Museum to host first exhibition of contemporary Cambodian art

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Audrey Wilson

Little about the interior of Cambodia’s National Museum has changed over the decades: its halls are lined with Buddhas, Vishnus and artefacts in original glass cases. But for the next two months, in a small space to the left of its ornate wooden doors, the government museum will host its first exhibition of contemporary Cambodian art.

The show, Histories of the Future, will feature works by an impressive list of 18 artists – many who have gone global – including a sculpture from Pich Sopheap, a new piece by Leang Seckon and a collaborative work by four artists who worked together on the Jong Jam exhibition in Australia.

Each of the pieces in Histories of the Future has been supported in some way by the Australian government, which has over the past two decades invested cultural resources in contemporary Southeast Asian art, and hosted many of the exhibition’s artists in its own museums. (The project’s funding was secured by Arjun Bisen of the Australian Embassy.)

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