Art in Post-Conflict Cambodia: What that Means Today – Panel Discussion

This panel discussion will explore the context of artists and culture in Cambodia today. At the end of the Khmer Rouge period, when nearly 90% of Cambodia’s artists were lost, the urgency of recovering Cambodia’s rich artistic culture was a priority. Finding those remaining artists and passing on Cambodia’s traditions to the next generation was a heroic effort. Now, some thirty years later, a new generation of Cambodian artists is working in new directions, creating a contemporary palette that often mixes references of the traditional and the modern, history and future.