Celebrity photographer Hannes Schmid unveils The Gong, Cambodia’s biggest creative hub

Straits Times -
Swiss photographer Hannes Schmid is regarded in Western art, fashion, film and entertainment circles as a legendary photographer and photo-artist whose work is sought after for its visceral candour.

US authorities return 30 antiquities recovered during trafficking investigations to Cambodia and Indonesia

Art Newspaper -
The antiquities, collectively valued at $3m, include a bronze “Shiva Triad” from Cambodia that the dealer Nancy Wiener donated to the Denver Art Museum after failing to find a buyer for it.

Asian Artists to Watch 2024: Din Art

Prestige Online -
Borin Teang, known as Din Art in the art world, is one of Cambodia’s leading contemporary abstract artists, a visionary who transforms ancient and mystical apsara dancers into modern and vibrant masterpieces.

Hak Kim Clicks on Life

Prestige Online -
Hak Kim has won multiple awards and had his work appear in dozens of international exhibitions.

Channy Chhoeun’s Eye on Nature

Prestige Online -
Meet artist, Channy Chhoeun, who is eager to share his journey connecting wildlife’s relationship with humans through art.

Fonki—From Graffiti To Glory

Prestige Online -
Discover how Fonki’s murals are reshaping Cambodia’s artistic narrative, one vibrant stroke at a time.

Will Europe ever return ‘looted’ Asian artifacts?

Deutsche Welle -
Growing pressure on European museums to return artifacts taken from Southeast Asia during colonial times could provide soft-power benefits for the EU amid attempts to improve its image in the region, analysts say.

Cambodian performance artist brings controversial work on identity and diaspora to Seattle

Northwest Asian Weekly -
The articulated monk-saffron-colored tube winds through Seattle Asian Art Museum’s glass hall as part of the “Hybrid Skin, Mythical Presence” exhibit by Anida Yoeu Ali.

Seattle Art Museum presents first solo show by a Cambodian American artist

Seattle Times -
While performing as “The Buddhist Bug,” an orange, over-300-foot long, caterpillarlike creature, Tacoma-based artist Anida Yoeu Ali received a range of reactions all over the world, from warm delight to skeptical bewilderment.

Making Art and Finding an Edge in Cambodia

The Diplomat -
Luke Hunt interviews German filmmaker Nico Mesterharm about arts funding in Southeast Asia and his latest documentary.

Cambodian artist turns tyres into giant King Kong (video)

AFP -
A giant, snarling gorilla rears from the peaceful paddy fields on the outskirts of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, made entirely from old tyres by a Cambodian artist keen to encourage others to reuse materials in their work.

A Long Beach-born painter captures the surrealism of the Cambodian American experience

Los Angeles Times -
In Tidawhitney Lek’s paintings, rich colors catch the eye: sunsets in shades of Los Angeles toxic and lots of sparkling sampot — the traditional Cambodian wrap worn around the lower body.

Officials from three countries have called on Denver Art Museum to return eight artefacts in its collection

Art Newspaper -
Six of the eight allegedly looted objects were donated to the museum by Emma C. Bunker, an associate of smuggler Douglas Latchford.

Australia Returns Three Looted Statues to Cambodia

Smithsonian -
The rare artifacts will remain on display at the National Gallery of Australia for up to three years as the Cambodian government prepares a place for them.

Australian Museums May Hold More Than 100 Looted Cambodian Antiquities

OCCRP -
The National Gallery of Australia announced the return of three 9th-century Buddhist statues it had displayed after a fact-finding mission found that Australian museums are holding within their collection more than 100 antiquities looted from Cambodia.

Over 100 ‘stolen’ Cambodian artefacts sitting in prestigious Australian museums, experts say

ABC News -
More than 100 Khmer statues "stolen" from temples and sacred sites in Cambodia are believed to be sitting in three of Australia's most prestigious galleries.

Australia Will Return Looted Sculptures to Cambodia

New York Times -
A centuries-old Buddhist sculpture was taken from a rural area in Cambodia nearly 30 years ago. It was later sold with two other statues to the National Gallery of Australia.

How statues looted from a Cambodian field wound up in the National Gallery of Australia

ABC News -
"The Falcon" set a cracking pace across a dusty field in Tboung Khmum, in the east of Cambodia, before stopping and pointing to the dirt at his feet.

Memories remain

Bangkok Post -
Artist Marisa Srijunpleang pays tribute to the stories of war survivors from the Thailand-Cambodia border region.

Accused Art Trafficker’s Estate Forfeits $12 Million to End Case

New York Times -
The payment will settle a civil suit brought by U.S. officials who accused Douglas A.J. Latchford of being a major dealer of looted antiquities.

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