Terminologies of "Modern" and "Contemporary" "Art" in Southeast Asia's Vernacular Languages:Indonesian, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Malay, Myanmar/Burmese, Tagalog/Filipino, Thai and Vietnamese
![Figure 2. A cartoon depicting a man, dressed in a half-modern, half-traditional style with a caption that reads, "He studied with the French and he also ordained [i.e. received monastic education]. He does not know which custom he should conform to. He is caught between two things." Source: Lao Nhay, 15 February 1941.](/article/707954/image/fig02?format=full)
Figure 2.
A cartoon depicting a man, dressed in a half-modern, half-traditional style with a caption that reads, "He studied with the French and he also ordained [i.e. received monastic education]. He does not know which custom he should conform to. He is caught between two things." Source: Lao Nhay, 15 February 1941.
Introduction
Vietnamese
Thai:Keeping Up with the Times and the West
Tagalog/Filipino
Myanmar/Burmese
Malay:The Hikmat [Inner Workings] of Seni [Art]: Gambar [Picture], Lukis [to Paint or Draw], Moden/Moderen [Modern], Sezaman [of this Age], Baru [New], Kontemporer/Kontemporari [Contemporary], Kagunan [Beneficial Refinement], Imajan [Imagery]
Lao
Khmer
Indonesian and Javanese
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