Everything Is Nothing: The Artwork of Sopheap Pich
A figure of the Buddha hangs at the center of a small gallery filled with natural light. Only the head and shoulders have been given form, the torso a tangle of rattan strands falling away, red ink-dyed tips curving upwards, recoiling from the floor.
This ethereal sculpture, “Buddha 2” (2009), is the latest acquisition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and part of a striking solo exhibition by artist Sopheap Pich.
Breaking Free: New Cambodian Art
Dark charcoal skyscrapers loom on a studio wall; below them bright, tiny sculptures bloom from soil beds. In another studio, women’s underwear in every shade and style hang from wires, while letters unfolded, scanned, and folded again reveal a glimpse of a lost father.
These are just some of the projects underway by a group of ten artists in residence as part of the citywide Season of Cambodia, a two-month festival of dance, music, film, visual art, theater, and symposia.