News
Deadly Myanmar Earthquake Devastates Cultural Sites
Amid a rising death toll and worsening human rights crisis, the 7.7-magnitude quake took down mosques, pagodas, monasteries, and other landmarks.
Myanmar
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Myanmar Junta Detains Artist-Activist Htein Lin
The artist's wife, former British ambassador Vicky Bowman, was also detained amid a crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
Art
In Myanmar, Protests Harness Creativity and Humor
As protestors use every possible tool to reject the coup peacefully, the use of art and humor has generated a collective identity in a country marked by social disparity.
Art
An Artist-Run Nonprofit Helps Open Up Myanmar to Contemporary Art
New Zero Art Space, led by the artist Aye Ko, emblematizes the country’s emergence into the international contemporary art world.
Art
A Brief History of Contemporary Art in Myanmar
Burmese artists have weathered the changes from British colony to free country to military state, building a small but vital creative community along the way.
Art
After Decades of Silence, Myanmar’s Artists Have a Chance to Speak
HONG KONG — Optimism is the new normal among artists from Myanmar, and with good reason.