Art Symposium
Date: 17 & 18 November 2017
Venue: Asia Society Hong Kong Center

In the 2nd annual Art Symposium, inspirational speakers shared their diverse views on Asia being the new frontiers in the global art world.

A) Talk “Collectors Visions Shaping the Art World”
Speaker: Dr. Wiyu Wahono, Jakarta-based Collector

B) Panel Discussion: Collectors Visions Shaping the Art World
Mr. Liu Gang, Lawyer, Beijing-based Collector, Art Columnist

Mr. Douglas So, Founder and Director, F11 Foto Museum & f22 foto space, Hong Kong-based Collector

Dr. Wiyu Wahono, Jakarta-based Collector

Moderator: Ms. Meg Maggio, HKAGA Public Relations & Marketing Chair

A) Key Note Speech: “Theater of the World: Art, China, and Institutions in a ‘New Era'”
Mr. Philip Tinari, Director of Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Co-curator of “Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World” (2017), Guggenheim Museum

B) Typhoon Simchowitz (Skype Transmission)
Mr. Stefan Simchowitz, Art Collector

A) Talk: “Outside the Art Institutions – Curating New Projects / New Frontiers”
Ms. Ingrid Chu, Curator and Writer, Co-Director & Curator, Forever & Today, Inc.

B) Panel Discussion: “Outside the Art Institutions – Curating New Projects / New Frontiers”

Ms. Sook-Kyung Lee, Senior Research Curator, Tate Research Centre: Asia

Mr. Aaron Seeto, Director, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara, Jakarta

Mr. Dustin Shum, Co-Founder and Curator, The Salt Yard

Ms. Selina Ting, Editor in Chief, CoBo Social

Mr. Septime Webre, Artistic Director, Hong Kong Ballet

Moderator: Ms. Ingrid Chu, Curator and Writer, Co-Director & Curator, Forever & Today, Inc.

A) Talk “Embracing New Technology in the Art World”

Prof. Zhang Ga, Media Art Curator; Distinguished Professor, Director, Center for Art and Technology, China Central Academy of Fine Arts.

B) Panel Discussion: Embracing New Technology in the Art World
Ms. Victoria Chang, Director, VIVE Arts & Culture at HTC

Mr. Kyle Chung, Senior Research Associate, Centre for Applied Computing and Interactive Media, City University of Hong Kong; House Curator, Videotage

Mr. John Tain, Heard of Research, Asia Art Archives, Hong Kong, How New Technology is Adapted in AAA (Asia Art Archives Hong Kong)

Moderator: Prof. Zhang Ga, Media Art Curator; Distinguished Professor, Director, Center for Art and Technology, China Central Academy of Fine Arts.

A) Talk: How to Build a (Better) Museum in Asia

Speaker: Mr. Doryun Chong, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, M+

B) Panel Discussion: How to Build a (Better) Museum in Asia
Mr. Ole Bouman, Director, Design Society, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China

Ms. Hsieh Suchen, Artistic Director, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Yinchuan, Ningxia Province

Ms. Eve Tam, Museum Director, Hong Kong Museum of Art

Moderator: Mr. Doryun Chong, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, M+

Closing:
Closing Remarks by Ms. Alice Wong, Executive Director of Asia Society Hong Kong & Ms. Henriette Tsui-Leung, HKAGA Honorary Chair, President Emeritus

Please choose the correspondent video from the HKAGA Art Symposium Youtube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsFOc2odP6QbEllKXx8Ghx44XYvwYXUuN.
As for the layout of the symposium videos please follow the format of last year.