Asia Art Archive, "Art, Archives, and the Spaces In-Between"

Thursday, September 15, 2022, 7 - 8:30pm

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Installation view of documenta fifteen: Asia Art Archive, 2022. (from left to right) Jyoti Bhatt, students and staff on campus at the Faculty of Fine Arts, 1975; Jyoti Bhatt, Muggulu (floor painting) Warangal, Andhra Pradesh present-day Telangana, 1982–83; Jyoti Bhatt teaches why we do Rangoli, (Kumar, pp. 1-6); Jyoti Bhatt, diary, 1975–81; Jyoti Bhatt, Rangoli sketches, c. 1960–80; Nilima Sheikh in collaboration with Sanjay Soni and the family of Vishnu Prasad Jadia from Mathura, 2000–20; Jyoti Bhatt, Preparation for the 1967 Fine Arts Fair. Fridericianum, Kassel, 11 June 2022. Photo: Frank Sperling.

 

Led by John Tain of Asia Art Archive and Jane DeBevoise along with the team of Asia Art Archive in America, this virtual talk will explore the nature of archive collections and research projects that focus on social interventions artists have made across East and Southeast Asia as a way of introducing the organizations’ mission.

This free online event is part of the Fall 2022 IDS Lecture Series at The Cooper Union, organized by Leslie Hewitt and Omar Berrada. Registration required here.

Asia Art Archive is a catalyst for new ideas that enrich our understanding of the world through the collection, creation, and sharing of knowledge around recent art in Asia. With one of the most valuable growing collections of material on the recent history of art from Asia, freely available from our website and onsite library, AAA builds tools and communities to collectively expand knowledge through research, residency, and educational programs.

The IDS public lecture series is part of the Robert Lehman Visiting Artist Program at The Cooper Union. We are grateful for major funding from the Robert Lehman Foundation. The IDS public lecture series is also made possible by generous support from the Open Society Foundations.

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