This publication is the report of the International Symposium 2008 'Count Before You Say Asia' organized by the Japan Foundation, held on 22 and 23 November 2008. The event, the 6th edition of the international symposia focusing on Asian art, invited art historians, curators and critics to review the last twenty years of development in Asian art and its discourse.
Presentations in each of the three sessions are followed by discussions as well as comments on the presentations by a curator/critic. Biographies of panelists included.
Presentations in each of the three sessions are followed by discussions as well as comments on the presentations by a curator/critic. Biographies of panelists included.
Access level
Onsite
publisher
editor
Location code
REF.JPF
Language
English,
Japanese
Keywords
conference, talk, Philippines, South Korea, India, China, Japan, Asia
Publication/Creation date
2009
No of pages
393
No of copies
1
Content type
anthology
Chapter headings
Session 1: The Formation, Reception, and Transformation of Asian Art in the Context of Postmodernism
Presentation 1: Asian Contemporary Art in Japan and the Ghost of Modernity
Presentation 2: The Curatorial Turn in Southeast Asia and the Afterlife of the Modern
Presentation 3: Chinese Contemporary Art: In Between the Global and the Local
Session 2: Blindness and Insight of Postmodernism: Case Studies
Presentation 1: At the Crossroads of Cultural Clash: In the Case of Suh Do Ho
Presentation 2: Huang Yong Ping and the Agitation of the West and the East
Presentation 3: Becoming India: The 'Locality' of Subodh Gupta
Session 3: Liquidation of 'Asian-ness'? The Specter of Locality
Presentation 1: Locating Authenticity: Is this Asian Dress? Hybridity and Postcolonial Identity in the Philippines
Presentation 2: An Inquiry into the 'Modern' Through Drawing: Nara Yoshitomo, Empathy, and Localization
Presentation 3: The Politics of the 'Decorative'
Bringing the Afterimage into Focus
International Symposium 2008: Count 10 Before You Say Asia: Asian Art after Postmodernism (Report)
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