Posted in academia, cambodia, comics, visual art on Nov 15th, 2012
Above: book seller at Phnom Penh's Psar O'Russey.
Some thoughts following on from Jason Dittmer and Katherine Brickell’s commentary on Cambodian comics copyright.
(You might want to read these links first.)
http://siewphewyeung.org.kh/newsprint-comics-at-psar-orussey/
http://mediageography.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/comic-books-and-copyright-cambodian-artistic-heritage-at-risk/
In Cambodia’s 1980s, the boom in narrative comics unfolded in an informal economy. That meant some artists printed and published themselves ...
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Posted in academia, cambodge, cambodia, cambodia blog, current events, more stuff, music, puppetry, theatre, visual art, weblogs on Feb 19th, 2012
A brief response to the frequent assertion that there isn’t much choice in places to go, things to do or people to meet in Phnom Penh.
I began blogging about things Cambodian in 2002, initially from Siem Reap.
I wrote about nearly everything that took my interest because if I didn’t ...
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>Book launch and exhibition opening: 6-9pm Wednesday, August 18, 2010
>Artist talk: “50 Years of Cambodian Comics,” 6:30pm Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Java Café & Gallery – 56 Sihanouk Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Java Arts' new exhibition 'QuickDraw' is exactly that: a collection of short comic art vignettes by 'Jinja' (AKA John Weeks) ...
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IN-FORM
Royal University of Fine Arts - Phnom Penh May 28th - June 6th
Hotel de la Paix - Siem Reap June 8th
- August 8th
The start of an exciting phase for Cambodian Stone sculpture.
Background of the Contemporary Stone Carving Project
This project was implemented by British artist Sasha Constable and
made possible through the ...
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I raise these hands up to you, Teacher, guru, of this song,
This melody, sung so long / Ago, before the Bo tree.
In your kind home you taught me / To chant Pali reverently,
Treat books with care, so gently, And to daily humbly pray
To the Three Jewels, our teachers / And ...
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