The works brought together in this publication give an excellent introduction to the fascinating world of Southeast Asian art. Lucid and engaging, the book is filled with photographs of the artworks, and also includes some rare historical photographs which among other things show two of the sculptures in their original locations.

These collections are distinguished by the breadth of cultures they embrace. Including exquisite calligraphies, traditional and modern paintings, rare porcelains and rich textiles, and the extradorinary legacy of Buddhist art from South, Southeast and East Asia.

A constellation of thoughts by 25 established and emerging scholars who plot the indices of modernity and locate new coordinates within the shifting landscape of art. These newly commissioned essays are accompanied by close to 200 full-colour image plates.

This volume Shaping the History of Art in Southeast Asia presents 15 key texts, written by researchers and curators from the Asia-Pacific region, to review the discourse on Southeast Asian art that developed in connection with new artistic practices from 1990s to the present.