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Afterall Symposium 'Cities on the Move' Day 2 Features Artists and Scholars

other · 2026-04-22

On 21 July 2022, Afterall conducted the second day of the 'Cities on the Move' symposium, which was co-organized by Afterall Exhibition Histories, Central Saint Martins (University of the Arts London), School of Creative Media (City University of Hong Kong), Zurich University of the Arts, and Jim Thompson Art Center (Bangkok). This symposium was part of the 2022 summer school organized by the School of Creative Media and Zurich University of the Arts. A panel discussion featured artists Kornkrit Jianpinidnan, Chitti Kasemkitvatana, Manuporn Luengaram, Navin Rawanchaikul, and Kata Sangkhae, with Gridthiya Gaweewong serving as the moderator. Future events include 'Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza on Gayatri Spivak’s 'Can the Subaltern Speak?' on 11 April 2023 and 'Hiding in Plain Sight: Sharon Chin' on 31 January 2024.

Key facts

  • Symposium 'Cities on the Move' Day 2 held on 21 July 2022.
  • Co-organised by Afterall Exhibition Histories, School of Creative Media (City University of Hong Kong), Central Saint Martins (UAL), Jim Thompson Art Center (Bangkok), and Zurich University of the Arts.
  • Presented by Shared Campus as keynote event of summer school 2022.
  • Working committee: William Davis, Gridthiya Gaweewong, Leung Chi Wo, David Morris.
  • Panel with Kornkrit Jianpinidnan, Chitti Kasemkitvatana, Manuporn Luengaram, Navin Rawanchaikul, Kata Sangkhae, moderated by Gridthiya Gaweewong.
  • Other events listed: 'Hiding in Plain Sight: Sharon Chin' (31 Jan 2024), 'Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza on Gayatri Spivak’s 'Can the Subaltern Speak?'' (11 Apr 2023), and 'Precarious Solidarities: Artists for Democracy (1974–77)' (2 Feb 2023).
  • 'Precarious Solidarities' symposium supported by Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
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Entities

Artists

  • Kornkrit Jianpinidnan
  • Chitti Kasemkitvatana
  • Manuporn Luengaram
  • Navin Rawanchaikul
  • Kata Sangkhae
  • Sharon Chin
  • Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza
  • Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
  • Elisa Adami
  • Alex Schady
  • William Davis
  • Gridthiya Gaweewong
  • Leung Chi Wo
  • David Morris
  • Wing Chan
  • Arianna Mercado
  • Camille Crichlow

Institutions

  • Afterall
  • 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
  • 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
  • Zurich
  • Switzerland
  • Malaysia
  • Bard College
  • Gothenburg
  • Sweden

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