THE BLUE LOTUS 10th ANNIVERSARY
The FREE online Asian arts and culture e-magazine Blue Lotus, is 10 years old. Art writer, researcher and author Martin Bradley founded the magazine, as a solo project, occurring online at Issuu and as a pdf, at a time when Malaysian art had no digital presence.
Began in June 2011 as Dusun (Malay for orchard), a bi-monthly magazine prompt for Malaysian art students, over the last decade Dusun has evolved from 50 pages, to 180 pages and has gained an international audience.
Slowly Dusun had become Dusun Quarterly and published four times a year, then in 2012, was rebranded as The Blue Lotus magazine to have a more international appeal, and take Asian art and culture as well as the creations of the Asian diaspora, globally.
Moving into the next decade, The Blue Lotus magazine endeavours to reach out to yet more Asian creatives, and continues to offer a platform for them to showcase and discuss their work.
Watch out for The Blue Lotus magazine's 10th anniversary issue, coming later this year…
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