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Symposium

October 5

Asian Art Now: Curating, Collecting, and Writing The Contemporary 2018 Asia Week San Francisco Bay Area Symposium

1:30 pm–5:30 pm

Seating is limited. Please RSVP here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07efnjkee6b0496daf&oseq=&c=&ch=

In conjunction with Asia Week San Francisco Bay Area and jointly sponsored by NanHai Art, Christie’s, and The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the 2018 Asia Week San Francisco Bay Area Symposium Asian Art Now: Curating, Collecting, and Writing The Contemporary will convene museum directors, curators, collectors, scholars, and art critics, distinguished in their fields, for an informative and inspirational discussion on four crucial themes of contemporary Asian art: curating, collecting, research and criticism.

Panel One of this two-part symposium will delve into the excitement and complexity of the decision-making processes of curators and collectors (both institutional and private) as they selectively and perceptively acquire and exhibit contemporary Asian art in a global context. Devoted to unfolding the scope, perspectives, and major topics and issues of the current discourses in academia and art writing, Panel Two will examine the values and functions of research and criticism as well as their power and efficacy to shift cultural landscapes.

Agenda

1:00-1:30 Registration

1:30-1:50 Opening Remarks:
Edward Gui, Director, NanHai Art; Organizer, Asia Week San Francisco Bay Area
Ellanor Notides, Deputy Chairman Americas, Christie’s
Jay Xu, Director, The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

1:50-3:20 Panel 1: Curating and Collecting
Betti-Sue Hertz, Independent Curator; former Director of Visual Arts at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Michael Knight, Consulting Curator, former Senior Curator of Chinese Art at The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Andrew Lick, Specialist of Chinese Works of Art, Christie’s
Karin Oen, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

3:20-3:50 Coffee Break

3:50-5:30 Panel 2: Research and Criticism
Richard Vine, Managing Editor of Art in America
Lilly Wei, Art Critic and Independent Curator
John Zarobell, Associate Professor, Department Chair of International Studies, University of San Francisco
Shengtian Zheng, Adjunct Director for the Institute of Asian Art, Vancouver Art Gallery; Managing Editor of Yishu

5:30-7:30 Opening Reception

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