ACAW 2015 SIGNATURE PROGRAM
FIELD MEETING Take 3:
Thinking Performance
October 31 – November 2, 2015
Hosted at The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Hunter College Art Galleries, and Performa Hub
Curated by ACAW Director Leeza Ahmady
In connection with ACAW 2015’s signature exhibition Sonic Blossom by Lee Mingwei, FIELD MEETING Take 3: Thinking Performance staged performances, talks and discussions with over 30 keynote figures to foreground the multiplicity and critical role of performance work coming out of the context of Asia. Providing an open platform for direct interaction between artists and an exclusive audience of arts professionals, FIELD MEETING focused on creative process, conceptual exchange and collaboration to advance artistic endeavors. More importantly in the realm of this expanding field, Thinking Performance invited
broader, more nuanced interpretations of performance work and
fresh understandings of performativity in artistic production at large.
Watch Presentations + Bios & Synopses:
Opening Remarks
Day 1 – Leeza Ahmady
Anthony LEE
(New York)
Ming WONG
(Berlin & Singapore)
Holland COTTER
(New York)
Defne Ayas
(Rotterdam & Istanbul)
Ištvan Išt HUZJAN (Brussels & Ljubljana)
Bingyi
(Beijing)
Sislej XHAFA
(New York)
Yan XING (Beijing &
Los Angeles)
Jeff CYLKOWSKI
(New York)
Nezaket EKICI
(Berlin & Stuttgart)
Shuddha SENGUPTA
(New Delhi)
Arash FAYEZ
(Tehran & San
Francisco)
Aman MOJADIDI
(Paris & Kabul)
Lantian Xie
(Dubai)
Tang Dixin
Shanghai)
Jo-Anne Birnie DANZKER (Seattle)
Closing Remarks
Day 1 – Diane LEWIS
(New York)
Discussion Sessions
Day 1
Opening Remarks
Day 2 – Leeza Ahmady
Lee Mingwei
(Taipei, Paris, New York)
H.G. MASTERS (Istanbul)
Nora TAYLOR
(Chicago)
Qasim Riza SHAHEEN (Manchester & Lahore)
Zeynep KAYAN
(Ankara)
Vibha GALHOTRA
(New Delhi)
Christopher HO
(New York &
Providence)
Double Fly Art
Center & Fu
Xiaodong (Beijing)
LIU Ding
(Beijing)
Tang Dixin
(Shanghai)
Xiaoyu WENG
(New York)
Robin PECKHAM
(Hong Kong)
Nadim Abbas
(Hong Kong)
Korakrit Arunan-ondchai (New York / Bangkok)
Closing Remarks
Day 2 – Iftikhar DADI
(Ithaca)
Discussion Sessions
Day 2
Natasha GINWALA
(Berlin & New Delhi)
