Which new art forms became more common in Southeast Asia during the 1980s?

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Southeast Asian arts Fresco of the Preaching Buddha at the Wet-kyi-in, Gu-byauk-gyi, Pagan, c. 1113.

During the 1980s, the visual arts landscape in Southeast Asia underwent a significant shift, marked by the introduction and increased prevalence of several new art forms. These included:

Conceptual art
Mixed media
Installation
Collage
Fibre art
Video art
Performance art1

This period followed the intense political crises of the 1960s and 1970s, which had been characterized by experimentation with new media and styles, as well as works focused on social realism and activism. By the 1980s, the adoption of these diverse and eclectic forms reflected a broader response by artists to their changing environments and contemporary society.12