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ACAW 2016 | Press Coverage

**Asia Contemporary Art Week 2016 & FIELD MEETING Take 4: Thinking Practice Coverage**

Canvas, 'Living Archive'

Artnet, “New York’s Upcoming Asia Contemporary Art Week is Bigger Than Ever”

Henri Neuendorf, September 1, 2016

“… this year’s ACAW inevitably explores the issues of war, terrorism, the environment, inequality, and displacement.”

Meural, “Take art outside of the white box and into open spaces and communities – Interview with Leeza Ahmady”

October 11, 2016

“FIELD MEETING is thus a programmatic approach that appropriates the format of an art forum to put creative minds on display as opposed to art objects… “

Berlin Art Link

Art Radar, “7 exhibitions and events not to miss at ACAW 2016 in New York”

Rebecca Close, November 2, 2016

“The event marked a major shift away from perceiving Asian art as derivative of Western art discourses to that of sharing its specific critical contributions to the field at large.”

Artnet, “The Week in Art: Presidential Debate at Gavin Brown and MoMA PS1 Goes Back to School”

Sarah Cascone, October 1, 2016

“The atmospheric loft and beautiful rooftop garden at the space provide the perfect setting for the intimate gathering… “

Canvas, 'Living Archive'

Artforum, “Is Displaying Practice a Practical Practice?”

Qianfan Gu, November 18, 2016

“…田野会议像一场引入了时间元素的流动艺术展，策展人Leeza Ahmady借用艺术家/哲学家Rasheed Araeen所说的“概念的旅途”，让“实践”成为在进程中渐次铺展开来的一种不间断的生成… “

ACAW 2016 Exhibitions & Programs Coverage

Canvas, 'Living Archive'

Art in America, “Mariam Ghani”

David Markus, November 15, 2016

“Attuned, as previous works attest, to the ways in which urban and architectural space both influence and index social experience, Ghani began researching the history of St. Louis and the key sites in the city’s social and geographic development.”

The Wall Street Journal, “‘No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki’ Review: East and West Fused in Paint”

Lance Esplund, September 19, 2016

“Zao (1920-2013) was a Chinese-born artist who became a French citizen, and who immersed himself in both ancient Chinese and European Modernist painting practices.”

The New York Times, “Zao Wou-Ki, an Abstract Fusion Master”

Roberta Smith, September 8, 2016

“By 1952 he had had solo shows in Paris and New York and went on to be collected by many museums on both continents.”

Berlin Art Link

Blouin Artinfo, “Datebook: Arahmaiani at Tyler Rollins Fine Art in New York”

Blouin Artinfo, September 17, 2016

“The artist is internationally recognized for her powerful commentaries on social, political and cultural issues. Her artistic practice ranges a wide variety of media, including video, installation, painting, drawing and sculpture.”.

Mierle Laderman Ukeles:Maintenance Art at Queens Museum

The New York Times, September 15, 2016

“An Artist Redefines Power. With Sanitation Equipment.”, by Holland Cotter

Wall Street Journal, September 22, 2016

“‘Maintenance Art’ Puts Trash in Full View”, by Andy Battaglia

NY Daily News, September 18, 2016

“Artist’s Work on NYC Trash Collection Featured at Queens Museum”, by Lisa L. Colangelo

Canvas, 'Living Archive'

Rasheed Araeen at Aicon Gallery

Blouin Artinfo, September 23, 2016

“Rasheed Araeen’s ‘Geometry and Symmetry’ at Aicon Gallery, New York”

Public Movement: Choreographies of Power at the Guggenheim Museum

Hyperallergic, September 28, 2016

“A Pair of Performances Exposes the Politics of How Museums Operate”, by Risa Puleo

Berlin Art Link

Insecurities: Tracing Displacement and Shelter at Museum of Modern Art, New York

Art Radar, November 21, 2016

“‘Insecurities: Tracing Displacement and Shelter’ at Museum of Modern Art, New York”, by Tausif Noor

Points of Convergence: Arakawa and the Art of 1960s–1970s at artnet

“‘Points of Convergence: Arakawa and the Art of 1960s–1970s’ at artnet”

Anila Quayyum Agha: Walking With My Mother’s Shadow at Aicon Gallery

artnet, November 9, 2016

“Anila Quayyum Agha on Drawing Inspiration From Darkness”

Jitish Kallat: Covering Letters at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Blouin Artinfo, October 3, 2016

“Datebook: Jitish Kallat at Philadelphia Museum of Art”