Asia Forum Launches Itinerant Platform for Global Asias Art Discourse During Venice Biennale
On April 23, 2022, Venice, Italy, hosted the launch of the Asia Forum for the Contemporary Art of Global Asias, aligning with the 59th Venice Biennale. This event, curated by Annie Jael Kwan, was held at Fondazione Querini Stampalia for just one day. Activities included roundtable discussions, artist showcases, and screenings, all streamed live by ArtReview. The Bagri Foundation supported the event, collaborating with IED, GAD, and Ca' Foscari University. Highlights featured a roundtable titled 'Tracing Asia Art Histories: Modernity as Crime Scene' with speakers like Hoor Al Qasimi and Patrick Flores, along with presentations from Ho Rui An and Yuki Kihara. The curatorial council included Hammad Nasar, John Tain, and Ming Tiampo, with additional support from Something Human and DVRI.
Key facts
- Asia Forum launched on Saturday 23 April 2022 in Venice, Italy
- Event occurred during opening week of 59th Venice Biennale
- Platform conceived by independent curator Annie Jael Kwan
- Supported by Bagri Foundation with additional support from Something Human
- Featured roundtable with Hoor Al Qasimi, Patrick Flores, Annie Jael Kwan, Hammad Nasar, John Tain, Ming Tiampo
- Screenings included Lawrence Lek's 'Black Cloud' and Sin Wai Kin's 'The One'
- Live-streamed exclusively by ArtReview from Fondazione Querini Stampalia
- Presented in partnership with IED, GAD, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Entities
Artists
- Annie Jael Kwan
- Hammad Nasar
- John Tain
- Ming Tiampo
- Hoor Al Qasimi
- Patrick Flores
- Ho Rui An
- Sheelasha Rajbhandari
- Hit Man Gurung
- Tsherin Sherpa
- Lawrence Lek
- Yarli Allison
- Jin-me Yoon
- Abbas Zahedi
- Yuki Kihara
- Sin Wai Kin
- Reza Afisina
- Saodat Ismailova
Institutions
- Asia Forum
- Bagri Foundation
- ArtReview
- Fondazione Querini Stampalia
- IED – Istituto Europeo di Design
- Ca' Foscari Alumni
- GAD – Giudecca Art District
- School for Curatorial Studies Venice
- DVRI – Distretto Veneziano della Richerca e dell'Innovazione
- Ca' Foscari University of Venice
- Something Human
- Asia-Art-Activism
- Central St Martins, University of the Arts, London
- KASK, School of Art
- Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
- University of the Arts London, Decolonising Arts Institute
- Stuart Hall Foundation
- Asia Art Archive
- Green Cardamom
- Serendipity Arts Festival
- Art Basel Hong Kong
- Dhaka Art Summit
- Cornell University
- Carleton University
- ici Berlin
- Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational
- TrACE
- British Museum
- Hayward Gallery
- Artes Mundi Prize
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- La Biennale di Venezia
- Venice Biennale
- Eyebeam
- VH Award
- ruangrupa
- Nepal Pavilion 2022
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- London
- United Kingdom
- Hong Kong
- New Delhi
- India
- Shanghai
- China
- Goa
- Thailand
- Chicago
- USA
- Cardiff
- Wales
- New York
- Ghent
- Belgium
- Liverpool