Asian Art: Objects in focus
Key information
- Date
- Time
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9:30 am to 5:45 pm
- Venue
- SOAS, Russell Square Campus
- Room
- Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
About this event
This Symposium brings together curators, scholars, artists and art market specialists to explore diverse perspectives on a variety of media and materials across Asia; specifically: ceramics, textiles and metalwork.
The event will open with a keynote lecture from Professor Stacey Pierson of SOAS University of London, and close with a keynote lecture from Rachel Dedman, Jameel Curator of Contemporary Art from the Middle East at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Panellists will speak about a range of artworks and objects which can be seen in London during Asian Art in London.
This symposium co-hosted by the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art and Asian Art in London.
Schedule
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:30am - 10:15am | Registration and coffee |
| 10:15am - 10:30am | Welcome |
| 10:30am - 11:30am | Keynote 1: Dr Johnson's Chinese Teapot: Tracing the History of a Celebrity Object Prof Stacey Pierson (SOAS University of London) |
| 11:45am - 12:45pm | Panel Discussion: Textiles |
| Break | |
| 2pm - 2:45pm | In Conversation: Contemporary Ceramics |
| 3pm - 4pm | Panel Discussion: Metalwork |
| 4pm - 4:30pm | Afternoon coffee break |
| 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Keynote 2: Jameel Prize 2024 Rachel Dedman (Victoria and Albert Museum) |
| 5:30pm | Closing thanks |
Objects in Focus - Full Schedule.pdf
PDF document, 3.62MB
Admission
- Admission Fee: £30
- Student Discount: £15 | Email Sophie@asianartinlondon.com with a photo of your current student ID to qualify
- Free Places: SOAS is pleased to be able to offer a limited number of places free of charge to current SOAS students, alumni and staff, and to members of the British Museum and V&A Asian and Middle East departments. These will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis | Click here to request a free place
Please note: Admission by pre-booked ticket only. Tickets are non-refundable and strictly non-transferrable
For Eventbrite booking queries, please contact: sophie@asianartinlondon.com
