Art Symposium
Date: 17 & 18 November 2017
Venue: Asia Society Hong Kong Center
In the 2nd annual Art Symposium, inspirational speakers shared their diverse views on Asia being the new frontiers in the global art world.
A) Talk “Collectors Visions Shaping the Art World”
Speaker: Dr. Wiyu Wahono, Jakarta-based Collector
B) Panel Discussion: Collectors Visions Shaping the Art World
Mr. Liu Gang, Lawyer, Beijing-based Collector, Art Columnist
Mr. Douglas So, Founder and Director, F11 Foto Museum & f22 foto space, Hong Kong-based Collector
Dr. Wiyu Wahono, Jakarta-based Collector
Moderator: Ms. Meg Maggio, HKAGA Public Relations & Marketing Chair
A) Key Note Speech: “Theater of the World: Art, China, and Institutions in a ‘New Era'”
Mr. Philip Tinari, Director of Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Co-curator of “Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World” (2017), Guggenheim Museum
B) Typhoon Simchowitz (Skype Transmission)
Mr. Stefan Simchowitz, Art Collector
A) Talk: “Outside the Art Institutions – Curating New Projects / New Frontiers”
Ms. Ingrid Chu, Curator and Writer, Co-Director & Curator, Forever & Today, Inc.
B) Panel Discussion: “Outside the Art Institutions – Curating New Projects / New Frontiers”
Ms. Sook-Kyung Lee, Senior Research Curator, Tate Research Centre: Asia
Mr. Aaron Seeto, Director, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara, Jakarta
Mr. Dustin Shum, Co-Founder and Curator, The Salt Yard
Ms. Selina Ting, Editor in Chief, CoBo Social
Mr. Septime Webre, Artistic Director, Hong Kong Ballet
Moderator: Ms. Ingrid Chu, Curator and Writer, Co-Director & Curator, Forever & Today, Inc.
A) Talk “Embracing New Technology in the Art World”
Prof. Zhang Ga, Media Art Curator; Distinguished Professor, Director, Center for Art and Technology, China Central Academy of Fine Arts.
B) Panel Discussion: Embracing New Technology in the Art World
Ms. Victoria Chang, Director, VIVE Arts & Culture at HTC
Mr. Kyle Chung, Senior Research Associate, Centre for Applied Computing and Interactive Media, City University of Hong Kong; House Curator, Videotage
Mr. John Tain, Heard of Research, Asia Art Archives, Hong Kong, How New Technology is Adapted in AAA (Asia Art Archives Hong Kong)
Moderator: Prof. Zhang Ga, Media Art Curator; Distinguished Professor, Director, Center for Art and Technology, China Central Academy of Fine Arts.
A) Talk: How to Build a (Better) Museum in Asia
Speaker: Mr. Doryun Chong, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, M+
B) Panel Discussion: How to Build a (Better) Museum in Asia
Mr. Ole Bouman, Director, Design Society, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China
Ms. Hsieh Suchen, Artistic Director, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Yinchuan, Ningxia Province
Ms. Eve Tam, Museum Director, Hong Kong Museum of Art
Moderator: Mr. Doryun Chong, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, M+
Closing:
Closing Remarks by Ms. Alice Wong, Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong & Ms. Henriette Tsui-Leung, HKAGA Honorary Chair, President Emeritus
Please choose the correspondent video from the HKAGA Art Symposium Youtube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsFOc2odP6QbEllKXx8Ghx44XYvwYXUuN.
As for the layout of the symposium videos please follow the format of last year.