Thu September 26, 2013
Asian Contemporary Art Week
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Welcome to the second edition of Asian Contemporary Art Week in San Francisco (ACAW-SF). Featuring twenty-seven programs ranging from exhibitions, screenings, conferences, talks and performances at different venues across the Bay Area, ACAWSF 2013 celebrates the dynamic of Asian contemporary art practices.
This year’s highlight programs focus on specific locations in Asia. It intends to contribute to the discourse of reexamining notions of cultural and historical specificity when poisoning Asia in relation with San Francisco Bay Area and in a global context. As exemplified by the daylong presentation-conversations: In Dialogue: Drop a Pin, which draws out attention to four distinct places – Hong Kong, Zhejiang, Kabul and the fictional Xijing – these program foreground alternative narratives and propose new associations and connections among different sites in Asia and the world at large. Another new initiative that launches in the context of ACAW 2013 is Alter-Circuit, a long-term collaboration with Et. al, a project-based gallery in San Francisco. Alter-Circuit focuses on diasporic practices, particularly those coming into conflict and contact with Asia, in which context and identity is always in a state of synthetizing. Alter-Circuit draws paths into and out of one individual artist’s practice through durational endeavors that last for over six months and composed of exhibitions, events, researching, writing, publishing, blogging and more. Berlin based artist Virlani Hallberg will inaugurate Alter-Circuit. Other highlight programs include “Visions of Urban Changes in China: A Conversation with Daniel Brook and Hu Fang” at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, “History of Histories: 50 Years of Afghan Films” at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, guest programmed by Mariam Ghani and Leeza Ahmady, and “Yanagi Soetsu Comes Here, without Invitation” at Kadist Art Foundation.
ACAW-2013 continues its collaborative endeavor among cultural institutions in San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Among the twenty participants of ACAW-SF 2013, new names include Arts Research Center, Exploratorium, Gallery Paule Anglim, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, and others.
We would like to express our gratitude to the chairmen and consortium members of ACAC-SF, the generous support provided by the California College of the Arts, and everyone else who has worked on the occasion. We look forward to your attendance.
PARTICIPANTS
AhmadyArts
Arts Research Center
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
California College of the Arts
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Center for Asian American Media
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
Don Soker Contemporary Art
Ever Gold Gallery
Et. al.
Exploratorium
Gallery Paule Anglim
Gallery Wendi Norris
Hackett | Mill
Kadist Art Foundation
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
San Jose Museum of Art
UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
For more information, please visit here: https://www.asiancontemporarysf.org/acaw2013/
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This year’s highlight programs focus on specific locations in Asia. It intends to contribute to the discourse of reexamining notions of cultural and historical specificity when poisoning Asia in relation with San Francisco Bay Area and in a global context. As exemplified by the daylong presentation-conversations: In Dialogue: Drop a Pin, which draws out attention to four distinct places – Hong Kong, Zhejiang, Kabul and the fictional Xijing – these program foreground alternative narratives and propose new associations and connections among different sites in Asia and the world at large. Another new initiative that launches in the context of ACAW 2013 is Alter-Circuit, a long-term collaboration with Et. al, a project-based gallery in San Francisco. Alter-Circuit focuses on diasporic practices, particularly those coming into conflict and contact with Asia, in which context and identity is always in a state of synthetizing. Alter-Circuit draws paths into and out of one individual artist’s practice through durational endeavors that last for over six months and composed of exhibitions, events, researching, writing, publishing, blogging and more. Berlin based artist Virlani Hallberg will inaugurate Alter-Circuit. Other highlight programs include “Visions of Urban Changes in China: A Conversation with Daniel Brook and Hu Fang” at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, “History of Histories: 50 Years of Afghan Films” at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, guest programmed by Mariam Ghani and Leeza Ahmady, and “Yanagi Soetsu Comes Here, without Invitation” at Kadist Art Foundation.
ACAW-2013 continues its collaborative endeavor among cultural institutions in San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Among the twenty participants of ACAW-SF 2013, new names include Arts Research Center, Exploratorium, Gallery Paule Anglim, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, and others.
We would like to express our gratitude to the chairmen and consortium members of ACAC-SF, the generous support provided by the California College of the Arts, and everyone else who has worked on the occasion. We look forward to your attendance.
PARTICIPANTS
AhmadyArts
Arts Research Center
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
California College of the Arts
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Center for Asian American Media
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
Don Soker Contemporary Art
Ever Gold Gallery
Et. al.
