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NTU CCA Ideas Fest 2020 Livestreams 12-Hour Seminar on Solidarity with Nature

festival-fair · 2026-04-20

On 22 February 2020, the NTU CCA Ideas Fest 2020 took place as a livestreamed event, adapting to COVID-19 limitations with a 12-hour seminar focused on 'Solidarity with Nature.' Curated by IdeasCity from the New Museum in New York, the festival featured discussions and presentations from artists and community leaders both locally and internationally. Key topics included capitalism and the extreme self with Ho Rui An and Shumon Basar, ecofeminism with Marwa Arsanios, and archives as commons with Heman Chong. The program, accessible from 10am to 10pm GMT+8, was designed for global audiences via replay. Exclusive arts media partner ArtReview highlighted various presentations, including a hologram lecture by Audrey Tang and a VR demo by Rindon Johnson. Other notable participants included Ute Meta Bauer, Kirsten Han, and Bouchra Khalili, addressing climate change strategies and migration poetics.

Key facts

  • NTU CCA Ideas Fest 2020 was livestreamed on 22 February 2020
  • The event theme was 'Solidarity with Nature'
  • It featured a 12-hour seminar program from 10am to 10pm GMT+8
  • Guest-curated by IdeasCity, New Museum, New York
  • ArtReview was exclusive arts media partner
  • Topics included capitalism, ecofeminism, archives, and climate change
  • Featured presentations, dialogues, film screenings, and performances
  • Designed for global accessibility with replay at same link

Entities

Artists

  • Ho Rui An
  • Shumon Basar
  • Marwa Arsanios
  • Heman Chong
  • Ute Meta Bauer
  • Vere van Gool
  • Kirsten Han
  • ila
  • Monica Narula
  • Radha 'Midnight Masala'
  • Audrey Tang
  • Becca D'Bus
  • Charles Lim
  • Zarina Muhammad
  • Emeka Ogboh
  • Alfian Sa'at
  • Angela Dimayuga
  • Vanessa Ho
  • Prasoon Kumar
  • Rindon Johnson
  • Bani Haykal
  • Kunlé Adeyemi
  • Eleena Jamil
  • Bouchra Khalili

Institutions

  • NTU CCA
  • IdeasCity
  • New Museum
  • ArtReview
  • House of Natural Fiber
  • the Land Foundation
  • Bakudapan

Locations

  • New York
  • United States

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