Day of Dialogue

Join the Asian Art Museum and Asian Contemporary Art Consortium (ACAC) to kick off the "Day of Dialogue." Artists whose works are included in the "Phantoms of Asia" exhibition (on view at the Asian Art Museum from May 18-September 2, 2012) discuss emerging themes in contemporary art, creating contemporary work for a traditional art museum, and the challenges of producing site-specific work. Panel I is entitled, "Building and Breaking: Considering Tradition in Contemporary Art" wherein artists discuss how their relationships with various Asian artistic traditions inform their artwork. Moderated by Bay Area arts writer and journalist, Glen Helfand, this panel includes Charwei Tsai, Jompet, and Jagannath Panda.

Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past is the first large-scale exhibition of contemporary art organized by the Asian Art Museum. And 2012 marks the inaugural year of Asian Contemporary Art Week-SF (ACAC). Join the Asian Art Museum and ACAC to kick off both events in a special "Day of Dialogue." Artists whose works are included in Phantoms of Asia discuss emerging themes in contemporary art, creating contemporary work for a traditional art museum, and the challenges of producing site-specific work. Featured artists include: Heman Chong, Jompet, Jagannath Panda, Adeela Suleman, Charwei Tsai, Adrian Wong, and Takayuki Yamamoto. Panel II: "On Location: Time and Place" Artists Heman Chong, Adeela Suleman, Adrian Wong, and Takayuki Yamamoto join moderator Hou Hanru, San Francisco Art Institute's director of exhibitions and public programs, in a lively conversation on how sensorial, cultural, historical, geopolitical, and other experiences of different locales in Asia serve as a rich source of ideas and inspiration.