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Afterall Exhibition Histories Talks: Jasia Reichardt and More

institutional · 2026-04-22

Afterall's Exhibition Histories series features a talk with curator Jasia Reichardt, who discussed her 1960s curatorial work including 'Image in Progress' (1962), 'Between Poetry and Painting' (1965), and 'Cybernetic Serendipity' (1968). The series also includes Sharon Chin on her work 'Creatures on the Move' (2022), Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza on Gayatri Spivak's 'Can the Subaltern Speak?', and a symposium on 'Precarious Solidarities: Artists for Democracy (1974–77)'. These events are collaborations with Whitechapel Gallery, Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, Asia Art Archive, and University of Gothenburg, supported by Paul Mellon Centre.

Key facts

  • Jasia Reichardt spoke on 23 January 2014 with David Morris.
  • Reichardt curated 'Image in Progress' (1962), 'Between Poetry and Painting' (1965), and 'Cybernetic Serendipity' (1968).
  • 'Image in Progress' was the first British Pop Art exhibition in London.
  • 'Cybernetic Serendipity' was the first large-scale international exhibition of computer and electronic arts.
  • Sharon Chin spoke about 'Creatures on the Move (In the Death of the Night)' (2022) on 31 January 2024.
  • Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza discussed Spivak's text on 11 April 2023.
  • The symposium 'Precarious Solidarities' took place on 2 February 2023.
  • Events are part of Afterall's Exhibition Histories project with Bard College, Asia Art Archive, and University of Gothenburg.

Entities

Artists

  • Jasia Reichardt
  • Sharon Chin
  • Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza
  • Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

Institutions

  • Afterall
  • Whitechapel Gallery
  • Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College
  • Asia Art Archive
  • University of Gothenburg
  • Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
  • Grabowski Gallery
  • ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts)
  • CSM (Central Saint Martins)

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Malaysia

Sources