Hosted at AAA’s library, this year’s Annual Artist’s Lecture welcomes Raqs Media Collective as our guest speakers.
Formed in New Delhi in 1992, Raqs Media Collective explores the intersection of contemporary art, philosophical speculation, and historical enquiry through films, publications, gatherings, lecture performances, and curatorial projects. In this lecture, Raqs Media Collective will reflect on their long-standing commitment to “kinetic contemplation,” especially in regards to interruptions, distortions, shifts, twists, and flows in the perception and representation of time in daily life, archives, and imagined timelines. They ask: Does time always flow forward, from point A to point B? Can time flow in a spiral? How long is “now”?
A brunch reception will be held at the library from 11am–12pm.
The brunch reception and talk are both free and open to the public.
Raqs Media Collective was formed in 1992 by Jeebesh Bagchi, Monica Narula, and Shuddhabrata Sengupta. The word “raqs” in several languages denotes an intensification of awareness and presence attained by whirling, turning, and being in a state of revolution. From 2001 to 2011, Raqs ran the Sarai programme at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) in New Delhi, where they also edited the Sarai Reader series.
Raqs has been exhibited globally, including at Documenta 11; the Venice, Istanbul, Sydney, and Sao Paulo Biennales; the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi; MUAC, Mexico City; the Whitworth Gallery, Manchester; K-21, Dusseldorf; and the Mathaf: Museum of Arab Modern Art, Doha. The collective has curated numerous exhibitions, including Hungry for Time, Paintings Gallery of the Fine Art Academy, Vienna (2022); Afterglow, Yokohama Triennale (2020); and Why Not Ask Again?, Shanghai Biennale (2016), among many others. The members of Raqs Media Collective live and work in Delhi, India.
Moderator: Özge Ersoy, Asia Art Archive
Media Partner: ArtReview
AAA's 2024 Annual Artist's Lecture is generously supported by Mimi Brown & Alp Erçil, Mimi Chun & Chris Gradel, and Wendy Lee & Stephen Li. The brunch reception at the Annual Artist's Lecture is supported by Aēsop.
