Such government support of art is very encouraging to our artists because, since the end of the monarchy, there has been far too little private patronage. Few wealthy Burmese collect art or ...

One Burmese artist, known only by the pseudonym Pen Holder, says they believed it was their "duty" to protest through art. "We will continue to oppose the government until the real leader of our ...

Censorship and the risk of conscription have forced many artists to flee the country—and face under-representation abroad ...