ASIA POP !

Asia POP! is about all things Asian. Forging ahead is an inevitable new Asian identity that is plural, never singular, and joyfully complex. ‘Asia Pop’ Compositions are derived from the juxtaposition of a myriad of Asian popular cultures.  I hope these reflect the spirit of how we are all interacting with each other, and how our collective histories and commonalities are coming together in new ways. It is my hope that this ongoing project can help us visualize  a very live conversation that is taking place every single second of the day the ‘first world’ and the ‘third world’; the under-stimulated and the over stimulated parts the world; between ‘Chinese’ and ‘Indian’, ‘you’ and ‘me’, ‘him’ and ‘her’……

ASIA POP is a two way conversation that happens on the streets of Asia. What do ordinary people look like, what do they wear, what are their aspirations, what songs do they sing, how do they earn a living, what do they think of the outside world, how do they relate to tourists etc……

ASIA POP grapples to understand a new culture that emerges as the fallout from globalization and the new modern/urban. It casts recent emergent ideas over old traditions, culture, outlook and relationships, and either overturns conventional notions or reveals the tensions underlying the fusion of old and new.

Asia Pop! Art + Furniture “If You’re Not Confused You’re Not Paying Attention” was exhibited at the Gallery, 51 Circular Road, Singapore from 2 February to 30 March, 2009

Please click here for photos of the exhibition and an Interview with Ketna