Announcing Fresh Take 2026 Winners

A&M’s annual writing contest

Installation view: MAM Collection 022: Timoteus Anggawan Kusno, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2026. Photo by Inaguchi Shunta. Image courtesy of Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.

Installation view: MAM Collection 022: Timoteus Anggawan Kusno, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2026. Photo by Inaguchi Shunta. Image courtesy of Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.

In August 2026, Art & Market announced its annual Fresh Take writing contest, in search of critical and creative voices to explore and analyse the Southeast Asian art landscape.

We are pleased to announce the winners:

1st Prize: Morio Minami

2nd Prize: Linsi Yang

3rd Prize: Gian Daquiz


Congratulations!

We would like to thank everyone who sent in their entries. Please read the winning essays at the links. We are certain you will enjoy them as much as we have.

Do look out for the next iteration of the Fresh Take writing contest in 2027! We will announce it on Instagram and here on artandmarket.net. Be sure to follow us, or sign up for our fortnightly newsletter to receive the announcement.

The views and opinions expressed in the winning entries are the authors’ own and do not necessarily reflect those of A&M.

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