Transpacific Dialogues: Asian/American Art of Collaboration

Image: siren eun young jung, Playwriting Practice: To Die as Fish (2021), Performance, 01:20:00 (Courtesy of the Theatre Practice Project and the Artist / Photo by Jun-hyuk Won)

This two-day public symposium, Transpacific Dialogues: Asian/American Art of Collaboration, will explore the transformative potential of aesthetic inquiry on how we make collaborative art. It will feature invited artists, scholars, and curators actively involved in creating, researching, and curating collaborative projects across Asia and the United States. This event aims to introduce contemporary collaborative art projects to the RISD community and beyond, emphasizing their relevance in both academic and museum settings. Participants are dedicated to transcending national and identity-based boundaries that often constrain collective action in socially engaged art. The symposium will showcase critical works by Asian and Asian American artists challenging conventional artistic representations through multidisciplinary approaches, thereby critiquing identitarian categorizations prevalent in art institutions. Additionally, the symposium will address museum practices, with curators from regional institutions discussing their collaborative approaches to curating and collecting Asian/American art amidst diverse interests and perspectives.

SCHEDULE

10:45am-12:00pm – RISD Museum Study Room
RISD Museum collection viewing with invited speakers and Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Conor Moynihan

2:00-5:00pm – Metcalf Auditorium

2:00-2:15pm: Welcome remarks and Introduction
Patricia Barbeito, Dean of Liberal ArtsJung Joon Lee, Associate Professor, THAD

2:15-3:15pm: Session 1 – Community and Care
Yeong Ran Kim (Performance Studies/Asian Studies, Emory University)Sky Cubacub (Rebirth Garments, Chicago, joining virtually)Moderated by Sunhay You (LAS, RISD)

3:30-5:00pm: Keynote Presentation
siren eun young jung (artist, Seoul)“The Impossible Collaborator: Collaboration as Commitment to Queer Community”Moderated by THAD and GAC students
Hosted by: Theory + History of Art + Design
Additional Information can be found at: https://involved.risd.edu/event/10514466