WEBINAR
2020
Philippine Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale
LUMINARY I
Balancing the Biennials
Speaker:
Curator
Singapore Biennale 2019 / Venice Biennale 2022
Moderator:
Artist & Writer
About:
Patrick Flores, renowned curator shared insights on his experience as the Artistic Director of Singapore Biennale 2019 and Curator for the upcoming Venice Biennale 2022. He touched on questions such as the criteria of artist selection, theme selection, biennal adaptation to the new norm, as well as his current and pending projects. Hear him, his conversation with moderator, Emelia Ong, artist and author of ‘Living Art: The Inspired Lives of 14 Malaysian Artists and their Art Practice’ and dynamic Q&A here:
Saturday, November 28th
LUMINARY II
Reconnecting- Museums, Creating and Events
Speakers:
Curator of Indigenous Art
Art Gallery Ontario
Asia Contemporary Art, New York
Artist (Malaysian)
Moderator:
About:
Esteemed curators, Wanda Nanibush (Art Gallery of Ontario) and Leeza Ahmady (Asia Contemporary Art Forum, New York) joined Malaysian artist Elias Yamani Ismail in conversation about the ways their respective practices have adapted to unique 21st century challenges. Discussion covered current topics including: artistic and curating practices in light of the pandemic, racial injustice, and effective and accessible cultural outreach. Moderated by Iqbal Abdul Rahim, curator, writer, and designer, with active Q &A.
Sunday, November 29th
J.S- Mclean Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario
Rimbun Dahan, Kim Ng Exhibition
LUMINARY III
Curating and Collecting- Ways of Seeing
Speakers:
Chairman and Head of Department, Middle East and India, London Sotheby's
Senior Curator, National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum
Director, Museum MACAN, Jakarta
Moderator:
Educator & Artist
About:
Edward Gibbs (Chairman of Middle East and India department, Sothebys’), curators Shabbir Hussain Mustafa (Singapore Art Museum, National Gallery Singapore) and Aaron Seeto (Museum MACAN) presented on: collecting and curating practices, the ways these have changed; how auctions, curators, and audiences might adapt to and what to expect from the ‘new normal’. Discussions covered how social restrictions have affected their respective practices, and what the general audience can expect for the future of art auctioning and exhibitions. Moderated by Ernesto Pujazon, artist and educator, with active Q &A.
Sunday, November 29th
LUMINARY IV
Young Collectors and New Collections
Speakers:
Yeoh Xin Yi, Suleyman Azhari and Othman Mirzan
Moderator:
About
Newer art enthusiasts, Yeoh Xin Yi, Suleyman Azhari and Othman Mirzan shared thoughts on their collecting journeys, with insights on their interactions and navigations of collecting and resourcing (whether through exhibition visits, art fairs, auctions, ebay etc.). They wonderfully walked through collection highlights. addressing some of their favourite pieces and the process of acquisition. Moderated by Lienne Loy, Curator and gallerist, with active Q &A.
Saturday, December 5th
Rimbun Dahan