Asia Society
and Museum
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ASIAN
CONTEMPORARY ART WEEK
November 5-10, 2002
Symposium
Looking Ahead: Dialogues in Asian Contemporary Art
November 8-9, 2002
Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Avenue, New York
http://www.AsiaSociety.org/acaw
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Exhibitions, receptions, lectures, performances, symposium and studio
visits on Asian and Asian American contemporary art in New York.
In an unprecedented alliance of curators, museum directors, gallery
owners, educators and collectors, the Asian Contemporary Art Consortium
(ACAC) announces a full week of programs in New York City dedicated to
the
exploration of the richness and diversity of Asian and Asian American
contemporary art. Most events are free and open to the public, but
registration is essential. Information regarding the Studio Visits on
Sunday, November 10th email acac@asiasoc.org
The week of events will culminate with a symposium hosted at the Asia
Society and Museum on Friday, November 8th and Saturday, November 9th.
In
this two-day symposium, entitled Looking Ahead: Dialogues In Asian
Contemporary Art, curators, artists, writers and scholars will
explore the
themes of art patronage and collecting Asian contemporary art, new forms
of curatorship in Asia, transnational artists in the United States, art
of
the Asian diaspora and the rise of biennials in Asia.
Symposium keynote speakers are Okwui Enwezor, Artistic Director,
Documenta
XI and Apinan Poshyananda, Professor of Art, Chulalongkorn
University,
Bangkok. Panel sessions include: Gary Garrels, MoMA, NY; Hou
Hanru,
Curator, Shanghai Biennale, 2002; Yuko Hasegawa, Curator,
Istanbul
Biennale, 2001; Nikki S. Lee, artist; Barbara London,
MoMA, NY; Shamim M.
Momin, Whitney Museum at Philip Morris; Mariko Mori, artist;
Christopher
Phillips, International Center of Photography; Barbara
Pollack, Art News;
Ram Rahman, artist; Allan deSouza, artist & writer;
Lydia Yee, Bronx
Museum; Dan Cameron, Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art, and
more.
Tickets $65/ $50 Asia Society members/ $30 Students. Registration and
tickets for symposium by phone 212.517.ASIA or by email
boxoffice@asiasoc.org
Visit http://www.AsiaSo
ciety.org/acaw/symposium.html for complete schedule
and information.
Participants in the Asian Contemporary Art Week include: Asia Society
and
Museum, Art Projects International, Bose Pacia Modern, Chambers Fine
Arts,
Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, Goedhuis Contemporary, Plum Blossoms, Sepia
International Inc. and The Alkazi Collection, Gallery ArtsIndia,
Kaikodo,
Suzanne Mitchell Asian Fine Arts, International Studio and Curatorial
Program, Rubin Museum of Art, Ise Foundation, Japan Society, Location
One,
and Art in General.
Merrill Lynch is a proud sponsor of Asian Contemporary Art Week. This
program is also made possible with support from the Peter Norton Family
Foundation, Kent S. Charugundla, Tania and Anilesh Ahuja, and two
anonymous collectors.
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