Dragons, Tigers and Lions: Contemporary Art in Southeast Asia and China

Panel Discussion
Time: 12 September, 2009 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Location: Osage Kwun Tong
5/F, Kian Dai Industrial Building
73-75 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong
Kowloon, Hong Kong

The eternal rivalry between the tiger and the dragon continues, in some senses, to be played out in art today. Symbolizing Southeast Asia and China respectively, interesting issues have emerged in the artistic relationships between Southeast Asia and China. The recent years have seen the rise of Contemporary Chinese art internationally, which has had consequent effects on art from Southeast Asia. The panel discussion, comprising critics and curators from China and Southeast Asia, will examine the complex relationships between art practices from these countries. Using the three exhibitions currently on show at Osage Kwun Tong, by Cheo Chai Hiang (Singapore), Nipan Oranniwesna (Thailand) and Sun Yuan and Peng Yu (China) as a point of departure, the speakers will examine aspects of the recent art development from China and Southeast Asia, such as national identity, history and the market and their role in the development of art from these countries.

Speakers:
Dr. Patrick D. Flores, Professor of Department of Art Studeis of the University of the Philippines and Adjunct Curator of the National Art Gallery of the Philippines
Lee Weng Choy, Artistic Co-Director of The Substation and Asia Art Archive Academic Advisor
Davide Quadrio, Founding Director of BizArt Art Center/Arthub and Researcher in Thailand 2009-2010, National Research Centre of Thailand (NRCT)

Moderator:
Dr. Eugene Tan, Director of Exhibitions, Osage Gallery

Language: English

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