Xie Congyang traces the emergence of unofficial art exhibitions in northwest China from the late 1970s
Conversations
On Public Mindedness: In Conversation with Vasif Kortun
Being public is not a given, it has to be earned. Vasif Kortun and Özge Ersoy discuss art institutions, publics, and institutional alliances
Collection Spotlight
Shortlist | The Semi-Autonomous Zine: Charting Margins and Peripheries in Independent Publishing
Recommended readings on zine and independent publishing cultures in East and South East Asia
Collection Spotlight
Shortlist | Women in the Visual Arts in India and South Asia: Some Partial Maps
Recommended readings on women in the visual arts in India and South Asia
Notes
Part-time Pedagogies: Introducing Three Places for Emancipatory Learning
Through annotated illustrations, Michael Leung reflects on the potential for emancipatory learning in Hong Kong
Essays
Gendering Her Art: The Category of “Woman” in the Art History of Hong Kong
Christina Yuen Zi Chung looks at gender-themed art exhibitions and their relation to feminist discourse in Hong Kong
Notes
Writing and Weaving: Engendering Documents in History
Li Xiaojiang reflects on her work at the Women’s Culture Museum in Shaanxi, and the need for new ways of centring women’s cultural legacies
Collection Spotlight
Off the Shelf | Trace Retrace: Paintings, Nilima Sheikh
A review of an artist monograph that explores Nilima Sheikh’s artworks as alternative forms of storytelling and narration
Conversations
Building Asia Art Archive, Part 3
How does AAA make decisions about what it collects? Jane DeBevoise and Anthony Yung discuss AAA’s China projects in relation to this query
Conversations
“Earth Drives Earth Along”: In Conversation with Nilima Sheikh
Nilima Sheikh discusses the histories and materiality of four natural pigments from her studio space in Baroda
Conversations
Accumulated Grace: Nilima Sheikh on the Dunhuang Caves
Nilima Sheikh discusses histories of the Dunhuang Caves and their influence on her work
Essays
Viewed from a Train: Glimpses of the Artist as Hong Kong Citizen
Valerie C. Doran looks at an arts festival held in a Hong Kong village slated for demolition, and how artists respond to social issues in alternative ways
Conversations
Boris Groys in Conversation with Johnson Chang
On archives as “museums minus the aesthetic experience,” the return of God as a spectator, and the totalitarianism of music
Collection Spotlight
Shortlist | Women Artists in Mainland China
Recommended readings on women artists practising after the end of the Cultural Revolution
Conversations
Phoebe Wong in Conversation with Ozge Ersoy
On artworks, museums, rivers, and distributed ownership
Essays
Notes on the "Vernacular" Milieus of Art Writing
Sneha Ragavan questions the dominance of English in India’s art historiography and criticism
Collection Spotlight
Off the Shelf | Country Paper — Pakistan
A look at Salima Hashmi's writing on women artists in Pakistan
Conversations
A Conversation Between Chen Kuan-hsing and Rasheed Araeen
On art, history, institutions, and decolonisation struggles
Essays
How To Change The World Without Really Trying: Reflections On Performance Art Today
Lee Wen considers whether performance art has lost its edge in resistance to mainstream culture
