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 with Hou Hanru: How Difficult Is Art? Art, institution, and resistance in the age of “cultural populism”
When does art become “difficult”? Indeed, art becomes “artistically meaningful” when it is brought to face and intervene in the world. This is by definition a difficult task: artists need …
Writer in Residence lecture with Xu Xi aka Sussy Komala
Join us to hear from Xu Xi 許素細, an Indonesian-Chinese author of five novels, nine collections of fiction, essays and a memoir. Xu Xi is an O’Henry Prize Story winner, …
MA Art Therapy Artist in Residence lecture: Seeing Her Stories
Dr Carla van Laar is the Artist in Residence for the MA Art Therapy programme in the School of Creative Industries from 3 to 7 February 2025. Seeing Her Stories …
The Man Behind the Shades with Yu Cheng-Ta
Taiwanese artist and filmmaker Yu Cheng-Ta first met FAMEME in New York during the launch of the Museum of Durian in 2019. Yu was amazed by the Malaysian durian tycoon’s …
