Stealing Public Space: How Southeast Asian Contemporary Art Co-opts the City and Other Collective Sites
Stealing Public Space: How Southeast Asian Contemporary Art Co-opts the City and Other Collective Sites
Published by The Substation to complement its 2020 exhibition of the same name, Stealing Public Space examines Southeast Asian contemporary art that co-opts different types of public space to engage and empower the public on collective, social issues.
Editor: Iola Lenzi
Cover Image: Body to Body by Chaw Ei Thein
Graphic Design: Sziyi Tuan
Featured Artists:
ALWIN REAMILO | Philippines
ANGEL VELASCO SHAW | Philippines
BUI CONG KHANH | Vietnam
CHAW EI THEIN | Myanmar
CHRIS CHONG CHAN FUI | Malaysia
DINH Q. LE | Vietnam
GREEN ZENG | Singapore
ISABEL & ALFREDO AQUILIZAN | Philippines
JAKKAI SIRIBUTR | Thailand
MANIT SRIWANICHPOOM | Thailand
MING WONG | Singapore
NINDITYO ADIPURNOMO | Indonesia
LEE WEN | Singapore
LEE WEN with THE ARTISTS VILLAGE | Singapore
MARTHA ATIENZA | Philippines
POKLONG ANADING | Philippines
POPOK TRI WAHYUDI | Indonesia
RESTU RATNANINGTYAS | Indonesia
SARAH CHOO JING | Singapore
SUTEE KUNAVICHAYANONT | Thailand
TANG MUN KIT | Singapore
TARING PADI | Indonesia
VANDY RATTANA | Cambodia
VERTICAL SUBMARINE (JUSTIN LOKE & YANG JIE) | Singapore
VU DAN TAN | Vietnam
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