Exploratorium
Gallery Paule Anglim
Gallery Wendi Norris
Hackett | Mill
Kadist Art Foundation
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
San Jose Museum of Art
UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
For more information, please visit here: https://www.asiancontemporarysf.org/acaw2013/
Welcome to the second edition of Asian Contemporary Art Week in San Francisco (ACAW-SF). Featuring twenty-seven programs ranging from exhibitions, screenings, conferences, talks and performances at different venues across the Bay Area, ACAWSF 2013 celebrates the dynamic of Asian contemporary art practices.
This year’s highlight programs focus on specific locations in Asia. It intends to contribute to the discourse of reexamining notions of cultural and historical specificity when poisoning Asia in relation with San Francisco Bay Area and in a global context. As exemplified by the daylong presentation-conversations: In Dialogue: Drop a Pin, which draws out attention to four distinct places – Hong Kong, Zhejiang, Kabul and the fictional Xijing – these program foreground alternative narratives and propose new associations and connections among different sites in Asia and the world at large. Another new initiative that launches in the context of ACAW 2013 is Alter-Circuit, a long-term collaboration with Et. al, a project-based gallery in San Francisco. Alter-Circuit focuses on diasporic practices, particularly those coming into conflict and contact with Asia, in which context and identity is always in a state of synthetizing. Alter-Circuit draws paths into and out of one individual artist’s practice through durational endeavors that last for over six months and composed of exhibitions, events, researching, writing, publishing, blogging and more. Berlin based artist Virlani Hallberg will inaugurate Alter-Circuit. Other highlight programs include “Visions of Urban Changes in China: A Conversation with Daniel Brook and Hu Fang” at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, “History of Histories: 50 Years of Afghan Films” at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, guest programmed by Mariam Ghani and Leeza Ahmady, and “Yanagi Soetsu Comes Here, without Invitation” at Kadist Art Foundation.
ACAW-2013 continues its collaborative endeavor among cultural institutions in San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Among the twenty participants of ACAW-SF 2013, new names include Arts Research Center, Exploratorium, Gallery Paule Anglim, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, and others.
We would like to express our gratitude to the chairmen and consortium members of ACAC-SF, the generous support provided by the California College of the Arts, and everyone else who has worked on the occasion. We look forward to your attendance.
PARTICIPANTS
AhmadyArts
Arts Research Center
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
California College of the Arts
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Center for Asian American Media
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
Don Soker Contemporary Art
Ever Gold Gallery
Et. al.
Exploratorium
Gallery Paule Anglim
Gallery Wendi Norris
Hackett | Mill
Kadist Art Foundation
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
San Jose Museum of Art
UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
For more information, please visit here: https://www.asiancontemporarysf.org/acaw2013/
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This year’s highlight programs focus on specific locations in Asia. It intends to contribute to the discourse of reexamining notions of cultural and historical specificity when poisoning Asia in relation with San Francisco Bay Area and in a global context. As exemplified by the daylong presentation-conversations: In Dialogue: Drop a Pin, which draws out attention to four distinct places – Hong Kong, Zhejiang, Kabul and the fictional Xijing – these program foreground alternative narratives and propose new associations and connections among different sites in Asia and the world at large. Another new initiative that launches in the context of ACAW 2013 is Alter-Circuit, a long-term collaboration with Et. al, a project-based gallery in San Francisco. Alter-Circuit focuses on diasporic practices, particularly those coming into conflict and contact with Asia, in which context and identity is always in a state of synthetizing. Alter-Circuit draws paths into and out of one individual artist’s practice through durational endeavors that last for over six months and composed of exhibitions, events, researching, writing, publishing, blogging and more. Berlin based artist Virlani Hallberg will inaugurate Alter-Circuit. Other highlight programs include “Visions of Urban Changes in China: A Conversation with Daniel Brook and Hu Fang” at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, “History of Histories: 50 Years of Afghan Films” at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, guest programmed by Mariam Ghani and Leeza Ahmady, and “Yanagi Soetsu Comes Here, without Invitation” at Kadist Art Foundation.
ACAW-2013 continues its collaborative endeavor among cultural institutions in San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Among the twenty participants of ACAW-SF 2013, new names include Arts Research Center, Exploratorium, Gallery Paule Anglim, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, and others.
We would like to express our gratitude to the chairmen and consortium members of ACAC-SF, the generous support provided by the California College of the Arts, and everyone else who has worked on the occasion. We look forward to your attendance.
PARTICIPANTS
AhmadyArts
Arts Research Center
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
California College of the Arts
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Center for Asian American Media
Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
Don Soker Contemporary Art
Ever Gold Gallery
Et. al.
Exploratorium
Gallery Paule Anglim
Gallery Wendi Norris
Hackett | Mill
Kadist Art Foundation
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
San Jose Museum of Art
UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
For more information, please visit here: https://www.asiancontemporarysf.org/acaw2013/
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