As Asia’s leading contemporary arts institution, LASALLE attracts celebrated arts practitioners from around the world to visit, collaborate and inspire.
Celebrated local and international artists, designers and creative luminaries have long made LASALLE a stop on their journey—adding to a growing legacy of visiting talent. Their presence sparks exhilarating exchanges that enrich learning for both students and faculty alike.
Events
MA Asian Art Histories Annual Lecture 2026: Mekong as Metaphor, Again: Contemporary Art and Regionality in Southeast Asia
This reflection on region departs from an earlier essay by speaker Associate Professor Pamela Nguyen Corey titled “Metaphor as Method: Curating Regionalism in Mainland Southeast Asia” (2013), which examined controversies …
The Empathic Lens: Art, Animism, and Ecology in Contemporary Southeast Asia
Join the McNally School of Fine Arts for a sneak peek into Dr Brianne Cohen’s forthcoming book The Empathic Lens: Art, Animism, and Ecology in Contemporary Southeast Asia which explores …
Lecture performance: Exercises of Re-Enchantment – Connecting Devices, Beings and Bodies
What connects us in today’s digital world? In what ways can art, spirituality and digitality create meaning? Is it possible to use digital devices to engage with spiritual questions, nature, …
Totsu-totsu dance: A new modality in dementia care
Devised by Jareo Osamu, Totsu-totsu dance (which translates to “faltering” or “unsophisticated” dance), encompasses physical and non-physical ways of communicating, creating new ways for people living with dementia to interact …
