Afterall Hosts 'Cities on the Move' Symposium as Keynote for Shared Campus Summer School
On July 20, 2022, the 'Cities on the Move' symposium was held, coordinated by Afterall Exhibition Histories and the Shared Campus summer school. Collaboration involved institutions such as the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong and Central Saint Martins, among others. The organizing team included notable figures like William Davis and Gridthiya Gaweewong. Speakers such as Nikita Cai and Kanokwan Trakulyingcharoen shared insights during the event, which featured discussions on cultural topics, including a presentation by Sharon Chin. Additionally, a follow-up symposium titled 'Precarious Solidarities: Artists for Democracy (1974–77)' took place on February 2, 2023.
Key facts
- Symposium held on 20 July 2022 as keynote for Shared Campus summer school.
- Co-organized by Afterall Exhibition Histories, School of Creative Media (City University of Hong Kong), Central Saint Martins (UAL), Jim Thompson Art Center, and Zurich University of the Arts.
- Working committee: William Davis, Gridthiya Gaweewong, Leung Chi Wo, David Morris.
- Speakers: Nikita Cai, Hou Hanru, Ole Scheeren, Kanokwan Trakulyingcharoen, Mia Yu, Anthony Yung.
- Moderated by David Morris and Wing Chan.
- Sharon Chin spoke on 31 Jan 2024 about 'Creatures on the Move (In the Death of the Night)' (2022).
- Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza discussed Spivak's 'Can the Subaltern Speak?' on 11 Apr 2023.
- Symposium 'Precarious Solidarities: Artists for Democracy (1974–77)' held on 2 Feb 2023.
Entities
Artists
- Sharon Chin
- Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza
- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
- Nikita Cai
- Hou Hanru
- Ole Scheeren
- Kanokwan Trakulyingcharoen
- Mia Yu
- Anthony Yung
- William Davis
- Gridthiya Gaweewong
- Leung Chi Wo
- David Morris
- Wing Chan
- Elisa Adami
- Alex Schady
- Arianna Mercado
- Camille Crichlow
Institutions
- Afterall Exhibition Histories
- School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
- Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
- Jim Thompson Art Center
- Zurich University of the Arts
- Shared Campus
- Afterall
- CSM Art Programme
- Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College
- Asia Art Archive
- Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, University of Gothenburg
- Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Locations
- Hong Kong
- London
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- Zurich
- Switzerland
- Malaysia
- Annandale-on-Hudson
- New York
- United States
- Gothenburg
- Sweden
Sources
- Afterall —