Asian Contemporary Art Week

Description

The Asian Contemporary Arts Consortium San Francisco (ACAC-SF) is pleased to present the inaugural Asian Contemporary Art Week San Francisco (ACAW-SF). An unprecedented event in connecting cultural institutions across the Bay Area, ACAW-SF features a variety of programs to celebrate the dynamic of Asian contemporary art practice. 2012 marks the inception of this collaborative effort with 16 participants to present a total of 23 exhibitions, tours, receptions, screenings, panel discussions and more.

On Saturday, May 12th, ACAW-SF 2012 will open with a two-part panel discussion entitled: Building and Breaking: Considering Tradition in Contemporary Art and On Location: Time and Place at the Asian Art Museum. Co-organized by ACAC-SF and the Museum, the panel serves as a highlight program of ACAW-SF, featuring artists Heman Chong, Jompet, Jagannath Panda, Adeela Suleman, Charwei Tsai, Adrian Wong, and Takayuki Yamamoto from the exhibition Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past and renowned curators and critics Glen Helfand and Hou Hanru. The discussions will touch upon issues such as how various Asian cultural traditions inform contemporary artists’ practice and how sensorial, cultural, historical, geopolitical, and other experiences of different locales in Asia serve as rich sources of ideas and inspiration.

Another anchor point of the week is the evening of May 15 at the Asian Art Museum with the Pulitzer Prize winner, art critic and writer Holland Cotter, co-hosted by the online journal Art Practical and ACAC-SF. Since the 1990s, Cotter has introduced readers to a broad range of Asian contemporary art and culture through an esteemed body of writing. Holland will be in conversation with Vishakha Desai, President and CEO of Asia Society, and Jay Xu, Director of the Asian Art Museum to speak about his enthusiasm for and experience in developing critical writing about Asian contemporary art.

Other exciting programs throughout the week include the One Night exhibition on May 16 at Kadist Art Foundation with video installation The Cloud of Unknowing by artist Ho Tzu Nyen, the opening party on May 17th of Phantoms of Asia at the Asian Art Museum, and a series of special presentations and conversations at artMRKT Art Fair, among many others

An illustrated art map has been published to coincide with this event and will be distributed throughout the Bay Area.

ACAW-SF was initiated by the Asian Contemporary Arts Consortium San Francisco (ACAC-SF) with the intention to generate diverse discourses, create stimulating conversations, build a larger audience group, invite broader interpretations, and promote sustainable interests around Asian contemporary art and design in the Bay Area.

ACAC-SF is a not-for-profit coalition of artists, curators, museum directors, gallerists, collectors, educators, designers, scholars, and patrons. By joining efforts in resource sharing, ACAC-SF serves as a platform to create collaborative opportunities between members of the Asian contemporary arts and design communities. Through various formats of events and programs, ACAC-SF supports and contributes to artistic and design practices and strengthens the infrastructure for disseminating the works for both established and emerging artists and designers. ACAC-SF also facilitates the interactions and exchanges of contemporary Asian arts and design communities between the San Francisco Bay Area and Asia.

ACAW-SF 2012 participating organizations include:
artMRKT San Francisco
Art Practical
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Center for Asian American Media
Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco
Contemporary Dialogue Foundation
Frey Norris Contemporary and Modern
Haines Gallery
Kadist Art Foundation
San Jose Museum of Art
SOMArts Cultural Center
Southern Exposure
Walter and McBean Galleries at San Francisco Art Institute
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

ACAW-SF 2012 Media Sponsors include:
7x7
Art Practical
ArtSlant
Hyphen
Juxtapoz
San Francisco Arts Quarterly

ACAW-SF 2012 art map production is sponsored by artMRKT San Francisco.

** For the complete program agenda, locations, and the latest schedule changes and updates, please visit the ACAW-SF website.

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