CONFERENCE FRAMEWORK

The conference aims to assemble the next generation of curators in a workshop and meeting to discuss common concerns, explore the potential for networking, and engage in long-term collaborative projects dealing with modern and contemporary art in the Asian region. The feasibility of various future projects is set to be discussed at this year’s conference.

Objective

1. 1)To enhance understanding on the art scene and art policies.
2. 2)To understand different approaches and methods of curatorial practices in Asia.
3. 3)To enhance understanding of the discourses related to Asian art.

Topic: “Asian Art and Globalism”

1. 1)Policies of International Collection in Asian Art Museums (or vice-versa)
2. 2)International exhibition exchanges in Asian Art Museums
3. 3)Global exchanges in the visual art area: archive, scholarly, HR, material, publication, residency, fellowship, PR, marketing, international relations, etc

Call for participation

The 9th AMCC

• Dates: Tuesday, November 19 – Friday, November 22, 2013
• Venue: MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea) Seoul
• Organizers: MMCA and the Japan Foundation

Schedule

Day 1: Wednesday, November 20

Moderator: Hawon Ku (Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Department of Hindi)

Session 1: Policies of International Collection in Asian Art Museums (or vice-versa)

Presentation 1: Yukie Kamiya (Chief Curator, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art)

Presentation 2: Eunyoung Cho (Professor, Wonkwang University, Dept. of Archeology & Art History)

Session 2: International exhibition exchange in Asian Art Museums

Presentation 1: Jong-Young Lim (Curator, Gwangju Museum of Art)

Presentation 3~ : Curators from art museums in Asia (TBC)

Day 2: Thursday, November 21

Moderator: Yeonshim Chung (Professor, Hongik University, Department of Art Studies)

Session 3: Global exchange in the visual art area: archive, scholarly, HR, material, publication, residency, fellowship, PR, marketing, international relations, etc

Presentation 1: Chantal Wong (Head of Strategy and Special Projects, Asia Art Archive)

Presentation 2: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

Presentation 3: Kimo Lee (Curator, Seoul Museum of Art)

Presentation 4: Chien-hung Huang (Associate Professor, Institute of Trans-disciplinary Art, Taipei National University of the Arts)

Presentation 5: Noemi Szabo (Chief Curator, Kogart Gallery & Kovacs Gabor Art Foundation, Hungary)

Presentation 6~ : Curators from Asia (TBC)

*Korean-English simultaneous interpretation available.