Author Daniel Tam-Claiborne on Transplants and the complexities of identity and belonging within the unique and increasingly challenging US-China silo.
Over the summer, the Art Gallery of New South is holding the largest-ever exhibition of Fei's work in Australia, My City is Yours 欢迎登陆'. The show intertwines Fei's expansive catalogue of films, photos, and installations into an organised chaos resembling a sprawling cityscape. My City is Yours 欢迎登陆 intersects the past and present, where local Sydney artefacts act as portals to futuristic visions. While the show's allure is Fei's insights into contemporary China, the title encourages a shared reflection on the effects of rapid gentrification on a global level.
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Shot entirely in secret for fear of reprisal by the Iranian regime, Mohammad Rasoulof’s latest film The Seed of the Sacred Fig, is an urgent and emotional tribute to the Woman Life Freedom uprising and the ongoing fight for democracy in Iran. Notably, the film also marks the first time since the establishment of the Islamic Republic that Iranian actresses appear on the screen without wearing the mandatory hijab—a detail, which carries a tremendous symbolic significance both for the regime and the Iranian public.
Immersed in the American hip-hop and street culture of 1990s Los Angeles, Mami Shirakawa quickly became a trailblazer, shaping the cultural landscape as one of the earliest figures to introduce this culture to the East.
After years of songwriting for others, singer Olivia Marsh has debuted with ‘42’, an ode to her childhood home in Newcastle, Australia. Eastern Standard Times goes deep with Marsh about her musical journey and the influence growing up between Australia and Korea has left with her.
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Payal Kapadia just became the first Indian Director to be nominated for a Golden Globe for her fiction feature debut All We Imagine As Light. Earlier this year, she was the first Indian woman to win a Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for her fiction feature debut.
After years of making waves in Taiwan, Singer-songwriter Andr has released her debut LP, ‘shhh, it’s under my bed’. Eastern Standard Times sat down with Andr to discuss her eccentric approach to music and why Taiwan’s indie musicians are gaining attention abroad.
After years of collaboration, indie bands Hyukoh and Sunset Rollercoaster have joined forces for a unique album, AAA. Eastern Standard Times spoke with frontmen OHHYUK and Kuo about their journey to AAA and the power of music as a universal language.
K-POPS, directed, written, and starring 8-times Grammy winner Anderson .Paak, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. He shares the inspiration behind the film and how his own cultural identity shaped the story.
In November, EST will be releasing As Above, So Below, an original doc chronicling the journey of Sikh/British CEO Nikita Chauhan. Ahead of the premiere, Keshia Hannam gets real with the director and subject of this honest short.