Like 90% of countries around the world, every year Burma (now Myanmar) marks the day its corner of the world was supposed to have changed for the better. Here it’s January 4th, when the country gained its independence from Britain. As arbitrary as it can sometimes feel, Independence Day is at least a good opportunity for reflection. Even more so when it’s a nice round number like 2018, which marks exactly 70 years of independence for Myanmar.
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Further Reading
“Recently Departed” by Htein Lin
Myanmar Artist’s exhibition is showing at the Concept, Context, Contestation contemporary art show at the secretariat building. Please go and enjoy!
Nyein Chan Su (NCS) Tells His Nation’s Tale Through Art
Artist NCS (Nyein Chan Su) details the history of Myanmar through his latest series. In particular, he connects his use of red and gold to the democratic uprising in 1988. …
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