Meet Chu Wai, a Burmese artist now living in France. In this episode, she discusses the cultural taboos her art addresses in Burmese society. DVB English On-Demand, via YouTube, TikTok,…
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The art of preserving Rangoon’s 1960s and ’70s art
Bob Percival’s four-year quest to collect and reproduce vintage book covers from the 1960s and ’70s has culminated in RetrogradeYangon Posters, a shop in Rangoon’s Bogyoke Market where the works…
Testing the new era of artistic freedom
Burma’s artists explore the possibilities of creative life in the post-censorship age
Kachin IDP kids tell their stories with images
“In the end, we should be aiming to make this the last generation in Burma who has to live with war.”
Wearing Your Politics on Your Sleeve
Once only discussed in hushed privacy, NLd supporters are proudly proclaiming their support for Suu Kyi in the most permanent way possible – tattoos.
Dreams in chalk dust
Artist Ye Yint Hein takes DVB into his workshop, where he casts political portraits in chalk powder.