Talks ASIA NOW 2024

A program dedicated to Social Commitment in the Asian art scene

Friday 18 October 2024

MONNAIE DE PARIS, 11 QUAI DE CONTI, 75006 PARIS

At the invitation of ASIA NOW fair, Thanks for Nothing organizes a program of panels and a collaborative workshop to showcase the committed practices of the Asian art scene.

Highlighting a variety of individual and collective practices, the speakers demonstrate the artistic richness, innovative curatorial approaches and social commitment of the Asian scene.

Talk 1: Cultural Worker Rhizomes
With: Abi Tariq, AFIELD & Jenn Ellis, Founder of APSARA Studio
Moderator: Marine Van Schoonbeek, Thanks for Nothing
In English

Friday 18 October / 9 :00 – 9 :45 am
GUÉNÉGAUD ROOM

The speakers, Abi Tariq (AFIELD), Jenn Ellis (APSARA Studio), will share testimonies of the diverse ways in which cultural workers operate as rhizomatic connectors, fostering collaboration, social change, and community engagement across borders. They will explore how their initiatives create sustainable networks for artists and cultural practitioners globally.

Talk 2: Work Gestures
With: Ali Kazma, Lens-based media Artist & Anlam de Coster, Curator and Founder of Fairplay
Moderator: Marine Van Schoonbeek, Thanks for Nothing
In English

Friday 18 October / 1 :30 – 2 :15 pm
GUÉNÉGAUD ROOM

The talk brings together lens-based media artist Ali Kazma, curator and the founder of Fairplay Anlam de Coster. They will both describe how their practice focuses on labor and it’s rituals, while also describing the economy of the Turkish cultural scene.