Southeast Asian Contemporary Art: A Way of Looking By Tan Boon Hui July 20, 2012

Join SAM curators for a seven-session series as they discuss how recent developments in the region’s cultural, social and political scenes have shaped Southeast Asian contemporary art, drawing on examples of important works that have entered SAM’s collection.

This series is held in conjunction with the exhibition, Panorama: Recent Art from Contemporary Asia.

SAM director Tan Boon Hui will present an overview of the development of Southeast Asian art from the colonial period right up to the contemporary period. The development of Modern art and its relationship to nationalist struggles and the formation of independent national identities will also be outlined. As a guide to interpretation, the lecture will sketch out commonalities between the development of art across the region. He will also offer insights about how he sees Southeast Asian art developing, given the factors shaping the art scenes and ecosystems in Southeast Asia today, such as the increasing prominence of private collectors, the impact of the market, art fairs, Biennales, and increasing attention from the West.

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