ArtAsiaPacific Issue Focuses on Southeast Asian Art Practices and Regional Dialogues
The latest issue of ArtAsiaPacific delves into the artistic traditions and practices of Southeast Asia. In his manifesto "To Curate a Region," Patrick Flores underscores the importance of curatorial ethics rooted in local insights, citing Filipina revolutionary seamstress Salud Algabre. He also introduces the concept of "geopoetics," highlighting artists such as Amanda Heng and Fernando Zóbel. Sophia Powers evaluates An-My Lê's extensive three-decade photographic journey, featuring new work as the 2025 High Desert Test Sites Fellow. Thảo Nguyên Phan's installation Forêt, Femme, Folie (2024– ) at Palais de Tokyo showcases ethnographic research by Jacque Dournes. Recent pieces from Hong Kong include Hu Xiaoyuan's Carpel III and Pan Daijing's Bent. Stuart Horodner reviews Jack Whitten's exhibition at MoMA, while Ayoung Kim and Miwako Tezuka discuss contemporary art projects.
Key facts
- ArtAsiaPacific's issue focuses on Southeast Asian art practices and critical demands
- Patrick Flores's manifesto "To Curate a Region" proposes curatorial ethics based on local knowledge
- Salud Algabre was a Filipina revolutionary dressmaker involved in the 1930s Sakdalista uprising
- An-My Lê is the 2025 High Desert Test Sites Fellow at A-Z West in California's Mojave Desert
- Thảo Nguyên Phan's installation Forêt, Femme, Folie (2024– ) was shown at Palais de Tokyo in Paris
- Hu Xiaoyuan's sculpture Carpel III (2025) was exhibited at David Zwirner in Hong Kong
- Pan Daijing's installation Bent (2025) is shortlisted for the M+ museum's Sigg Prize
- Dib Bangkok, a private museum in Thailand, is set to open in late December with Miwako Tezuka as director
Entities
Artists
- Amanda Heng
- Patrick Flores
- Salud Algabre
- Redza Piyadasa
- Fernando Zóbel
- An-My Lê
- Andrea Zittel
- Thảo Nguyên Phan
- Jacque Dournes
- Hu Xiaoyuan
- Pan Daijing
- Jack Whitten
- Stuart Horodner
- Ayoung Kim
- Miwako Tezuka
- Valerie Nikolay
- Rushdi Anwar
- Zoe Butt
- Beverly Yong
- Béatrice Grenier
- Kelly Ma
- Tiffany Leung
- Mella Jaarsma
- Yu Cheng-Ta
- Ming Wong
- Douglas Sirk
Institutions
- ArtAsiaPacific
- High Desert Test Sites
- A-Z West
- Palais de Tokyo
- David Zwirner
- M+ museum
- Museum of Modern Art
- Burger Collection
- Dib Bangkok
- ILHAM Art Gallery
- Islamic Arts Biennale
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Kunsthal KAdE
- Venice Biennale
Locations
- Southeast Asia
- Vietnam
- California
- Mojave Desert
- Paris
- France
- Hong Kong
- New York
- United States
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- Chiang Mai
- Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysia
- Jeddah
- Saudi Arabia
- Yogyakarta
- Indonesia
- Netherlands
- Singapore