Asian Contemporary Art Week (ACAW)
dal 14/3/2008 al 23/3/2008
Segnalato da
14/3/2008
Asian Contemporary Art Week (ACAW)
Different venues, New York
Fifth edition. 46 New York City museums and galleries join together to focus on Asian Contemporary Art. Over 100 Artists present their works at 60 special events, including receptions, exhibition viewings, screenings, artist conversations and walkthroughs. ACAW seeks to present a balance of artists who are succeeding in the market with those who are at the forefront in biennales and other international forums, and whose work is very relevant in the global arena.
Over 100 artists will present their works at 60 special events at 46 museums and galleries during
the fifth Asian Contemporary Art Week (ACAW), March 15 to 24, featuring receptions,
exhibition viewings, screenings, artist conversations and walkthroughs throughout New York
City. ACAW aims to promote increased public awareness of the richness and diversity of
contemporary Asian art.
“Since the first Asian Contemporary Art Week held in 2002, there has been a dramatic increase
in awareness of Asian contemporary art and we like to believe this initiative has contributed to
this fact,” notes Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu. “The ACAW Consortium feels
that as general knowledge spreads, there is a need for more focused education and so this year,
there is an increased emphasis on public programs involving the artists during the week.”
“Participants in this year’s Asian Contemporary Art Week will enjoy an incredibly diverse and
broad array of presenting venues as well as an expanded list of artists from almost every region
of Asia,” notes ACAW Director Leeza Ahmady, an independent curator. Featured artists hail
from China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran,
Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and, for the first time, from the
Middle East: Lebanon, Palestine and Israel.
New to this year’s ACAW format is Artists in
Conversation, a series of talks given by 35 leading
and emerging artists who speak about their works
and share their concepts and inspirations. To
match an exploding interest in Asian art—as
manifested in the international art market—the
ACAW Consortium chose to present and
highlight the work of both leading and emerging
Asian artists. The many public programs allow the
artists to speak about their works, inspirations and
processes. ACAW seeks to present a balance of
artists who are succeeding in the market with
those who are at the forefront in biennales and
other international forums, and whose work is
very relevant in the global arena.
Participating artists are from the U.S. and abroad,
and include recognized names such as Akram
Zaatari from Lebanon, Lin Yilin from China and
currently based in Brooklyn, Navin Rawanchaikul
of Thailand, Byron Kim, an Asian American artist
based in New York and Ranbir Kaleka from India.
Not as well-known in the U.S. but established in
Asia and Europe are the artists Tie Ying and Xu
Zhongmin, both from Beijing, who will kick off
the week with a conversation at Sotheby’s on
Saturday, March 15 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
ACAW events are organized each day around neighborhood location with events held uptown on
Tuesday, March 18, midtown on Wednesday, March 19, in Chelsea on Thursday, March 20,
downtown on Friday, March 21. Saturday, March 22 is divided amongst the boroughs with
events planned in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. The week closes Monday, March 24, with a
6:30 p.m. panel discussion at Asia Society on India’s burgeoning contemporary art scene.
The complete schedule of events is available at:
http://www.acaw.net/ACAW2008/acaw2008/#programtop
Asian Contemporary Art Week is a collaboration of the Asian Contemporary Art Consortium,
which includes: Jung Lee Sanders, Art Projects International; Melissa Chiu and Miwako Tezuka,
Asia Society and Museum; Steve Pacia and Shumita Bose, Bose Pacia; France Pepper, China
Institute; Ethan Cohen, Ethan Cohen Fine Arts; Michael Goedhuis, Goedhuis Contemporary;
Joe Earle, Japan Society; Philippe Koutouzis, Marlborough Gallery; Esa Epstein, Sepia
International/The Alkazi Collection; Alexandra Munroe and Sandhini Poddar, Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum; and Jack & Susy Wadsworth, Collectors.
ACAW 2008 is sponsored by Art Asia Pacific, Fora.tv, Sotheby’s and Art Radio WPS1.org.
Image: Tie Ying, The Long March 01, 2006; CP dimensions: 99 x 272 cm; JC dimensions: 130 x 358 cm.© Tie Ying 2000 – 2006
Asian Contemporary Art Week (ACAW)
Office: Asia Society and Museum 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021