Afterall Researchers Discuss Editorial Process for 2025 Publication on ruangrupa
Wing Chan, Arianna Mercado, and David Morris from Afterall interviewed Carlos Quijon, Jr. about the 2025 book How to Pin Down Smoke: ruangrupa since 2000. The conversation, published on MoMA's post platform on April 20, 2026, explored editorial methods and the book's aim to trace the genealogy of ruangrupa's dynamic ecosystem. This publication was produced by Afterall in collaboration with Asia Art Archive, the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, documenta Institut, and the University of Gothenburg's Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts. post serves as MoMA's online resource for global art contexts, representing the public side of the museum's C-MAP research program, which focuses on art histories beyond North America and Western Europe. The book maps the complex network cultivated by ruangrupa, influencing the group's artistic trajectory.
Key facts
- The interview was published on April 20, 2026.
- Afterall researchers Wing Chan, Arianna Mercado, and David Morris conducted the conversation.
- Carlos Quijon, Jr. was interviewed about the book How to Pin Down Smoke: ruangrupa since 2000.
- The book was published in 2025.
- Collaborators include Asia Art Archive, Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, documenta Institut, and University of Gothenburg.
- MoMA's post platform hosts the article as part of its global art research.
- C-MAP is MoMA's internal research program studying non-Western art histories.
- The book examines ruangrupa's ecosystem and practice evolution.
Entities
Artists
- Wing Chan
- Arianna Mercado
- David Morris
- Carlos Quijon, Jr.
Institutions
- Afterall
- Museum of Modern Art
- post
- Contemporary and Modern Art Perspectives
- C-MAP
- Asia Art Archive
- Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College
- documenta Institut
- Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts, University of Gothenburg
Locations
- North America
- Western Europe
Sources
- Afterall —