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Condensed Water Vapor (8) by Niketa Lamichhane

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Poster for Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company, c1935

Original painting by U Ngwe Gaing (1901–67)

British Burma

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A new consumerism

British Burma’s vast commercial expansion under colonial rule encouraged a new form of consumerism, which can be seen in advertising for Western clothing and other goods.

Many artists produced commercial images, some of which drew on nationalist themes. The Nestlé condensed milk advert presents a Western stereotype of beautiful Asian women.*

From the exhibition

Burma to Myanmar

(November 2023 – February 2024)

From influential superpower to repressive regime, Myanmar – also known as Burma – has seen dramatic fluctuations in fortune over the past 1,500 years.

Experiencing decades of civil war and now ruled again by a military dictatorship, Myanmar is an isolated figure on the world stage today, and its story is relatively little known in the West. However, the extraordinary artistic output of its peoples, over more than a millennium of cultural and political change, attests to its pivotal role at the crossroads of Asia.

Picking up the thread around AD 450, the exhibition explored how Myanmar's various peoples interacted with each other and the world around them, leading to new ideas and art forms. From the 14th century several kingdoms jostled for power and expanded important links with Thailand, China, Sri Lanka, and traders from the Middle East and Europe, creating a fertile ground for diverse cultures to flourish; a coin issued by King Dhammaraja Hussain (r. 1612–22) of the Arakan kingdom, inscribed in Arakanese, Bengali and Persian, shows the wide reach of his trade and political networks.

Rulers in central Myanmar came to dominate parts of the region between the 16th and 19th centuries, becoming the largest empire in mainland Southeast Asia. A stunning gold and ruby-studded letter sent by King Alaungpaya to George II in 1756 speaks to the empire's wealth and power.

Annexation by the British in the 19th century saw tremendous changes impacting art, culture and society – and contributed to the turmoil faced by Myanmar today. The show concluded by exploring how modern-day artists have defied state censors, marrying activism with artistic traditions in expressions of resistance and hope.

[*British Museum]

Taken in British Museum

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