Category Archives: asia pacific

Japanese photographs circa early 20th Century

December 24, 2023Arts & Culture, asia pacific, cultural, photography, visual artsearly 20th century photography, Japan, Japanese photographyPaul Costigan

In my spare time , I have put together a collection of early 20th century photographs from Japan – click here to see the collection (for sale)

Filipino restaurant

July 15, 2017Arts & Culture, asia pacific, foodCanberra, Filipino restaurant, new restaurant, WatsonPaul Costigan

Lolo and Lola Filipino restaurant opens in Watson (Canberra)

Photographing Singapore’s public housing

April 19, 2017Arts & Culture, asia pacific, cultural, housing, photographyCorridors of Diversity, Koh Kim Chay, photography, Public Housing, singapore, Siyuan MaPaul Costigan

Photographing Singapore’s public housing

There’s an article in Straits Times about photographer Koh Kim Chay and his decades of photographing the ubiquitous government flats of Singapore.

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Singapore

March 22, 2017Arts & Culture, asia pacific, books & readingsAnitha Devi Pillai, Book, Malayalees, singaporePaul Costigan

New book profiles Singapore’s Malayalees

Click on the image for the story about a book on one wonderful aspect of Singapore culture

Year of the Rooster – Time to revamp Dickson Chinatown

January 28, 2017Arts & Culture, asia pacific, Urban, urban developmentChinatown, Chinese, cultural, dickson, planning, urban developmentPaul Costigan

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It’s Chinese New Year again (28^th January). This time around it is the year of the rooster.

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Singapore Biennale 2016

November 7, 2016Arts & Culture, asia pacific, travel, visual artsfestival, Paul Costigan, singapore, Singapore Biennale, Visual ArtsPaul Costigan

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The Singapore Biennale is now on till 26 February 2017.

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The Art Newspaper – Still Wrong on The Bishop Museum

August 9, 2016Arts & Culture, asia pacific, cultural, journalism, the mediaBishop Museum, Honolulu, journalism, The Art NewspaperPaul Costigan

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An update on the issue of a misleading article in The Art Newspaper. Click here and scroll down the page to see the latest on this story

The Art Newspaper – Wrong about The Bishop Museum

July 29, 2016Arts & Culture, asia pacific, cultural, journalism, the mediaBishop Museum, Honolulu, journalism, The Art NewspaperPaul Costigan

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An open letter to The Art Newspaper( 29 July) plus correspondence (5 August 2016)

Over many years I have accessed the Art Newspaper and when appropriate have either passed on links or have posted articles online that have links back to the Art Newspaper.

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Equity in the arts

July 25, 2016Arts & Culture, asia pacific, equity, governance, visual artsPaul Costigan

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Diane Arbus and more at the NGA

June 22, 2016Arts & Culture, asia pacific, cultural, photography, reviews-arts, visual artsphotography, reviews, Visual ArtsPaul Costigan

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There’s a wonderful exhibition at the NGA till 30^th October 2016 – Diane Arbus: American portraits.

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Arts exchange with Singapore and Wellington

June 6, 2016Arts & Culture, asia pacific, travel, visual artsPaul Costigan

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First a positive note – full marks to the ACT Government for their efforts to achieve direct flights between Canberra and the cities of Wellington and Singapore.

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