ASIA-ART-ACTIVISM: EXPERIMENTS IN CARE AND COLLECTIVE DISOBEDIENCE

Available in French on ACA (Asian Contemporary Art) Project’s website here

Written in July 2023, by Amandine Vabre Chau

Asia-Art-Activism (AAA) was launched as an international and intergenerational network of artists, curators, and academics investigating the notions of “Asia”, “art” and “activism” in 2018. Through a diverse program of events, residencies, exhibitions, publications and gatherings, the network sought to contribute to and deepen conversations around “Asia”, its understanding, its diasporas and communities in the UK, as well as abroad. 

Asia-Art-Activism: Experiments in Care and Collective Disobedience, published in 2022, is comprised of written contributions from AAA associates along with invited academics, artists and activists. Its conception came amidst rising political turmoil. In a post-Brexit context, following Donald Trump’s presidency in the US and the murder of George Floyd, along with anti-government protests in Hong Kong and deep-rooted socio-political tensions in Southeast-Asia; this publication probs into our uncertain times with their underlying concerns, while continuing AAA’s practice of examining urgent questions of activism, art, collectivism, solidarity and care.  

Asia-Art-Activism’s publication, picture taken at “Eternal Night Market” celebrating Eastern Margins’ 5th Birthday Rave. Picture © Amandine Vabre Chau

You can find more information about Asia-Art-Activism here.

Written in July 2023 by Amandine Vabre Chau for Asian Contemporary Art (ACA Project).